Top Documentary Movies


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

261. Remembering Gene Wilder

Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ron Frank
Actors: Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, Carol Kane, Ben Mankiewicz, Harry Connick Jr.

262. Pearl Jam Twenty

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cameron Crowe
Actors: Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Jack Irons
Plot: Cameron Crowe directs this music documentary that looks into the life and times of Pearl Jam as they celebrate their 20th year together in 2011.

263. Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James D. Scurlock
Actors: Robin Leach, Chris Barrett, Mark Mumma , Beth Naef, Mike Hudson, Louis C.K.
Plot: This hard hitting documentary discusses America's obsession with debt. The effects of predatory lending, the companies that practice it and the consequences for the individuals that they prey on. It explores the all too real nightmare it has become and the extreme things some would do to escape it.

264. Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, The ( Große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner, Die )

Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Walter Steiner

265. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Actors: Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Lemmy

266. I Am Bruce Lee

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pete McCormack
Actors: Daniele Bolelli, Paul Bowman, Richard Bustillo, Bruce Lee, Gina Carano, Mickey Rourke
Plot: Over three decades following his death, Bruce Lee continues to inspire - from athletes to actors to martial artists, Lee has a great influence over an entire generation and his legacy continues to this day.

267. To Be Takei

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jennifer M. Kroot
Actors: George Takei, Brad Takei, Leonard Nimoy, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, William Shatner
Plot: Learn about the life of George Takei, from his time in a Japanese internment camp to his gay rights activism.

268. Three Identical Strangers

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tim Wardle
Actors: Robert Shafran, David Kellman, Eddy Galland, Ron Guttman, Silvi Alzetta-Reali, Adrian Lichter

269. Richard Pryor Live in Concert

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jeff Margolis
Actors: Richard Pryor

270. That's Entertainment, Part II

Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Gene Kelly
Actors: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra

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