Brighton Film Academy's 100 Documentary Films to Watch

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The goals with this list were as follows: To, try not to include more than one film from the same director. Two, to cover a broad range of topics and styles, and not just what is currently popular.

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  1. 49 new

    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 83 new

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 73 new

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 55 new

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 56 new

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 71 new

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 88 new

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 36 new

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 102 new

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 5 new

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 19 new

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 39 new

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 41 new

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 63 new

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 69 new

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 81 new

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 7 new

    Bowling for Columbine

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 76 new

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 33 new

    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 84 new

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 25 new

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 70 new

    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 72 new

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 32 new

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 42 new

    The Last Waltz

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 85 new

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 12 new

    Chronique d'un été (Paris 1960)

    1961 — a.k.a. Chronicle of a Summer, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 30 new

    Gimme Shelter

    1970, in 8 top lists Check
  29. 10 new

    Capturing the Friedmans

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 35 new

    Hearts and Minds

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 86 new

    Touching the Void

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 100 new

    When We Were Kings

    1996, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 31 new

    Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  34. 48 new

    Man on Wire

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 65 new

    Primary

    1960, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 99 new

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 92 new

    28 Up

    1984, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 1 new

    American Movie

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 89 new

    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 9 new

    Burden of Dreams

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 38 new

    In the Year of the Pig

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 4 new

    San Pietro

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 78 new

    Streetwise

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 3 new

    The Atomic Cafe

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 6 new

    Buena Vista Social Club

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 14 new

    The Civil War

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 21 new

    Darwin's Nightmare

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 24 new

    Dead Birds

    1963, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 44 new

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 75 new

    The Song of Ceylon

    1934, in 3 top lists Check
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