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Best Japanese Documentary Movies

This collection ranks 806 japanese documentary movies. 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 Samsara.

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

  1. 1

    Samsara

    2011· 1h 42m· en

    8.1694
  2. 2

    Ennio

    2022· 2h 36m· it

    8.3385
  4. 4

    Seaspiracy

    2021· 1h 29m· en

    7.8452
  18. 18

    28½

    2010· 1h 14m· ja

    —0
  22. 22

    808

    2015· 1h 34m· en

    7.226
  23. 23

    I Am

    2011· 1h 46m· hi

    6.511
  26. 26

    Koi

    2019· 1h 18m· ja

    7.82

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

806 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?

Samsara currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.