Skip to content
CineRank

Best Documentary Movies of 2018

This collection ranks 3,227 documentary movies released in 2018. 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 Free Solo.

3,227 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Free Solo

    2018· 1h 40m· en

    7.91.6K
  8. 8

    Dominion

    2018· 2h 0m· en

    8.589
  11. 11

    McQueen

    2018· 1h 51m· en

    7.5142
  12. 12

    Gurrumul

    2018· 1h 36m· en

    7.05
  14. 14

    Whitney

    2018· 2h 0m· en

    7.3210
  15. 15

    RBG

    2018· 1h 38m· en

    7.5307
  22. 22

    Quincy

    2018· 2h 4m· en

    7.3116
  26. 26

    Pandas

    2018· 40m· en

    8.159
  32. 32

    Intention

    2018· 1h 50m· ko

    9.212

Related collections

Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

3,227 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?

Free Solo currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.