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Best Documentary Movies of the 2020s

This collection ranks 18,300 documentary movies released in the 2020s. 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. The #1 film is David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet.

18,300 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    Ennio

    2022· 2h 36m· it

    8.3385
  13. 13

    Flee

    2021· 1h 29m· da

    7.7404
  19. 19

    Disclosure

    2020· 1h 48m· en

    7.8145
  21. 21

    The Rescue

    2021· 1h 47m· en

    8.0261
  26. 26

    Seaspiracy

    2021· 1h 29m· en

    7.8452
  37. 37

    The Alpinist

    2021· 1h 33m· en

    7.8182
  49. 49

    Thriller 40

    2023· 1h 29m· en

    8.7118

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies came out in the 2020s?

18,300 documentary movies from the 2020s carry real rating data.

How are these documentary films 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.

What is the highest-rated documentary movie of the 2020s?

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet holds the top position in this collection.