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An Audience with Adele
2021· 1h 9m· Music, Documentary, TV Movie· en
8.443
Best Documentary Movies Starring Idris Elba
This collection ranks 12 documentary movies starring Idris Elba. 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. An Audience with Adele tops the list with a 8.4/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 2011–2025.
12 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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How Clubbing Changed the World
2012· 2h 0m· TV Movie, Documentary· en
6.01 - 3
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016· 2h 0m· Documentary, Music· en
7.328 - 4
Enchanted Kingdom
2014· 1h 27m· Documentary· en
6.330 - 5
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
2020· 54m· Documentary· en
—0 - 6
How Hip Hop Changed the World
2011· 1h 37m· Documentary, Music· en
7.01 - 7
Gumball 3000: LDN 2 NYC
2011· 1h 40m· Documentary, Adventure· en
—0 - 8
Gold: A Journey with Idris Elba
2023· 1h 8m· Documentary· en
—0 - 9
Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis
2025· 59m· Crime, Documentary· en
5.52 - 10
Cut from a Different Cloth
2015· 54m· Documentary· en
7.85 - 11
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
2012· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
—0 - 12
Mandela, My Dad and Me
2015· 52m· Documentary· en
6.04
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Idris Elba made?
12 documentary movies starring Idris Elba carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Idris Elba films 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.
What is the best Idris Elba documentary movie?
An Audience with Adele currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Idris Elba documentary movie is the most popular?
An Audience with Adele has the largest audience (43 votes) among these titles.