Top Documentary Movies


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

311. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julien Nitzberg
Actors: Jesco White
Plot: A portrait of America's last outlaw family.

312. Shoah

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Actors: Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaidl, Hanna Zaidl, Jan Piwonski, Itzhak Dugin
Plot: The ground-breaking documentary about the survivors of the Holocaust is 9 1/2 hours of candid interviews with the survivors, witnesses and, secretly, ex-Nazis whose first-hand experience of the horrific genocide that faced the Jewish population and also explores how anti-Semitism is still an everyday way of life in some parts of Europe.

313. Let It Be

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, George Martin
Plot: Documentary focusing on The Beatles trying to reignite their passion for music but ultimately showcasing the tension and deterioration of the band. Includes the last time The Beatles played together: the legendary rooftop performance atop Apple.

314. Collapse

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chris Smith
Actors: Michael Ruppert

315. Dreams of a Life

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carol Morley
Actors: Zawe Ashton, Neelam Bakshi, Jonathan Harden, Cornell John, Ki'juan Whitton, Alix Luka-Cain
Plot: Joyce Vincent died in her North London home in 2003 - and wasn't
discovered for three years. Newspapers offered little details - not even a
picture - and Carol Morley sets out to track down the story of this woman
and how this sad ending came to pass.

316. Soaked in Bleach

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Benjamin Statler
Actors: Kurt Cobain, Sarah Scott, Daniel Roebuck, Tyler Bryan, August Emerson, Alyssa Suede

317. Amanda Knox

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn
Actors: Amanda Knox

318. Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jon Foy
Actors: Justin Duerr, Colin Smith, Steve Weinik

319. Woody Allen: A Documentary

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert B. Weide
Actors: Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Josh Brolin, Penélope Cruz, John Cusack, Dick Cavett

320. The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, George Harrison, Elvis Costello, Richard Lester

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