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Best Documentary Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 79,513 Documentary movies. 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 David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet.

79,513 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 55

    Disclosure

    2020· 1h 48m· en

    7.8145
  7. 57

    Blackfish

    2013· 1h 23m· en

    7.81.2K
  8. 58

    Amy

    2015· 2h 8m· en

    7.61.3K
  10. 60

    Nude

    2017· 1h 29m· en

    9.4167
  11. 61

    The Rescue

    2021· 1h 47m· en

    8.0261
  13. 63

    Home

    2009· 1h 35m· fr

    7.8558
  24. 74

    Seaspiracy

    2021· 1h 29m· en

    7.8452
  29. 79

    Icarus

    2017· 2h 1m· en

    7.6834
  33. 83

    Honeyland

    2019· 1h 29m· tr

    7.9299
  50. 100

    The Alpinist

    2021· 1h 33m· en

    7.8182

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

79,513 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?

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

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.