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Best Documentary Movies Directed By Edwin S. Porter

This collection ranks 35 documentary movies directed by Edwin S. Porter. 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. Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden tops the list with a 6.0/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1901–1982. The most widely seen film here is Electrocuting an Elephant (96 votes).

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

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    Poor John

    1907· 4m· en

    4.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has Edwin S. Porter made?

35 documentary movies directed by Edwin S. Porter carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Edwin S. Porter 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 best Edwin S. Porter documentary movie?

Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Edwin S. Porter documentary movie is the most popular?

Electrocuting an Elephant has the largest audience (96 votes) among these titles.