Top Documentary Movies


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

121. Welcome to Leith

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Beach Nichols, Christopher K. Walker
Actors: Craig Cobb

122. Kedi

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Turkish
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ceyda Torun
Actors: Bülent Üstün
Plot: A journey through an ancient city and the unique citizens who inhabit it as seen through the eyes of a wily and beloved feline.

123. Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé

Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Beyoncé, Ed Burke
Actors: Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kelly Rowland, Solange

124. The Central Park Five

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
Actors: Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, LynNell Hancock, Kevin Richardson
Plot: In 1989 a woman was raped in Central Park and five black and Latino teenagers were convicted of the crime. After having served between six-13 years in prison, a serial rapist came forward and admitted he was responsible. Ken Burns' documentary looks how racial tension, a rush to judgement and sensationalist media all played a part in upending the lives of five innocent people.

125. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rory Kennedy
Actors: Kevin Carney, Chesley Sullenberger, Peter A. DeFazio, Zipporah Kuria
Plot: An investigation into the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people, exploring both the root causes and the human cost.

126. The Pixar Story

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Leslie Iwerks
Actors: Stacy Keach, John Lasseter, Brad Bird, John Musker
Plot: An interesting, informative and surprising look into the history and people of the animation company, Pixar Studios.

127. Into the Abyss

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Werner Herzog, Michael Perry
Plot: Werner Herzog's intimate look into the mind of killer, the people affected and if capital punishment is the answer.

128. Grey Gardens

Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles and Muffie Meyer
Actors: Edith Bouvier Beale, Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale, Brooks Hyers, Norman Vincent Peale
Plot: Maysles brothers Documentary about the poor side of the family of Jacque O (Edith Bouvier Beale, and her daughter Edie)

129. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Gibney
Actors: Peter Coyote, Michael Lugenbuehl, Mark Salzberg
Plot: A documentary about an energy/gas company, which became the 7th biggest industry of its time from humble beginnings. It shows the rise and fall of a huge empire because of human flaws.

130. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stanley Nelson
Actors: Rebecca Moore, Janet Shular, Tim Carter, Stanley Clayton

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