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Down from the Mountain
2001· 1h 38m· Music, Documentary· en
7.69
Best Documentary Movies Directed By Joel Coen
This collection ranks 16 documentary movies directed by Joel Coen. 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. Down from the Mountain tops the list with a 7.6/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1998–2025. The most widely seen film here is Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (13 votes).
16 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Coen Brothers Story
2025· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
7.02 - 3
The Coen Brothers
2000· 42m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
7.03 - 4
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
2008· 25m· Documentary· en
—0 - 5
A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty
2004· 12m· Documentary· en
—0 - 6
Inside Look: Down from the Mountain
2000· 18m· Documentary· en
—0 - 7
Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
2016· 35m· Documentary· en
—0 - 8
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
2008· 9m· Documentary· en
6.77 - 9
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2014· 42m· Documentary· en
6.713 - 10
Minnesota Nice
2003· 28m· Documentary· en
7.45 - 11
A Special Day
2012· 53m· Documentary· en
6.02 - 12
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'
1998· 25m· Documentary· en
7.33 - 13
Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
2002· 16m· Documentary· en
—0 - 14
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
2015· 41m· Documentary· en
—0 - 15
The Way of Folk
2016· 17m· Documentary, Music· en
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Shooting 'Blood Simple'
2016· 1h 12m· Documentary· en
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Joel Coen made?
16 documentary movies directed by Joel Coen carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Joel Coen 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 Joel Coen documentary movie?
Down from the Mountain currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Joel Coen documentary movie is the most popular?
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' has the largest audience (13 votes) among these titles.