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Best Documentary Movies of 2023

This collection ranks 2,926 documentary movies released in 2023. 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 20 Days in Mariupol.

2,926 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    Thriller 40

    2023· 1h 29m· en

    8.7118
  5. 5

    Porn

    2023· fr

    7.47
  8. 8

    Sly

    2023· 1h 37m· en

    7.2220
  22. 22

    Israelism

    2023· 1h 24m· en

    8.220
  23. 23

    WHAM!

    2023· 1h 32m· en

    7.481
  27. 27

    Muchachos

    2023· 1h 48m· es

    8.358
  33. 33

    Stolen Dough

    2023· 46m· en

    —0
  46. 46

    Return

    2023· 1h 1m· tt

    6.2123
  49. 49

    Daniel

    2023· 1h 15m· en

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,926 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?

20 Days in Mariupol currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.