Top 100 Documentary Movies List

#100 Documentary Movie

Overnight (2003) R

A documentary on the rise and stumble of Troy Duffy, the bartender-cum-filmmaker who was swept up by Miramax's Harvey Weinstein to turn his script for The Boondock Saints into a feature film.

Director:

Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith

Writers:

Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith

Stars:

Troy Duffy, Jeffrey Baxter, Chris Brinker

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#99 Documentary Movie

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) PG-13

A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.

Director:

Morgan Spurlock

Writers:

Jeremy Chilnick, Morgan Spurlock

Stars:

J.J. Abrams, Peter Berg, Paul Brennan

#98 Documentary Movie

Good Hair (2009) PG-13

Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.

Director:

Jeff Stilson

Writers:

Lance Crouther, Paul Marchand

Stars:

Chris Rock, Maya Angelou, Al Sharpton

#97 Documentary Movie

Art & Copy (2009)

ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray, it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time, people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry.

Director:

Doug Pray

Writers:

Gregory Beauchamp, Kirk Souder

Stars:

Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Hal Riney

#96 Documentary Movie

Room 237 (2012)

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).

Director:

Rodney Ascher

Stars:

Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns

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#95 Documentary Movie

Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011) R

Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.

Director:

Andrew Rossi

Writers:

Kate Novack, Andrew Rossi

Stars:

David Carr, Sarah Ellison, Larry Ingrassia

#94 Documentary Movie

Countdown to Zero (2010) PG

A documentary about how the likelihood of nuclear weapons (or fissile materials) usage has increased due to the rise of terrorism and lack of safeguards and verification.

Director:

Lucy Walker

Writers:

Lucy Walker

Stars:

Graham Allison, James Baker III, Bruce Blair

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#93 Documentary Movie

Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006) PG

A documentary that investigates the birth and death of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the future.

Director:

Chris Paine

Writers:

Chris Paine

Stars:

Martin Sheen, Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson

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#92 Documentary Movie

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983)

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi is a television documentary, first broadcast on CBS in 1983. It is a look behind-the-scenes of the creation of the various alien creatures from the third Star Wars movie made.

Director:

Robert Guenette

Writers:

Robert Guenette, Greg O'Neil

Stars:

Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Kenny Baker

#91 Documentary Movie

Life in a Day (2011) PG-13

A documentary shot by film-makers all over the world that serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the twenty-fourth of July, 2010.

Director:

Loressa Clisby, Kevin Macdonald

Stars:

Hiroaki Aikawa, Cindy Baer, Teagan Bentley

#90 Documentary Movie

High School (1968)

Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman takes us inside Northeast High School as a fly on the wall to observe the teachers and how they interact with the students.

Director:

Frederick Wiseman

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#89 Documentary Movie

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) R

Sam Dunn is a 30-year old anthropologist who wrote his graduate thesis on the plight of Guatemalan refugees. Recenly he has decided to study the plight of a different culture, the culture of heavy metal. Sam sets out on a global journey to find out why this music has been consistently stereotyped, dismissed and condemned and yet is loved so passionately by its millions of fans.

Director:

Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen

Writers:

Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen

Stars:

Tom Araya, Gavin Baddeley, Blasphemer

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#88 Documentary Movie

The Kids Are Alright (1979) PG

From the early black and white days to their colourful hedonistic era, you will Rock! See them at their most creative, and destructive, and experience The Who: Here!

Director:

Jeff Stein

Writers:

Jeff Stein

Stars:

Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle

#87 Documentary Movie

The Invisible War (2012)

An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military.

Director:

Kirby Dick

Writers:

Kirby Dick, Amy Ziering

Stars:

Amy Ziering, Kirby Dick, Kori Cioca

#86 Documentary Movie

Side by Side (2012)

The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.

Director:

Christopher Kenneally

Writers:

Christopher Kenneally

Stars:

Derek Ambrosi, Michael Ballhaus, Andrzej Bartkowiak

#85 Documentary Movie

No End in Sight (2007)

A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country.

Director:

Charles Ferguson

Writers:

Charles Ferguson

Stars:

Campbell Scott, Gerald Burke, Ali Fadhil

#84 Documentary Movie

The Pixar Story (2007) G

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled.

Director:

Leslie Iwerks

Writers:

Leslie Iwerks

Stars:

Stacy Keach, John Lasseter, Brad Bird

#83 Documentary Movie

Babies (2010) PG

A look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.

Director:

Thomas Balmès

Writers:

Alain Chabat, Thomas Balmès

Stars:

Bayar, Hattie, Mari

#82 Documentary Movie

Vernon, Florida (1981)

Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word "Therefore," and the obsessive turkey hunter who speaks reverentially of the "gobblers" he likes to track down and kill.

Director:

Errol Morris

Stars:

Albert Bitterling, Roscoe Collins, George Harris

#81 Documentary Movie

Winnebago Man (2009)

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of - after cursing his way through a Winnebago sales video, Rebney's outrageously funny outtakes became an underground sensation and made him an internet superstar. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer journeys to the top of a mountain to find the recluse who unwittingly became the "Winnebago Man."

Director:

Ben Steinbauer

Writers:

Malcolm Pullinger, Ben Steinbauer

Stars:

Jack Rebney, Ben Steinbauer, Keith Gordon

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