Top Documentary Movies


The Top Documentary Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Documentary List". Lists are calculated daily.

241. Strictly Background

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jason Connell
Actors: Terry Bolo, Geoffrey Gould, Cecilia Hartfeld, Louis McCarten, Marvin Rouillard, Mark Nobel
Plot: Strictly Background takes a celebratory look at those who make their living as background actors.

242. Room 237

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rodney Ascher
Actors: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan, Jay Weidner, Buffy Visick
Plot: Documentary that explores just some of the theories brought on by Stanley
Kubrick's classic horror film, The Shining. Featuring five different
points of view - it will lead viewers through a maze that may well bring
up more questions than answers.

243. Human Flow

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ai Weiwei
Actors: Peter Bouckaert, Wella Kouyou, Samah Nabeel, Muhammed Hassan, Israa Abboud, Boris Cheshirkov
Plot: Director and artist Ai Weiwei presents a story that has affected 65 million people around the world: whether through famine, climate change or war, the human race has never experienced this much displacement since WWII. Following families across the globe over the course of a year, from Afghanistan to Greece, Iraq to Mexico - 23 countries in all, Ai Weiwei explores the affect this has on people and families in a refugee crisis that has exploded and the very real impact it has worldwide.

244. Marwencol

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jeff Malmberg
Actors: Mark Hogancamp
Plot: A man is attacked and suffers brain damage. While he recovers, he builds his own 1/16 scale world in his backyard he names Marwencol that helps him deal with his situation.

245. George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Eric Idle
Plot: Martin Scorsese presents a documentary on the man known as "the quiet Beatle". George Harrison was not just a musician, but a producer, philanthropist and spiritualist. Combining rare footage with insightful interviews, Scorsese will uncover the man behind the quiet moniker.

246. 4192: The Crowning of the Hit King

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Terry Lukemire
Actors: Marty Brennaman, Pete Rose, J.K. Simmons, Tony Perez, Mike Schmidt

247. How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carlos Carcas, Norberto López Amado
Actors: Norman Foster, Deyan Sudjic

248. Hey Bartender

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Douglas Tirola
Actors: Graydon Carter, Danny Meyer, Amy Sacco

249. The Crash Reel

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lucy Walker
Actors: Shaun White, Kevin Pearce, Scotty Lago, Jake Burton, Luke Mitrani, Jack Mitrani

250. Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daniel Farrands
Actors: Corey Feldman, Tom Savini, Kane Hodder, Betsy Palmer, Wes Craven, Robert Englund
Plot: Exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary chronicling the making, and lasting legacy, of the long-running Friday the 13th horror series.

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