Top Documentary Movies


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

411. Tickling Giants

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sara Taksler
Actors: Bassem Youssef, Jon Stewart, Shadi Alfons, Khaled Mansour, Ayman Wattar

412. Active Measures

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jack Bryan
Actors: John McCain, Hillary Cinton, Michael McFaul, John Podesta
Plot: A documentary that connects Russian President Vladamir Putin with the 2016 US election and the Trump Campaign.

413. Jasper Mall

Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
Actors: Mike McClelland
Plot: A documentary of a dying mall in Jasper Alabama.

414. Becoming

Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Nadia Hallgren
Actors: Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Phoebe Robinson

415. The Dissident

Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Arabic
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bryan Fogel
Actors: Jamal Khashoggi, Hatice Cengiz, Mohammad Bin Salman, Donald Trump, Agnès Callamard, Omar Abdulaziz

416. The Rescue

Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Actors: Jim Warny, John Volanthen, Thanet Natisri, Mikko Paasi, Derek Anderson, Josh Morris

417. H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Borowski
Actors: Tony Jay, Harold Schechter, Thomas Cronin, Marian Caporusso, Willy Laszlo, Ed Bertagnoli
Plot: America's first serial killer is the subject of this documentary narrated by Tony Jay. The film looks at the life of Herman Mudgett, aka H.H. Holmes. After Holmes moved from New Hampshire to Chicago in the late 1800s, he designed a home with secret torture chambers, rented rooms to unsuspecting tourists who were in town for Chicago's 1893 World's Fair, then tortured them. The film covers Holmes's early years, his murderous spree and his trial.

(from Netflix)

418. PEZheads: The Movie

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Christopher Marshall
Actors: Chris Skeene, Kendra Skeene, Robby Takac, Vinnie Fiorello, Joe Vittoria, Shawn Peterson

419. Lemmy

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski
Actors: Lemmy, Alice Cooper, David Grohl, James Hetfield, Joan Jett, Ozzy Osbourne
Plot: In Lemmy, directors Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski explore the amazing life and career of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister, the life force behind the enduring, influential band Motörhead.

420. Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ramona S. Diaz
Actors: Arnel Pineda, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Deen Castronovo, Ross Valory
Plot: Arnel Pineda went from a YouTube celebrity to the lead singer of Journey. Having overcome the obstacles in his life, he now faces the daunting challenge of replacing a legendary singer in a hugely popular band.

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