Best Documentary Movies of the 2010s

1. 1
   Nude 2017

   Directed by Tony Sacco · Streaming on MovieSphere+
   8.3

   9.3 · 174 votes
2. 2
   One Direction: This Is Us 2013

   Directed by Morgan Spurlock · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
   8.1

   8.2 · 1.1K votes
3. 3
   Senna 2010

   Directed by Asif Kapadia
   8.0

   8.1 · 1.3K votes
4. 4
   Bring the Soul: The Movie 2019

   Directed by Park Jun-soo · Streaming on Kocowa
   8.0

   8.3 · 463 votes
5. 5
   Burn the Stage: The Movie 2018

   Directed by Park Jun-soo
   7.9

   8.3 · 436 votes
6. 6
   Human 2015

   Directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
   7.9

   8.4 · 316 votes
7. 7
   Everybody’s Everything 2019

   Directed by Sebastian Jones
   7.9

   8.4 · 311 votes
8. 8
   The Salt of the Earth 2014

   Directed by Juliano Ribeiro Salgado · Streaming on YouTube Free
   7.9

   8.1 · 699 votes
9. 9
   BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul 2019

   Directed by Son Sung-deuk
   7.9

   8.2 · 462 votes
10. 10
    Samsara 2011

    Directed by Ron Fricke · Streaming on Kanopy, Pluto TV, Plex
    7.9

    8.1 · 717 votes
11. 11
    O.J.: Made in America 2016

    Directed by Ezra Edelman
    7.8

    8.4 · 268 votes
12. 12
    Free Solo 2018

    Directed by Jimmy Chin · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.6K votes
13. 13
    For Sama 2019

    Directed by Waad al-Kateab
    7.8

    8.2 · 321 votes
14. 14
    Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2018

    Directed by Morgan Neville
    7.8

    8.0 · 624 votes
15. 15
    Blackfish 2013

    Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
    7.7

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
16. 16
    Searching for Sugar Man 2012

    Directed by Malik Bendjelloul · Streaming on Hulu, YouTube Free
    7.7

    7.9 · 1.1K votes
17. 17
    Apollo 11 2019

    Directed by Todd Douglas Miller · Streaming on Netflix, Kanopy, History Vault
    7.7

    7.9 · 737 votes
18. 18
    13th 2016

    Directed by Ava DuVernay · Streaming on Netflix
    7.7

    7.8 · 819 votes
19. 19
    Jodorowsky's Dune 2013

    Directed by Frank Pavich · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, Howdy
    7.7

    7.8 · 786 votes
20. 20
    Citizenfour 2014

    Directed by Laura Poitras · Streaming on The CW, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.5K votes
21. 21
    The Dawn Wall 2017

    Directed by Josh Lowell · Streaming on The CW
    7.6

    8.0 · 374 votes
22. 22
    HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé 2019

    Directed by Beyoncé · Streaming on Netflix
    7.6

    8.0 · 356 votes
23. 23
    Avicii: True Stories 2017

    Directed by Levan Tsikurishvili
    7.6

    8.0 · 363 votes
24. 24
    No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad 2013

    Directed by Stuart Richardson
    7.6

    8.5 · 143 votes
25. 25
    The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz 2014

    Directed by Brian Knappenberger · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.6

    7.9 · 481 votes
26. 26
    They Shall Not Grow Old 2018

    Directed by Peter Jackson
    7.6

    7.8 · 711 votes
27. 27
    Inside Job 2010

    Directed by Charles Ferguson · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
28. 28
    Chivas: The Movie 2018

    Directed by Iván López Barba · Streaming on The Roku Channel
    7.6

    8.6 · 123 votes
29. 29
    Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2011

    Directed by David Gelb · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
    7.6

    7.7 · 802 votes
30. 30
    The Act of Killing 2012

    Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome
    7.5

    7.7 · 794 votes
31. 31
    Before the Flood 2016

    Directed by Fisher Stevens · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.7 · 838 votes
32. 32
    Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden 2011

    Directed by Laurieann Gibson · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
    7.5

    8.6 · 116 votes
33. 33
    I Am Not Your Negro 2017

    Directed by Raoul Peck · Streaming on Philo, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.5

    7.7 · 538 votes
34. 34
    Icarus 2017

    Directed by Bryan Fogel · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.6 · 868 votes
35. 35
    Queen: Days of Our Lives 2011

    Directed by Matt O'Casey · Streaming on Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV
    7.5

    8.1 · 201 votes
36. 36
    Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom 2015

    Directed by Evgeny Afineevsky · Streaming on Netflix
    7.5

    7.9 · 329 votes
37. 37
    Honeyland 2019

    Directed by Ljubomir Stefanov · Streaming on Kanopy, Tubi TV
    7.5

    7.9 · 313 votes
38. 38
    Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon 2011

    Directed by Andrew Eastel
    7.5

    8.1 · 195 votes
39. 39
    Amy 2015

    Directed by Asif Kapadia · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
40. 40
    Cobain: Montage of Heck 2015

    Directed by Brett Morgen · Streaming on HBO Max, Qello Concerts by Stingray
    7.5

    7.6 · 769 votes
41. 41
    The Look of Silence 2014

    Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandor
    7.5

    7.8 · 327 votes
42. 42
    CM101MMXI Fundamentals 2013

    Directed by Murat Dündar
    7.4

    8.2 · 153 votes
43. 43
    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015

    Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on HBO Max, The CW, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.6 · 894 votes
44. 44
    Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind 2018

    Directed by Marina Zenovich · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.9 · 271 votes
45. 45
    Virunga 2014

    Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.9 · 242 votes
46. 46
    Exit Through the Gift Shop 2010

    Directed by Banksy
    7.4

    7.5 · 1K votes
47. 47
    Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret 2014

    Directed by Keegan Kuhn · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.6 · 535 votes
48. 48
    Tomorrow 2015

    Directed by Mélanie Laurent · Streaming on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV
    7.4

    7.8 · 283 votes
49. 49
    The Edge of Democracy 2019

    Directed by Petra Costa · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    7.7 · 390 votes
50. 50
    Roger Waters: The Wall 2014

    Directed by Sean Evans
    7.4

    8.0 · 177 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Jennifer Lopez | iHeartRadio Music Festival 2011 2011
   6.7

   9.6 · 18 votes
2. 2
   Salam Godzilla 2019

   Directed by Gilles Aubry
   6.6

   10.0 · 14 votes
3. 3
   Jennifer Lopez | All I Have 2016
   6.6

   9.7 · 16 votes
4. 4
   Sundance Skippy 2010
   6.7

   9.2 · 20 votes
5. 5
   The Night She Came Home!! 2013

   Directed by John Marsh
   6.6

   9.6 · 15 votes
6. 6
   Roof Culture Asia 2017
   6.5

   9.4 · 13 votes
7. 7
   River, el más grande siempre 2019

   Directed by Mariano Mucci
   6.5

   9.0 · 15 votes
8. 8
   Intention 2018

   Directed by Kim Ji-young
   6.5

   9.2 · 13 votes
9. 9
   Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story 2012

   Directed by Jeffrey Lerner
   6.5

   8.7 · 18 votes
10. 10
    Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid 2019
    6.5

    8.9 · 15 votes