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Best Documentary Movies Starring James Earl Jones

This collection ranks 34 documentary movies starring James Earl Jones. 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. Earth tops the list with a 7.6/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1972–2024.

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

  1. 1

    Earth

    2007· 1h 30m· en

    7.6368
  4. 4

    Milius

    2013· 1h 43m· en

    7.053
  8. 8

    Lincoln

    1992· 4h 0m· en

    7.24
  21. 21

    Malcolm X

    1972· 1h 31m· en

    6.614
  34. 34

    Corwin

    1996· 1h 20m· en

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has James Earl Jones made?

34 documentary movies starring James Earl Jones carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these James Earl Jones 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 James Earl Jones documentary movie?

Earth currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which James Earl Jones documentary movie is the most popular?

Earth has the largest audience (368 votes) among these titles.