IMDb's Documentary Top 50

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Strictly speaking, documentary films are non-fictional, factual works of art. Originally, the earliest documentaries were either short newsreels, instructional pictures, or travelogues (termed actualities) without any creative story-telling or staging. But they have branched out and taken many forms, and have sometimes become propagandistic and non-objective. Mockumentaries are comedic parodies of documentaries. Some documentaries have been considered propagandistic.

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  1. 12 -

    Baraka

    1992, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 45 -3

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 44 -

    Hearts and Minds

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 50 -

    No End in Sight

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  5. 6 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  6. 4 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 48 +1

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 25, 2024; source