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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004· 1h 0m· Music, Documentary, TV Movie· ru
7.215
Best Documentary Movies Starring Ellen DeGeneres
This collection ranks 14 documentary movies starring Ellen DeGeneres. 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. Genius. A Night for Ray Charles tops the list with a 7.2/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1986–2026. The most widely seen film here is Exploring the Reef (18 votes).
14 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret
2026· 57m· Documentary· en
—0 - 3
Endangered
2021· 1h 28m· Documentary· en
9.01 - 4
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
2012· 1h 55m· Documentary· en
7.816 - 5
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
1986· 1h 0m· Comedy, Documentary· en
6.01 - 6
One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres
1990· 26m· Documentary, Comedy· en
8.02 - 7
After Stonewall
1999· 1h 28m· Documentary· en
5.512 - 8
Exploring the Reef
2003· 7m· Animation, Documentary, Comedy· en
6.318 - 9
The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special
2026· 42m· Documentary· en
—0 - 10
Wampler's Ascent
2013· 1h 17m· Documentary, Adventure· en
—0 - 11
No Accident
2023· 1h 37m· Documentary· en
5.36 - 12
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
2006· 1h 16m· Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie· en
—0 - 13
Comic Relief Zero
2013· 50m· Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie· en
4.73 - 14
Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure
2023· 1h 3m· Documentary· en
1.52
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Ellen DeGeneres made?
14 documentary movies starring Ellen DeGeneres carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Ellen DeGeneres 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 Ellen DeGeneres documentary movie?
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Ellen DeGeneres documentary movie is the most popular?
Exploring the Reef has the largest audience (18 votes) among these titles.