Top Documentary Movies


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

151. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen
Actors: Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson, Vinnie Paul

152. The Comedians of Comedy

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Blieden
Actors: Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Zach Galifianakis

153. Cobain: Montage of Heck

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Brett Morgen
Actors: Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Courtney Love, Krist Novoselic

154. Stories We Tell

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sarah Polley
Actors: Sarah Polley, Joanna Polley, Mark Polley, Michael Polley
Plot: Actress/Director Sarah Polley turns the camera inwards as she interviews her own family as she conducts interviews about events decades past.

155. Milius

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson
Actors: John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese
Plot: Documentary of John Milius, a boisterous Hollywood writer, producer, writer, and actor.

156. Paris is Burning

Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jennie Livingston
Actors: Carmen and Brooke, Paris Duprée, Stevie Saint Laurent, David The Father Xtravaganza

157. Hubble 3D

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Toni Myers
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Scott D. Altman, Andrew J. Feustel, Michael T. Good

158. Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Stapleton
Actors: Robert De Niro, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese
Plot: A look into the mind of the king of the B movies, Roger Corman and how the DIY movie-maker managed to make things work in Hollywood.

159. 56 Up

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Apted, Paul Almond
Actors: Michael Apted, Bruce Balden, Neil Hughes, John Brisby
Plot: Michael Apted's long-running documentary about the lives of a group of British individuals - started in 1963 and recorded every seven years since - catches up with the familiar faces, who are now 56 years old.

160. Why We Fight

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Eugene Jarecki
Actors: Dan Rather, Gore Vidal, Richard Perle, John McCain
Plot: A documentary detailing the rise of the military-industrial complex.

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