Top Documentary Movies


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

301. The End of America

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg
Actors: Naomi Wolf

302. The Tillman Story

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Amir Bar-Lev
Actors: Josh Brolin, Pat Tillman, Mary Tillman, Patrick Tillman Sr., Russell Baer, Philip Kensinger
Plot: Examines the story behind the death of Pat Tillman in Iraq and how the military capitalized on the tragic circumstances.

303. The Future of Food

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Deborah Koons
Actors: Percy Schmeiser, Sara Maamouri, Andrew Kimbrell, Dr. Charles M. Benbrook, Exequiel Ezcurra

304. Titicut Follies

Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frederick Wiseman

305. My Voyage to Italy ( mio viaggio in Italia, Il )

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Martin Scorsese

306. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick
Actors: Mark Achbar, Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman
Plot: Follows the life of the intellectual, Noam Chomsky, as he battles the corporate media.

307. Buck

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cindy Meehl
Actors: Buck Brannaman
Plot: Documentary about Buck Brannaman, a real-life horse whisperer who endured a hard life to get where he wanted to be.

308. Naqoyqatsi

Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Godfrey Reggio
Actors: Marlon Brando, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Steven Soderbergh, Bella Donna, Ronald Reagan
Plot: Godfrey Reggio presents his brave new world: fusing everyday reality with digital techniques, Naqoyqatsi shows us a world once ruled by nature now ruled by technology.

309. Bears

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey
Actors: John C. Reilly, Victoria Naumova
Plot: Disneynature presents Bears - this documentary focuses on the life of bears living on the Alaskan coast and mountainous regions.

310. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julien Nitzberg
Actors: Jesco White
Plot: A portrait of America's last outlaw family.

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