Top Documentary Movies


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

351. I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dave LaMattina, Chad N. Walker
Actors: Caroll Spinney, Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Emilio Delgado, Sonia Manzano, Matt Vogel

352. An Open Secret

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Amy Berg
Actors: Todd Bridges, Corey Feldman, Michael Egan III, Joey Coleman, Brian Peck, Michael Harrah

353. De Palma

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow
Actors: Brian De Palma

354. Whitney: Can I Be Me

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal
Actors: Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Robyn Crawford, John Russell Houston Jr.

355. Love Gilda

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lisa Dapolito
Actors: Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Amy Poehler, Melissa McCarthy, Laraine Newman
Plot: With newly recovered audiotapes, Gilda Radner reflects on her life and career. Using a combination of interviews, home movies and diary entries read by modern-day comediennes, the documentary celebrates the life story of Radner.

356. Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: C.B. Harding
Actors: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, Larry The Cable Guy, Ron White, Heidi Klum, David Alan Grier
Plot: Concert film featuring the four most popular 'redneck' comedians sharing the stage.

357. Stevie

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steve James
Actors: Steve James, Stephen Fielding, Tonya Gregory, Bernice Hagler, Verna Hagler, Brenda Hickam

358. 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

359. Babies ( Bébé(s) )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Thomas Balmes
Actors: Mari, Bayar, Hattie, Ponijao
Plot: Follows one year in the life of four newborns from different parts of the world: Namibia, Tokyo, San Francisco and Mongolia

360. The Contestant

Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Clair Titley
Actors: Tomoaki Hamatsu, Toshio Tsuchiya, Jason Her

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