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Best English Documentary Movies of 2020

This collection ranks 1,762 English documentary movies released in 2020. 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.

1,762 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  22. 22

    Becoming

    2020· 1h 29m

    7.2170
  25. 25

    Uncle Tom

    2020· 1h 46m

    7.733
  29. 29

    John

    2020· 30m

    7.313
  31. 31

    Elephant

    2020· 1h 26m

    7.7102
  38. 38

    MLK/FBI

    2020· 1h 44m

    6.920
  45. 45

    Zappa

    2020· 2h 9m

    7.365
  50. 50

    Change

    2020· 7m

    9.48

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,762 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.