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.

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    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 53 +7

    Nema-ye Nazdik

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

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  4. 206 +7

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
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    Sans soleil

    1983 — a.k.a. Sans Soleil, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 46 +7

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
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    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 95 +7

    Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 96 +7

    Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schönheit

    1938 — a.k.a. Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty, in 14 top lists Check
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    Les glaneurs et la glaneuse

    2000 — a.k.a. The Gleaners & I, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 31 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  14. 129 +7

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 119 +7

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 76 +7

    Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Großstadt

    1927 — a.k.a. Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 60 +7

    Crumb

    1994, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 48 +7

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
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    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 69 +7

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 43 +7

    Roger & Me

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Thin Blue Line

    1988, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 64 +7

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 66 +7

    Bowling for Columbine

    2002, in 11 top lists Check
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    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
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    F for Fake

    1973, in 11 top lists Check
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    Harlan County U.S.A.

    1976, in 11 top lists Check
  28. 59 +7

    Portrait of Jason

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
  29. 143 +7

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 54 +7

    Vals Im Bashir

    2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check
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    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
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    Grey Gardens

    1975, in 10 top lists Check
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    Salesman

    1969, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 40 +7

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 65 +7

    Sherman's March

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 91 +7

    La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon

    1895 — a.k.a. Leaving the Factory, in 10 top lists Check
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    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Act of Killing

    2012, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 101 +7

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 121 +7

    Edvard Munch

    1974, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 44 +7

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 118 +7

    Fahrenheit 9/11

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
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    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 55 +7

    La hora de los hornos: Notas y testimonios...

    1968 — a.k.a. The Hour of the Furnaces, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 183 +7

    The Last Waltz

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 170 +7

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 56 +7

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 94 +7

    Stop Making Sense

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
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    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
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    La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin...

    1975 — a.k.a. The Battle of Chile: Part I, in 8 top lists Check
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