Top Documentary Movies


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

361. Bigger, Stronger, Faster

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christopher Bell
Actors: Christopher Bell, Christian Boeving, Giovanni Roselli, Floyd Landis, Mark Bell, Mike Bell

362. The Kid Stays in the Picture

Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen
Actors: Robert Evans, Francis Ford Coppola, Ava Gardner, Jack Nicholson, Tyrone Power, William Castle

363. The Contestant

Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Clair Titley
Actors: Tomoaki Hamatsu, Toshio Tsuchiya, Jason Her

364. Shine a Light

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Bill Clinton, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood, Jack White
Plot: A documentary about two Rolling Stone's concerts.

365. Sound City

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Grohl
Actors: Trent Reznor, Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood, Rick Rubin, Barry Manilow, John Fogerty
Plot: Dave Grohl goes from musician to documentary filmmaker as he explores the history behind a fabled recording studio located in Van Nuys, CA.

366. Standard Operating Procedure

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Errol Morris
Actors: Christopher Bradley, Joshua Feinman, Merry Grissom, Zhubin Rahbar, Sarah Denning, Jeff L. Green
Plot: Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.

367. Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toby Keeler
Actors: David Lynch, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Loggia, Jack Nance, Dean Stockwell

368. McLibel

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Franny Armstrong, Ken Loach
Actors: Geoffrey Giuliano, Helen Steel, Dave Morris

369. Heroes of World Class: The Story of the Von Erichs and the Rise and Fall of World Class Championship Wrestling

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Brian Harrison
Actors: Gino Fernandez
Plot: A documentary that tells the story of the Von Erich family of wrestlers and the rise and fall of World Class Championship Wrestling.

370. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rory Kennedy

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