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Best Documentary Movies of 2016

This collection ranks 2,915 documentary movies released in 2016. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is O.J.: Made in America.

2,915 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  8. 108

    Suited

    2016· 1h 18m· en

    6.813
  12. 112

    Holy Hell

    2016· 1h 40m· en

    6.6130
  16. 116

    Sacred

    2016· 1h 27m· en

    6.53
  19. 119

    Magnus

    2016· 1h 16m· no

    6.859
  23. 123

    Tesla

    2016· 54m· en

    7.119
  38. 138

    Peshmerga

    2016· 1h 32m· fr

    4.54
  40. 140

    Galeria F

    2016· pt

    8.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,915 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

Which movie is ranked #1?

O.J.: Made in America currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.