Top Documentary Movies


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

301. Bully

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lee Hirsch
Actors: Alex, Ja'Maya, Kelby, Tina Long, Kirk Smalley, David Long
Plot: A documentary that examines how bullying - be it on the playground or online - affects the more than 5 million American students it happens to each year. From the victims to the perpetrators to those who are trying to make a difference, The Bully Project takes an unflinching look at it all.

302. Last Train Home

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lixin Fan
Actors: Suqin Chen, Changhua Zhan, Qin Zhang, Yang Zhang
Plot: Each year 200 million people all over China come together to celebrate the
New Year to with their families. Yet for many, this journey represents the
only time in the entire year they spend with far-flung parents, children
and other members of their family. The Zhangs are one such family where
the parents are working to support their children with a better life, but
have no personal contact with them.

303. The End of America

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
Actors: Naomi Wolf

304. The Tillman Story

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Amir Bar-Lev
Actors: Josh Brolin, Pat Tillman, Mary Tillman, Patrick Tillman Sr., Russell Baer, Philip Kensinger
Plot: Examines the story behind the death of Pat Tillman in Iraq and how the military capitalized on the tragic circumstances.

305. The Future of Food

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Deborah Koons
Actors: Percy Schmeiser, Sara Maamouri, Andrew Kimbrell, Dr. Charles M. Benbrook, Exequiel Ezcurra

306. Titicut Follies

Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frederick Wiseman

307. My Voyage to Italy ( mio viaggio in Italia, Il )

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Martin Scorsese

308. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
Actors: Mark Achbar, Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman
Plot: Follows the life of the intellectual, Noam Chomsky, as he battles the corporate media.

309. Buck

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cindy Meehl
Actors: Buck Brannaman
Plot: Documentary about Buck Brannaman, a real-life horse whisperer who endured a hard life to get where he wanted to be.

310. Naqoyqatsi

Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Actors: Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steven Soderbergh, Bella Donna, Ronald Reagan
Plot: Godfrey Reggio presents his brave new world: fusing everyday reality with digital techniques, Naqoyqatsi shows us a world once ruled by nature now ruled by technology.

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