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Best Documentary Movies Directed By John Huston

This collection ranks 36 documentary movies directed by John Huston. 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. Five Came Back tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1942–2026. The most widely seen film here is The Battle of San Pietro (77 votes).

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

  8. 8

    Buñuel

    1984· 1h 20m· es

    4.73
  29. 29

    Agee

    1980· 1h 29m· en

    5.24

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has John Huston made?

36 documentary movies directed by John Huston carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these John Huston 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 John Huston documentary movie?

Five Came Back currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which John Huston documentary movie is the most popular?

The Battle of San Pietro has the largest audience (77 votes) among these titles.