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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. 203

    Messi

    2014· 1h 33m· es

    7.5252
  10. 210

    Tower

    2016· 1h 22m· en

    7.6207
  20. 220

    The Crash

    2026· 1h 35m· en

    6.9159
  26. 226

    McQueen

    2018· 1h 51m· en

    7.5142
  27. 227

    Gleason

    2016· 1h 50m· en

    8.455
  28. 228

    Elena

    2013· 1h 22m· pt

    7.396
  32. 232

    Let It Be

    1970· 1h 21m· en

    7.6177
  36. 236

    Religulous

    2008· 1h 41m· en

    7.0667
  49. 249

    Gurrumul

    2018· 1h 36m· en

    7.05

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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.