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Best English Documentary Movies of 2023

This collection ranks 1,561 English documentary movies released in 2023. 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 20 Days in Mariupol.

1,561 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 5

    Sly

    2023· 1h 37m

    7.2220
  15. 15

    WHAM!

    2023· 1h 32m

    7.481
  29. 29

    Daniel

    2023· 1h 15m

    —0
  37. 37

    Stan Lee

    2023· 1h 26m

    7.190
  44. 44

    BS High

    2023· 1h 35m

    6.618

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,561 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?

20 Days in Mariupol currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.