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Best English Documentary Movies of 2017

This collection ranks 2,000 English documentary movies released in 2017. 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 I Am Not Your Negro.

2,000 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  4. 4

    Nude

    2017· 1h 29m

    9.4167
  5. 5

    Icarus

    2017· 2h 1m

    7.6834
  7. 7

    Kedi

    2017· 1h 19m

    7.5371
  15. 15

    LA 92

    2017· 1h 54m

    7.7136
  18. 18

    Jane

    2017· 1h 30m

    7.5154
  22. 22

    AlphaGo

    2017· 1h 30m

    7.7161
  30. 30

    Obit

    2017· 1h 33m

    6.319
  38. 38

    Arthur

    2017· 13m

    7.55
  43. 43

    78/52

    2017· 1h 31m

    7.2147
  44. 44

    Williams

    2017· 1h 49m

    7.4103
  45. 45

    Long Shot

    2017· 40m

    7.2165
  46. 46

    Heal

    2017· 1h 48m

    7.368
  49. 49

    Mountain

    2017· 1h 13m

    6.979

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

2,000 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?

I Am Not Your Negro currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.