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About Cinema
2015· 1h 51m· Documentary· pt
8.26
Best Documentary Movies Directed By Ken Loach
This collection ranks 37 documentary movies directed by Ken Loach. 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. About Cinema tops the list with a 8.2/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1971–2024. The most widely seen film here is The Spirit of '45 (25 votes).
37 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
2008· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
—0 - 3
Catastroika
2012· 1h 27m· Documentary· el
6.621 - 4
Once upon a time... "I, Daniel Blake"
2021· 52m· Documentary· fr
9.01 - 5
McLibel
2005· 1h 25m· Documentary· en
6.723 - 6
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2022· 2h 0m· Documentary, History· en
7.810 - 7
The Red and the Blue
1983· 1h 20m· Documentary· en
—0 - 8
The Great NHS Heist
2019· 2h 6m· Documentary· en
10.01 - 9
We Are Many
2014· 1h 44m· Documentary· en
6.715 - 10
Cannes Uncut
2023· 1h 25m· Documentary· en
5.36 - 11
C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
2022· Documentary· it
6.22 - 12
Auditions
1980· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
—0 - 13
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
2016· 1h 33m· Documentary· en
6.618 - 14
The Spirit of '45
2013· 1h 34m· Documentary, History· en
6.125 - 15
Great Directors
2009· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
6.117 - 16
Jordi Dauder, la revolució pendent
2012· 1h 15m· Documentary· ca
6.01 - 17
Thatcher's Not Dead
2022· 1h 32m· Documentary· fr
7.64 - 18
The Save the Children Fund Film
1971· 53m· Documentary· en
7.01 - 19
A Special Day
2012· 53m· Documentary· en
6.02 - 20
Ken Loach, le vent de la révolte
2023· Documentary· fr
8.02 - 21
A Contemporary Case for Common Ownership
1995· 22m· Documentary· en
—0 - 22
Il était une fois... « Rosetta »
2015· Documentary· fr
—0 - 23
In Conversation With Jeremy Corbyn
2016· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
—0 - 24
Ken and Rosa
2001· 49m· TV Movie, Documentary· en
7.01 - 25
A Question of Leadership
1981· 53m· Documentary· en
3.03 - 26
Which Side Are You On?
1985· 53m· Documentary· en
6.54 - 27
Time to Go
1989· 14m· Documentary· en
—0 - 28
Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today
2020· 1h 29m· Documentary· en
—0 - 29
Carry On Ken
2006· 49m· Documentary· en
—0 - 30
The View from the Woodpile
1989· 52m· Documentary· en
—0 - 31
Oh Jeremy Corbyn - The Big Lie
2023· 59m· Documentary· en
—0 - 32
Citizen Ken Loach
1997· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
—0 - 33
The Bad Patriots
2024· 1h 11m· Documentary· en
—0 - 34
Talk About Work
1971· 16m· Documentary· en
6.01 - 35
Greg Davies: Looking for Kes
2019· 1h 0m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
7.01 - 36
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017· 1h 31m· Documentary, History· it
5.25 - 37
The Flickering Flame
1996· 52m· Documentary· en
5.76
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Ken Loach made?
37 documentary movies directed by Ken Loach carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Ken Loach 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 Ken Loach documentary movie?
About Cinema currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Ken Loach documentary movie is the most popular?
The Spirit of '45 has the largest audience (25 votes) among these titles.