Top Documentary Movies


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

111. It's All True

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson, Norman Foster
Actors: Miguel Ferrer, Manuel 'Jacare' Olimpio Meira, Jeronimo André De Souza, Raimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima

112. The Wolfpack

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Crystal Moselle
Actors: Bhagavan Angulo, Govinda Angulo, Jagadisa Angulo, Krsna Angulo
Plot: In Lower East Side Manhattan, the Angulo are kept locked away from society, learning everything they know about the world around them through the films they watch. This "Wolfpack" spend their childhood reenacting their favorite scenes using elaborate props and set-ups. But their world is changed when one of the brothers escapes.

113. Finding Vivian Maier

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel
Actors: Vivian Maier
Plot: During her life Vivian Maier worked as a nanny - just one of the many perfectly normal and mundane existences in the world. But after her death, over 100,000 photographs were found - and Maier was posthumously declared one of the most accomplished street photographers of our time.

114. An Inconvenient Truth

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Actors: Al Gore, Billy West
Plot: Depicts global warming trends along with Al Gore's personal life experiences. Al Gore is a lifetime advocate of stopping global warming before it is too late.

115. My Best Friend ( Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski )

Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Claudia Cardinale
Plot: From the time he was a teenager, Werner Herzog had a fascination with actor Klaus Kinski. When the two moved into an apartment later in life, Kinski flew into a rage and completely destroyed the bathroom. Thus a love-hate-respect developed between the two men and Herzog would cast Kinski in Aguirre, Wrath of God and more films - all the while, their turbulent relationship would continue.

116. The Corporation

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
Actors: Michael Moore, Mikela J. Mikael, Ray Anderson, Noam Chomsky
Plot: A documentary that mentions big name corporations that hamper the environment and human conditions. It informs the viewers of the corporate responsibilities aside from the income generating business side. Various instances from polluting rivers, a certain company threatening factual journalism and the like.

117. The Road to Guantanamo

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mat Whitecross, Michael Winterbottom
Actors: Riz Ahmed, Farhad Harun, Waqar Siddiqui, Afran Usman

118. The Last Waltz

Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel
Plot: Martin Scorsese documents the last performance by The Band, following 16 years on the road. Special guests are there to sent them off in style, while backstage The Band reflects on the ups and downs of their career.

119. Overnight

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith
Actors: Troy Duffy, Harvey Weinstein, Mark Wahlberg, Willem Dafoe
Plot: The both tragic and hilarious story of Troy Duffy, writer and director of The Boondock Saints, as told by his friends and Troy himself.

120. TT3D: Closer to the Edge

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard De Aragues
Actors: Guy Martin, Ian Hutchinson, John McGuinness, Michael Dunlop
Plot: The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the ultimate, and most deadly, motorcycle race in the world. It tests a rider mentally and physically - and some cannot take the toll. This documentary examines both legends and the current crop of riders who brave this test and their reasons behind riding.

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