Sight & Sound's The Greatest Documentaries of All Time

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An official iCheckMovies list (adopted from PeacefulAnarchy).

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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. 8 -

    Dont Look Back

    1967 — a.k.a. Bob Dylan: Dont Look Back, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 36 -

    Gimme Shelter

    1970, in 8 top lists Check
  3. 48 +7

    Koyaanisqatsi

    1982, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 94 +7

    Stop Making Sense

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  5. 114 +7

    Searching for Sugar Man

    2012, in 6 top lists Check
  6. 119 +7

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 152 +7

    Now

    1965, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 173 +7

    Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 183 +7

    The Last Waltz

    1978, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 191 +7

    Cocksucker Blues

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 220 +7

    One + One

    1968 — a.k.a. The Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 3, 2017 by PeacefulAnarchy; source