Top Documentary Movies


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

481. Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Katherine Linton
Actors: Frank Black, Ben Folds, Yoko Ono, John Cameron Mitchell, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Lee
Plot: This moving film explores the experiences of four teens attending New York's Harvey Milk High School for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender kids.

482. A Lion in the House

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
Actors: Jennifer Roller, Justin Ashcraft, Adam Ashcraft, Connie Coons, Linda Pollman, Claire Mazewski

483. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Bruce Hendricks
Actors: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Paul Becker, Jaco Caraco, Jamie Arentzen, Candice Accola

484. Bomb It

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jon Reiss
Actors: Claw, Cornbread, Marc Ecko, Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Darius Jones
Plot: Bomb It! showcases interviews with graffiti artists and their adversaries, those whose think graffiti is less art and more destruction of property.

485. Highwater

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dana Brown
Actors: Monique Marrier, David Sanderson, Kelly Slater
Plot: Documentary on the surfing worlds Triple Crown that takes place each year on Hawaii's "7 Mile Miracle".

486. Frontrunners

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Caroline Suh
Actors: George Zisiadis, Hannah Freiman, Michael Zaytsev, Matt Polazzo, Jon Edelman, Alex Leonard
Plot: This documentary follows four teenagers in their vigorous campaign for student council president and its amusing parallels to the American political process.

487. Only When I Dance

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Beadie Finzi
Actors: Irlan Santos da Silva, Isabela Coracy Alves Nascimento Santos, Mariza Estrella

488. The Elephant in the Living Room

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Webber
Actors: Tim Harrison, Terry Brumfield, Casey Craig, Pat Craig, Raymond Little, Scott Shoemaker

489. Turtle: The Incredible Journey

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Nick Stringer
Actors: Miranda Richardson, Daniel Braga
Plot: Follows the path of a loggerhead turtle from the beaches of Florida, through the arctic North all the way to Africa only to return to the Florida beach to begin the process for the next generation - a trip shared by her ancient ancestors carried on today.

490. Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kenneth Bowser
Actors: Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Christopher Hitchens, Tom Hayden
Plot: Documentary exploring Phil Ochs, a musician who may have been overshadowed by his contemporaries, but whose music still resonates today despite his elusive commercial success.

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