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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

  3. 153

    The Imposter

    2012· 1h 39m· en

    7.3808
  11. 161

    Crumb

    1995· 2h 1m· en

    7.5277
  14. 164

    Kedi

    2017· 1h 19m· en

    7.5371
  17. 167

    Oceans

    2010· 1h 44m· en

    7.5342
  19. 169

    9/11

    2002· 2h 8m· en

    7.9128
  20. 170

    Porn

    2023· fr

    7.47
  26. 176

    Heima

    2007· 1h 37m· is

    7.791
  28. 178

    Woodstock

    1970· 3h 44m· en

    7.5298
  31. 181

    F for Fake

    1973· 1h 29m· fr

    7.4372
  36. 186

    Spielberg

    2017· 2h 27m· en

    7.5310
  37. 187

    Restrepo

    2010· 1h 33m· en

    7.3367
  42. 192

    Supersonic

    2016· 1h 57m· en

    7.4246
  45. 195

    Val

    2021· 1h 49m· en

    7.2236

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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.