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Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare
2009· 30m· Documentary· en
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Best Documentary Movies Directed By John McNaughton
This collection ranks 10 documentary movies directed by John McNaughton. 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. Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare tops the list. The qualifying titles span 1984–2025. The most widely seen film here is Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (6 votes).
10 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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I Am Luke Perry
2025· 1h 35m· Documentary· en
7.05 - 3
Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film
2000· 50m· TV Movie, Documentary· en
6.01 - 4
Dealers in Death
1984· 47m· Documentary· en
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Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll
1991· 1h 36m· Documentary, Comedy· en
6.26 - 6
Condo Painting
2000· 1h 26m· Documentary· en
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Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004· 2h 0m· Documentary· en
7.52 - 8
Splatterfest Exhumed
2024· 1h 20m· Documentary, Horror· en
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Murder by Numbers
2004· 51m· Documentary· en
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Hollywood Halloween
1997· 43m· Documentary· en
6.01
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has John McNaughton made?
10 documentary movies directed by John McNaughton carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these John McNaughton 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 McNaughton documentary movie?
Post Traumatic: An American Nightmare currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which John McNaughton documentary movie is the most popular?
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll has the largest audience (6 votes) among these titles.