Letterboxd's Official Top 250 Documentary Films
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A companion piece to Dave Vis' list of Letterboxd's official top 250 films of all-time, which excludes documentaries from consideration.
Ranked by average user rating. This list was extracted from here. Updated once a month. This is an official list progress project on all-time stats pages for Pro and Patron users. Expanded from a top 100 to a top 250 on June 27th, 2021, on the list's 3-year anniversary.
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ELIGIBILITY RULES:
• Documentaries must be feature-length (45+ minutes), with a theatrical and/or festival release in its entirety.
• TV series, miniseries, and episodes are excluded but docs listed as 'TV movie' on IMDb are eligible. Exceptions made for series and episodes that also had a limited theatrical release.
• No featurettes unless theatrically distributed, even if feature-length (featurettes are marked as 'Video' on IMDb, such as 'making of' docs).
• In an attempt to combat unintentional fan manipulation, all music-adjacent films must have screened at a film festival to qualify.
• No standup comedy marked as a documentary, nor any stage shows. Exceptions may be made for borderline exceptions.
• Skateboarding compilations are excluded.
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold.
NOT ON IMDB:
#115 Disintegration Loop 1.1 (2024, Basinski)
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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief...
2000, in 6 top lists Check -
23 +2
Les plages d'Agnès
2008 — a.k.a. The Beaches of Agnès, in 6 top lists Check -
37 -1
Senna
2010, in 4 top lists Check -
50 -1
The Salt of the Earth
2014, in 4 top lists Check -
65 -3
Crumb
1994, in 12 top lists Check -
77 -3
Grizzly Man
2005, in 9 top lists Check -
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American Masters: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
86 -
Blue
1993, in 5 top lists Check -
87 -2
The Murder of Fred Hampton
1971, in 2 top lists Check -
93 +2
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011, in 0 top lists Check -
98 -4
The Times of Harvey Milk
1984, in 8 top lists Check -
102 -1
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
103 -
Searching for Sugar Man
2012, in 6 top lists Check -
116 -2
El sol del membrillo
1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check -
122 -
28 Up
1984, in 5 top lists Check -
135 -1
42 Up
1998, in 2 top lists Check -
146 -4
49 Up
2005, in 2 top lists Check -
151 -5
Vals Im Bashir
2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check -
168 +1
Amy
2015, in 2 top lists Check -
173 -3
35 Up
1991, in 2 top lists Check -
190 -7
21 Up
1977, in 2 top lists Check -
205 -1
The King of Kong
2007 — a.k.a. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, in 1 top list Check -
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Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010, in 1 top list Check -
237 -2
Jane B. par Agnès V.
1988 — a.k.a. Jane B. for Agnes V., in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Mar 28, 2024 by Chilton; source