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Best Documentary Movies Directed By Jonas Mekas

This collection ranks 72 documentary movies directed by Jonas Mekas. 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. As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty tops the list with a 7.7/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1964–2021. The most widely seen film here is The Velvet Underground (117 votes).

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

  10. 10

    Anger Me

    2006· 1h 11m· en

    8.84
  12. 12

    Guest

    2011· 2h 6m· en

    6.08
  13. 13

    Imagine

    1972· 1h 8m· en

    7.030
  35. 35

    EXPRMNTL

    2016· 1h 5m· en

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has Jonas Mekas made?

72 documentary movies directed by Jonas Mekas carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Jonas Mekas 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 Jonas Mekas documentary movie?

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Jonas Mekas documentary movie is the most popular?

The Velvet Underground has the largest audience (117 votes) among these titles.