Top Documentary Movies


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

231. George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Eric Idle
Plot: Martin Scorsese presents a documentary on the man known as "the quiet Beatle". George Harrison was not just a musician, but a producer, philanthropist and spiritualist. Combining rare footage with insightful interviews, Scorsese will uncover the man behind the quiet moniker.

232. The Magnificent Rebel

Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ed Apfel, Lawrence Tetenbaum
Actors: Fred Foy, Beau Billingslea, Dustin Hoffman, Steve McQueen, Henri Charrière, Fred J. Koenekamp

233. Out of the Past

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeffrey Dupre
Actors: Stephen Spinella, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cherry Jones, Edward Norton, Leland Gantt, Linda Hunt

234. Gaea Girls

Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kim Longinotto, Jano Williams
Actors: Chigusa Nagayo, Meiko Satomura, Yuka Sugiyama, Saika Takeuchi

235. Impaler

Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: W. Tray White
Actors: Jonathon The Impaler Sharkey, Tina Fey, Tucker Carlson, Juliet Huddy, Julie Sharkey Carpenter, Paul Hale
Plot: Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey, a Hecate Witch, Satanic Dark Priest and Sanguinary Vampire, runs for governor of Minnesota and captures the attention of the nation.

236. Nerdcore Rising

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Negin Farsad, Kim Gatewood
Actors: Damian Hess, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Brian Posehn, Beefy, Brandon Patton, Prince Paul

237. Code Black

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ryan McGarry
Actors: Danny Cheng, Andrew Eads, Jamie Eng, Luis Enriquez, Arash Kohanteb, Billy Mallon

238. Ivory Tower

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Family
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Rossi
Actors: Andrew Delbanco, Anya Kamenetz, Daphne Koller

239. Sunshine Superman

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marah Strauch
Actors: Carl Boenish, Jean Boenish, John Long, Phil Smith, Bob Boenish, Phil Mayfield
Plot: Carl Boenish is the father of modern base-jumping and this pulse-pounding documentary explores how Boenish pushed the boundaries, first as a simple skydiver and then taking on greater - and more dangerous - feats of flying.

240. Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Dana Nachman
Actors: Miles Scott, Natalie Scott, Nick Scott, Eric Johnston, Naomi Kyle, Mike Jutan
Plot: The Make-a-Wish foundation has provided numerous wishes to children battling a wide variety of terminal illnesses. On November 15, 2013 Miles Scott, wanting to become his favorite hero for a day, captured the attention, and heart, of the world when San Francisco was transformed into Gotham City so he could get his wish. Batkid Begins shows us how this wish came together and how it affected so many people.

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