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Best documentary films of the 2020s

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Genre

Min votes

Films ranked

10K+ votes each

Top rated

8.9

David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

Pool average

7.19

from the 2020s

Every film in the pool by IMDb ratingTop ten on this boardAverage 7.19Size: IMDb votes

66 most voted films in the pool. Hover or tap a dot for the film.

Best documentary films of the 2020s: Leaderboard
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1	David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet	2020	8.9	36,455	1h 23m
2	The Silence of Swastika	2021	8.8	10,710	56m
3	20 Days in Mariupol	2023	8.6	65,825	1h 37m
4	The Rescue	2021	8.3	24,076	1h 47m
5	No Other Land	2024	8.2	56,685	1h 32m
6	My Octopus Teacher	2020	8.1	72,820	1h 25m
7	What Is a Woman?	2022	8.1	47,677	1h 35m
8	Seaspiracy	2021	8.1	35,937	1h 29m
9	Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie	2023	8.1	18,305	1h 35m
10	The Remarkable Life of Ibelin	2024	8.1	15,541	1h 43m
11	Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour	2023	8.0	26,275	2h 49m
12	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised)	2021	8.0	15,502	1h 58m
13	John Candy: I Like Me	2025	8.0	12,944	1h 53m
14	Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story	2024	8.0	11,947	1h 44m
15	Flee	2021	7.9	21,412	1h 29m
16	BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul: Live Viewing	2022	7.9	17,609	3h 15m
17	The Alpinist	2021	7.9	17,423	1h 32m
18	The Greatest Night in Pop	2024	7.9	16,952	1h 36m
19	Navalny	2022	7.8	69,756	1h 39m
20	The Dissident	2020	7.8	31,118	1h 59m
21	14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible	2021	7.7	35,257	1h 41m
22	Stutz	2022	7.7	19,436	1h 36m
23	The Deepest Breath	2023	7.7	17,697	1h 48m
24	Take Care of Maya	2023	7.7	12,164	1h 43m
25	Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain	2021	7.7	11,642	1h 59m