Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Non-Fiction Films

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This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria.

The list is divided into 5 sections:
I. Narrative Films
Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)
II. Non-Fiction Films
III. Animated Films
IV. Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films
V. Single-channel Video

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  1. 122 +7

    Sweetgrass

    2009, in 1 top list Check
  2. 121 +7

    Les plages d'Agnès

    2008 — a.k.a. The Beaches of Agnès, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 120 +7

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 119 +7

    Staub

    2007, in 1 top list Check
  5. 118 +7

    When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

    2006, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 117 +7

    An Inconvenient Truth

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 116 +7

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 115 +7

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

    2003, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 114 +7

    Bright Leaves

    2003, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 113 +7

    Tiexi qu

    2002 — a.k.a. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 112 +7

    The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of...

    2003 — a.k.a. The Fog of War, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 111 +7

    Ônibus 174

    2002 — a.k.a. Bus 174, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 110 +7

    Être et avoir

    2002 — a.k.a. To Be and to Have, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 109 +7

    Bowling for Columbine

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 108 +7

    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 107 +7

    Megacities

    1998, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 106 +7

    Amsterdam Global Village

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 104 +7

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  19. 103 +7

    D'Est

    1993 — a.k.a. From the East, in 5 top lists Check
  20. 102 +7

    Lektionen in Finsternis

    1992 — a.k.a. Lessons of Darkness, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 101 +7

    Videogramme einer Revolution

    1992 — a.k.a. Videogram of a Revolution, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 100 +7

    Black Harvest

    1992, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 99 +7

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 98 +7

    28 Up

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 97 +7

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 96 +7

    Countdown

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  27. 95 +7

    Die Mauer

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  28. 94 +7

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 93 +7

    Surname Viet Given Name Nam

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
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    Une histoire de vent

    1988 — a.k.a. A Tale of the Wind, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 90 -

    Cane Toads: An Unnatural History

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 89 -

    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 88 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 9 top lists Check
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    Forest of Bliss

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 86 -

    Handsworth Songs

    1986, in 5 top lists Check
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    Tokyo-Ga

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  37. 84 -

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  38. 83 -

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  39. 82 -

    Far from Poland

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  40. 81 -

    The Times of Harvey Milk

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 80 -

    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  42. 79 -

    The Atomic Cafe

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 78 -

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 77 -

    El hombre cuando es hombre

    1982 — a.k.a. A Man, When He Is a Man, in 1 top list Check
  45. 76 -

    Lebensläufe

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 75 -

    The Wedding Camels

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  47. 74 -

    Gadajace glowy

    1980 — a.k.a. Talking Heads, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 73 -

    The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 72 -

    Daughter Rite

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
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    Hitler, ein Film aus Deutschland

    1977 — a.k.a. Hitler: A Film from Germany, in 4 top lists Check
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