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Best Documentary Movies Directed By Orson Welles

This collection ranks 87 documentary movies directed by Orson Welles. 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. F for Fake tops the list with a 7.4/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1937–2024.

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

  12. 12

    Genocide

    1982· 1h 24m· en

    7.418
  34. 34

    The Well

    2005· 1h 45m· en

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has Orson Welles made?

87 documentary movies directed by Orson Welles carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Orson Welles 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 Orson Welles documentary movie?

F for Fake currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Orson Welles documentary movie is the most popular?

F for Fake has the largest audience (372 votes) among these titles.