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Best American Documentary Movies

This collection ranks 21,835 american 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 Stop Making Sense.

21,835 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Senna

    2010· 1h 46m· en

    8.11.2K
  4. 4

    Baraka

    1992· 1h 37m· en

    8.2693
  6. 6

    Samsara

    2011· 1h 42m· en

    8.1694
  8. 8

    The Cove

    2009· 1h 32m· en

    8.0690
  11. 11

    Free Solo

    2018· 1h 40m· en

    7.91.6K
  12. 12

    Inside Job

    2010· 1h 49m· en

    7.71.1K
  16. 16

    13th

    2016· 1h 40m· en

    7.8804
  18. 18

    Apollo 11

    2019· 1h 33m· en

    7.9721
  20. 20

    Sicko

    2007· 2h 3m· en

    7.4759
  22. 22

    Flee

    2021· 1h 29m· da

    7.7404
  25. 25

    Earthlings

    2005· 1h 35m· en

    8.1344
  30. 30

    Disclosure

    2020· 1h 48m· en

    7.8145
  32. 32

    Blackfish

    2013· 1h 23m· en

    7.81.2K
  34. 34

    Nude

    2017· 1h 29m· en

    9.4167
  35. 35

    The Rescue

    2021· 1h 47m· en

    8.0261
  45. 45

    Seaspiracy

    2021· 1h 29m· en

    7.8452
  50. 50

    Icarus

    2017· 2h 1m· en

    7.6834

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

21,835 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?

Stop Making Sense currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.