Top Documentary Movies


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

331. Case of the Grinning Cat, The ( Chats perchés )

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chris Marker
Actors: Chris Marker
Plot: Documentarian Chris Marker mixes political commentary along with his quest to discover the mystery of the graffiti stenciled "grinning cat" that appears all over the streets of France.

332. Four Days in October

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gary Waksman
Actors: Bronson Arroyo, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Johnny Damon, Pedro Martinez, Lenny Clarke
Plot: The Boston Red Sox were down three games in the 2004 American League Championship Series and looked to once again fall victim to the 86-year-old "curse" but then something happened and in four days the Red Sox pulled off a modern sports miracle on top of memorable performances, stunning plays and an accomplishment that finally gave fans what they had so long been waiting for: a victory and vindication.

333. The U

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Billy Corben, Alfred Spellman
Actors: Howard Schnellenberger, Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson, Michael Irvin, Alonzo Highsmith, Benny Blades

334. Air Guitar Nation

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alexandra Lipsitz
Actors: Peter Cilella, Dan Crane, David S. Jung, Angela Shelton, Mark Teich, Zac Munro

335. Athlete A

Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk
Actors: Maggie Nichols, Rachael Denhollander, Jessica Howard, Jamie Dantzscher, Steve Berta, John Manly

336. Phantom India ( Inde fantôme, L )

Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Louis Malle
Actors: Louis Malle

338. Lumière and Company ( Lumière et Compagnie )

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Various
Actors: Liv Ullmann, Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, Liam Neeson, David Lynch, Spike Lee

339. Deadline

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Katy Chevigny, Kirsten Johnson
Actors: George Ryan, Gary Gauger, Robert Jones, Stephen Bright, Bryan Stevenson, Lawrence Hayes

340. Sting: Moment of Truth

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George King
Actors: Steve Borden, Donnie Fallgatter, Liz Byler, Jeremy Borash, Jeremy Childs, Lowell Perry
Plot: The life, career and testmony of one of Professional Wrestling's biggest stars.

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