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Wattstax
1973· 1h 38m· Music, Documentary· en
7.017
Best Documentary Movies Starring Ossie Davis
This collection ranks 24 documentary movies starring Ossie Davis. 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. Wattstax tops the list with a 7.0/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1965–2005.
24 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991· 2h 3m· Documentary· en
7.76 - 3
The Fall
1969· 1h 56m· Documentary· en
7.04 - 4
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997· 52m· Documentary· en
6.52 - 5
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005· 30m· Documentary· en
5.01 - 6
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
2001· Documentary· en
—0 - 7
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993· 53m· Documentary, History· en
—0 - 8
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
6.98 - 9
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
—0 - 10
Unstoppable
2005· 1h 6m· Documentary· en
—0 - 11
The Peace!
2005· 2h 4m· Documentary· en
5.01 - 12
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
2003· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
—0 - 13
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004· 1h 28m· Documentary· en
—0 - 14
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998· 54m· Documentary, History· en
7.73 - 15
The Unfinished Journey
1999· 21m· Documentary, History· en
6.54 - 16
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994· 2h 30m· Documentary, History· en
9.02 - 17
Haiti: Killing the Dream
1992· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
9.01 - 18
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003· 22m· Documentary· en
7.33 - 20
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003· 1h 15m· History, Documentary· en
4.87 - 21
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003· 58m· Documentary· en
6.111 - 22
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965· 7m· Documentary· en
1.01 - 23
The Real Malcolm X
1992· 1h 0m· Documentary· en
—0 - 24
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998· 58m· Documentary· en
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has Ossie Davis made?
24 documentary movies starring Ossie Davis carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Ossie Davis 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 Ossie Davis documentary movie?
Wattstax currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Ossie Davis documentary movie is the most popular?
Wattstax has the largest audience (17 votes) among these titles.