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Five Came Back
2017· 3h 15m· Documentary, War· en
7.945
Best Documentary Movies Directed By William Wyler
This collection ranks 14 documentary movies directed by William Wyler. 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. Five Came Back tops the list with a 7.9/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1944–2025.
14 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Memphis Belle
1944· 45m· Documentary, War· en
6.745 - 3
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000· 24m· Documentary, Drama· en
—0 - 4
Thunderbolt
1947· 44m· War, Documentary, History· en
6.123 - 5
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006· 1h 29m· Documentary, TV Movie· en
6.715 - 6
Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance
2000· 1h 0m· Documentary, History· en
9.01 - 7
The Cold Blue
2018· 1h 14m· War, Documentary, TV Movie· en
6.631 - 8
Hollywood's Second World War
2019· 1h 30m· Documentary, War, History· de
8.02 - 9
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001· 1h 58m· Documentary· en
8.01 - 10
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002· 1h 30m· Documentary· en
—0 - 11
The Fighting Lady
1944· 1h 1m· War, Documentary· en
6.514 - 12
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005· 57m· Documentary· en
6.65 - 13
William Wyler: Forty Takes Willy
2025· 50m· Documentary· en
—0 - 14
History Rediscovered: The Memphis Belle
2011· 1h 11m· Documentary, History, War· en
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Frequently asked questions
How many documentary movies has William Wyler made?
14 documentary movies directed by William Wyler carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these William Wyler 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 William Wyler documentary movie?
Five Came Back currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which William Wyler documentary movie is the most popular?
Five Came Back has the largest audience (45 votes) among these titles.