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All 3,328 Ranked Documentary Movies, Best First
3,328 of the 33,239 documentary films on the site are ranked, and this list starts with the best: You Can See Everything (2026), then Giannis: The Marvelous Journey (2024). Filter by decade, year, language, box office or plot summary; the list updates as you choose.
- documentary films on the site
- 33,239
- ranked by score
- 3,328
- worldwide gross of 3,992 films
- $5.8B
- with a plot summary
- 803
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Filter Documentary Movies by Decade, Language & Box Office
Ranked by Echo Score; 2,044 of these 3,328 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. 3,328 of the 33,239 documentary films are ranked. Switch the sort to see the newest releases, the biggest box office hits or every film from A to Z.
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The Full Documentary List: Questions & Answers
How the 3,328 ranked documentary films on this list are ordered, why the other 29,911 are not ranked and how to narrow the list down.
How is the full list of documentary movies ranked?
Best first. Ranked by Echo Score; 2,044 of these 3,328 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. You Can See Everything (2026) is #1, ahead of Giannis: The Marvelous Journey (2024). A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes.
The documentary ranking Why are only 3,328 of the 33,239 documentary films ranked?
A film is ranked when it runs at least an hour and has a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes; shorts, films with too few ratings and re-release records stay off the ranking, which leaves 29,911 documentary films unranked. They are still on the site: sort the list by newest, oldest or title A–Z to reach them.
How do I filter documentary movies by decade or language?
Use the filters above the list: a decade or year, an original language, or only films with a plot summary, the ending explained or an after-credits scene; the sort switches between rating, release date, box office, budget and title. The 2010s have the most ranked documentary films (1,612), then the 2020s (932). Outside English, French (2,065 films) and Spanish (1,639 films) have the most documentary films.
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