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Best Soviet Documentary Movies

This collection ranks 337 soviet documentary movies. 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. At the top of the list is Man with a Movie Camera.

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

  3. 53

    Sapovnela

    1959· 18m· ka

    5.221
  12. 62

    Yahha

    1986· 36m· ru

    5.212
  18. 68

    In Spring

    1929· 54m· uk

    6.813
  24. 74

    Albania

    1953· 1h 16m· ru

    —0
  25. 75

    Lullaby

    1937· 58m· ru

    6.58
  26. 76

    Rock

    1988· 1h 20m· ru

    5.99
  27. 77

    Cast Iron

    1964· 20m· ka

    5.316
  42. 92

    Maria

    1988· 40m· ru

    5.915
  50. 100

    Beginning

    1967· 10m· xx

    6.119

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

337 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Man with a Movie Camera currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.