Sight & Sound's The Greatest Documentaries of All Time

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In 2014, Sight & Sound polled 340 documentary critics, curators, academics and filmmakers asking for top 10 documentary lists. Over 1000 films got votes, from years as early as 1892 to as recent as 2013. This list is the combined critics and filmmakers list of all films that received 3 or more votes.

You can find the films receiving just one or two votes: here

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  1. 53 +7

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 16 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 64 +7

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 170 +7

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 121 +7

    Edvard Munch

    1974, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 30 -

    Nostalgia de la luz

    2010 — a.k.a. Nostalgia for the Light, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 44 +7

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 72 +7

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 188 +7

    La commune (Paris, 1871)

    2000 — a.k.a. La Commune (Paris, 1871), in 5 top lists Check
  10. 15 -

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 89 +7

    No Quarto da Vanda

    2000 — a.k.a. In Vanda's Room, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 252 +7

    Louisiana Story

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 79 +7

    Chelsea Girls

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 229 +7

    Touching the Void

    2003, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 81 +7

    The Arbor

    2010, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 171 +7

    Fires Were Started

    1943, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 102 +7

    Fata Morgana

    1971, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 151 +7

    India: Matri Bhumi

    1959, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 70 +7

    Culloden

    1964 — a.k.a. The Battle of Culloden, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 218 +7

    Finis terrae

    1929, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 78 +7

    Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 62 +7

    Moi, un noir

    1958 — a.k.a. I, a Negro, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 205 +7

    Dokfa nai meuman

    2000 — a.k.a. Mysterious Object at Noon, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 194 +7

    Ningen jôhatsu

    1967 — a.k.a. A Man Vanishes, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 253 +7

    Milestones

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 161 +7

    Dreams of a Life

    2011, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 254 +7

    1000-nen kizami no hidokei

    1987 — a.k.a. Magino Village: A Tale, in 1 top list Check
  28. 249 +7

    La bocca del lupo

    2009 — a.k.a. The Mouth of the Wolf, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 219 +7

    La pyramide humaine

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Pyramid, in 2 top lists Check
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