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Best English Documentary Movies of 2012

This collection ranks 1,654 English documentary movies released in 2012. 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 Searching for Sugar Man.

1,654 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  11. 111

    Close Up

    2012· 8h 20m

    9.01
  29. 129

    SWITCH

    2012· 1h 38m

    4.86
  41. 141

    Trashed

    2012· 1h 38m

    7.223

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,654 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?

Searching for Sugar Man currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.