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The best documentary movies, ranked

Ranked by viewer rating — a thousand-vote minimum, so nothing here is a fluke.

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  1. Deep Web posterViewer rating: 68%
    Deep Web2015
  2. The Bridge posterViewer rating: 68%
    The Bridge2006
  3. Unknown Number: The High School Catfish posterViewer rating: 68%
    Unknown Number: The High School Catfish2025
  4. The Wolfpack posterViewer rating: 67%
    The Wolfpack2015
  5. American Animals posterViewer rating: 67%
    American Animals2018
  6. Super Size Me posterViewer rating: 67%
    Super Size Me2004
  7. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain posterViewer rating: 67%
    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain2013
  8. Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory posterViewer rating: 67%
    Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory1895
  9. Fire at Sea posterViewer rating: 66%
    Fire at Sea2016
  10. Amanda Knox posterViewer rating: 66%
    Amanda Knox2016
  11. 1 posterViewer rating: 66%
    12013
  12. Jackass 3D posterViewer rating: 66%
    Jackass 3D2010
  13. Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine posterViewer rating: 66%
    Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine2015
  14. The Secret posterViewer rating: 66%
    The Secret2006
  15. Jackass Number Two posterViewer rating: 66%
    Jackass Number Two2006
  16. Return to Jurassic Park posterViewer rating: 66%
    Return to Jurassic Park2011
  17. My Scientology Movie posterViewer rating: 66%
    My Scientology Movie2016
  18. Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things posterViewer rating: 66%
    Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things2015
  19. Atari: Game Over posterViewer rating: 66%
    Atari: Game Over2014
  20. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World posterViewer rating: 66%
    Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World2016
  21. Abducted in Plain Sight posterViewer rating: 66%
    Abducted in Plain Sight2017
  22. Return to Space posterViewer rating: 65%
    Return to Space2022
  23. Back in Time posterViewer rating: 65%
    Back in Time2015
  24. Return posterViewer rating: 65%
    Return2023
  25. Beware the Slenderman posterViewer rating: 65%
    Beware the Slenderman2016
  26. Our Father posterViewer rating: 65%
    Our Father2022
  27. Return posterViewer rating: 65%
    Return2018
  28. Roundhay Garden Scene posterViewer rating: 65%
    Roundhay Garden Scene1888
  29. Kevin Hart: What Now? posterViewer rating: 64%
    Kevin Hart: What Now?2016
  30. Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life posterViewer rating: 64%
    Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life2017
  31. POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold posterViewer rating: 64%
    POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold2011
  32. Jackass 4.5 posterViewer rating: 64%
    Jackass 4.52022
  33. Jackass 3.5 posterViewer rating: 64%
    Jackass 3.52011
  34. Jackass: The Movie posterViewer rating: 63%
    Jackass: The Movie2002
  35. Voyage of Time: Life's Journey posterViewer rating: 63%
    Voyage of Time: Life's Journey2017
  36. Behind the Curve posterViewer rating: 63%
    Behind the Curve2018
  37. Room 237 posterViewer rating: 61%
    Room 2372012
  38. Video Games: The Movie posterViewer rating: 61%
    Video Games: The Movie2014
  39. Hot Girls Wanted posterViewer rating: 61%
    Hot Girls Wanted2015
  40. Jackass 2.5 posterViewer rating: 61%
    Jackass 2.52007
  41. Okay! (The ASD Band Film) posterViewer rating: 61%
    Okay! (The ASD Band Film)2022
  42. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 posterViewer rating: 60%
    Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .52014
  43. Saludos Amigos posterViewer rating: 58%
    Saludos Amigos1942
  44. Money Shot: The Pornhub Story posterViewer rating: 57%
    Money Shot: The Pornhub Story2023
  45. Chiara Ferragni: Unposted posterViewer rating: 57%
    Chiara Ferragni: Unposted2019
  46. After Porn Ends posterViewer rating: 56%
    After Porn Ends2012
  47. The Nightmare posterViewer rating: 55%
    The Nightmare2015
  48. After Porn Ends 2 posterViewer rating: 54%
    After Porn Ends 22017

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