Top Documentary Movies


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

431. Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ice-T, Andy Baybutt
Actors: Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Common, Afrika Bambaataa, Dr. Dre, Mos Def
Plot: Ice-T directs this documentary exploring the roots and skyrocketing popularity of rap music. By interviewing both founders of the movement and current stars, it explores not just the history, but the art behind rap.

432. Tim's Vermeer

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Teller
Actors: Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, Martin Mull, David Hockney, Colin Blakemore, Philip Steadman

433. The Armstrong Lie

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Gibney
Actors: Lance Armstrong, Phil Liggett, Reed Albergotti, Daniel Coyle, Steve Madden, Frankie Andreu
Plot: As director Alex Gibney chronicles a four-year comeback culminating in Lance Armstrong's return for an unheralded either Tour de France win, instead Armstrong is faced with doping allegations and Gibney finds out the truth behind lies.

434. And the Oscar Goes To...

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Actors: Anjelica Huston, Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Helen Mirren, Steven Spielberg
Plot: A Turner Classic Movie original documenting the history of the Academy Awards.

435. Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joe Berlinger
Actors: James J. Bulger Jr., Tommy Donahue, Dick Lehr, Steve Davis, Patricia Donahue, Bob Long

436. The Rape of Europa

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Berge, Bonni Cohen
Actors: Joan Allen
Plot: This feature documentary follows the systematic looting of Europe's greatest works of art by the Nazis during World War II, and the heroic efforts of Allied art historians to return the pillaged works to their rightful homes and nations after the fall of the Third Reich. (Narrated by Joan Allen.)

437. Super High Me

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Blieden
Actors: Doug Benson, Alex Campbell, Don Duncan, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk

438. You've Been Trumped

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anthony Baxter
Actors: Michael Forbes, Donald Trump
Plot: A group of Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up some of the last wilderness areas in Scotland in order to build a golf resort.

439. Chronos

Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ron Fricke
Plot: A visual journey through time, celebrating the dawn of civilization and some of mankind's greatest architectural triumphs.

440. An Unreasonable Man

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steve Skrovan, Henriette Mantel
Actors: Ralph Nader, Pat Buchanan, Howard Zinn, Phil Donahue, Claire Nader, Andrew Egendorf
Plot: A documentary that shows the career and activism of Ralph Nader's life.

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