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Best Documentary Movies Directed By Jean Painlevé

This collection ranks 27 documentary movies directed by Jean Painlevé. 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. Freshwater Assassins tops the list with a 6.3/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1925–2012. The most widely seen film here is The Vampire (38 votes).

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

  10. 10

    Diatoms

    1968· 17m· fr

    6.414
  23. 23

    Daphnia

    1928· 8m· fr

    6.122

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has Jean Painlevé made?

27 documentary movies directed by Jean Painlevé carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Jean Painlevé 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 Jean Painlevé documentary movie?

Freshwater Assassins currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Jean Painlevé documentary movie is the most popular?

The Vampire has the largest audience (38 votes) among these titles.