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Best Documentary Movies

The 50 highest-rated documentary movies among the 2,651 with at least 1,000 IMDb votes, ranked by IMDb rating and votes. Ratings are IMDb’s. Badges show the services that carry each title in your country; pick one to keep only its titles. Open a title for every way to watch it, or run it as a live search to see the badges on every card.

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1. 1
   You Can See Everything(2026)

   ★ 9.1 · 30K votes · Biography, Comedy, Crime, Documentary · 174m

2. 2
   20 Days in Mariupol(2023)

   ★ 8.6 · 66K votes · Documentary, War · 97m

3. 3
   David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet(2020)

   ★ 8.9 · 37K votes · Biography, Documentary, Drama · 83m

4. 4
   Senna(2010)

   ★ 8.4 · 85K votes · Biography, Documentary, Sport · 106m

5. 5
   Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father(2008)

   ★ 8.5 · 47K votes · Biography, Crime, Documentary · 95m

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   Inside Job(2010)

   ★ 8.2 · 83K votes · Crime, Documentary · 109m

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   The Cove(2009)

   ★ 8.4 · 53K votes · Biography, Crime, Documentary · 92m

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   Baraka(1992)

   ★ 8.5 · 44K votes · Documentary · 96m

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   O.J.: Made in America(2016)

   ★ 8.9 · 24K votes · Biography, Crime, Documentary, History · 467m

10. 10
    Searching for Sugar Man(2012)

    ★ 8.2 · 77K votes · Biography, Documentary, Music · 86m

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    Free Solo(2018)

    ★ 8.1 · 89K votes · Adventure, Documentary, Sport · 100m

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    Bowling for Columbine(2002)

    ★ 7.9 · 153K votes · Crime, Documentary, Drama · 120m

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    Blackfish(2013)

    ★ 8.1 · 77K votes · Documentary, Drama, Thriller · 83m

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    Samsara(2011)

    ★ 8.4 · 40K votes · Documentary, Music · 102m

15. 15
    My Octopus Teacher(2020)

    ★ 8.1 · 73K votes · Documentary, Drama · 85m

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    No Other Land(2024)

    ★ 8.2 · 57K votes · Documentary · 92m

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    Stop Making Sense(1984)

    ★ 8.7 · 25K votes · Documentary, Music · 88m

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    Sicko(2007)

    ★ 8.0 · 78K votes · Documentary, Drama, Comedy · 123m

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    Koyaanisqatsi(1982)

    ★ 8.2 · 45K votes · Documentary, Music · 86m

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    The Act of Killing(2012)

    ★ 8.2 · 45K votes · Biography, Crime, Documentary, History · 117m

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    They Shall Not Grow Old(2018)

    ★ 8.2 · 41K votes · Documentary, History, War · 99m

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    Waltz with Bashir(2008)

    ★ 8.0 · 63K votes · Animation, Biography, Documentary, Drama, War · 90m

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    13th(2016)

    ★ 8.2 · 40K votes · Crime, Documentary, History · 100m

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    Citizenfour(2014)

    ★ 8.0 · 61K votes · Biography, Documentary · 114m

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    What Is a Woman?(2022)

    ★ 8.1 · 48K votes · Documentary · 95m

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    Exit Through the Gift Shop(2010)

    ★ 7.9 · 71K votes · Comedy, Crime, Documentary · 87m

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    Home(2009)

    ★ 8.5 · 23K votes · Documentary, Family, Drama · 118m

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    Earthlings(2005)

    ★ 8.6 · 21K votes · Documentary · 95m

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    Man with a Movie Camera(1929)

    ★ 8.3 · 31K votes · Documentary · 68m

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    Hoop Dreams(1994)

    ★ 8.3 · 30K votes · Documentary, Drama, Sport · 170m

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    The Salt of the Earth(2014)

    ★ 8.4 · 26K votes · Biography, Documentary, History · 110m

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    Won't You Be My Neighbor?(2018)

    ★ 8.3 · 28K votes · Biography, Documentary, History · 95m

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    Icarus(2017)

    ★ 7.9 · 59K votes · Documentary, Sport · 120m

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    Seaspiracy(2021)

    ★ 8.1 · 36K votes · Adventure, Documentary, Crime · 89m

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    Navalny(2022)

    ★ 7.8 · 70K votes · Biography, Documentary · 99m

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    Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief(2015)

    ★ 8.0 · 43K votes · Documentary · 119m

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    Endless Corridor(2014)

    ★ 8.0 · 42K votes · Documentary, History, Drama · 52m

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    The Rescue(2021)

    ★ 8.3 · 24K votes · Action, Documentary, Mystery, Drama · 107m

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    The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters(2007)

    ★ 8.0 · 39K votes · Biography, Documentary, Sport · 79m

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    Amy(2015)

    ★ 7.8 · 58K votes · Biography, Documentary, Music · 128m

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    Fahrenheit 9/11(2004)

    ★ 7.5 · 136K votes · Documentary, Drama, War · 122m

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    Before the Flood(2016)

    ★ 8.1 · 30K votes · Documentary, News · 96m

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    The Social Dilemma(2020)

    ★ 7.6 · 96K votes · Documentary, Drama · 94m

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    Apollo 11(2019)

    ★ 8.1 · 29K votes · Documentary, History, Drama · 93m

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    Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom(2015)

    ★ 8.3 · 22K votes · Documentary, History · 102m

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    Grizzly Man(2005)

    ★ 7.7 · 69K votes · Biography, Documentary · 103m

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    Food, Inc.(2008)

    ★ 7.8 · 53K votes · Documentary, News · 94m

48. 48
    Touching the Void(2003)

    ★ 7.9 · 40K votes · Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Action · 106m

49. 49
    Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret(2014)

    ★ 8.1 · 28K votes · Documentary · 90m

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    Man on Wire(2008)

    ★ 7.7 · 62K votes · Biography, Crime, Documentary · 94m