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Best English Documentary Movies

This collection ranks 49,825 English 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.

49,825 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Senna

    2010· 1h 46m

    8.11.2K
  5. 5

    Baraka

    1992· 1h 37m

    8.2693
  7. 7

    Samsara

    2011· 1h 42m

    8.1694
  9. 9

    The Cove

    2009· 1h 32m

    8.0690
  12. 12

    Free Solo

    2018· 1h 40m

    7.91.6K
  13. 13

    Inside Job

    2010· 1h 49m

    7.71.1K
  15. 15

    For Sama

    2019· 1h 40m

    8.3313
  19. 19

    13th

    2016· 1h 40m

    7.8804
  21. 21

    Apollo 11

    2019· 1h 33m

    7.9721
  23. 23

    Sicko

    2007· 2h 3m

    7.4759
  37. 37

    Blackfish

    2013· 1h 23m

    7.81.2K
  38. 38

    Amy

    2015· 2h 8m

    7.61.3K
  40. 40

    Nude

    2017· 1h 29m

    9.4167
  41. 41

    The Rescue

    2021· 1h 47m

    8.0261

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

49,825 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.