PurpleCow17's Top 50 Favorite Documentaries of All Time

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PurpleCow17's Top 50 Favorite Documentaries of All Time
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Movie Title Release
Year
Director MPAA
Rating
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3171 Seven Up! 1964 Paul Almond NR -
9464 56 Up 2012 Michael Apted, Paul Almond NR -
6514 Tickled 2016 David Farrier, Dylan Reeve NR -
9990 Flee 2021 Jonas Poher Rasmussen NR -
588 Hoop Dreams 1994 Steve James PG13 -
5819 Tower 2016 Keith Maitland NR -
56425 Forgiving Dr. Mengele 2006 Bob Hercules, Cheri Pugh NR -
49234 Shakespeare Behind Bars 2005 Hank Rogerson NR -
5313 42 Up 1999 Michael Apted NR -
3216 13th 2016 Ava DuVernay NR -
3117 28 Up 1985 Michael Apted NR -
5013 49 Up 2005 Michael Apted NR -
14199 American Teen 2008 Nanette Burstein PG13 -
2840 21 Up 1977 Michael Apted NR -
4999 Catfish 2010 Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman PG13 -
3396 35 Up 1992 Michael Apted NR -
2778 Spellbound 2002 Jeffrey Blitz G -
1503 Man on Wire 2008 James Marsh PG13 -
44038 Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage 2021 Garret Price NR -
800 Koyaanisqatsi 1982 Godfrey Reggio NR -
3932 7 Plus Seven 1970 Michael Apted NR -
10784 The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness 2013 Mami Sunada NR -
2826 The Imposter 2012 Bart Layton NR -
492 F for Fake 1973 Orson Welles NR -
65243 The Speed Cubers 2020 Sue Kim PG -
86732 Spring Awakening: Those You've Known 2022 Michael John Warren NR -
1169 The Act of Killing 2012 Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn NR -
73445 The Light In Her Eyes 2011 Julia Meltzer, Laura Nix NR -
2540 Bowling for Columbine 2002 Michael Moore R -
16862 My Date With Drew 2005 Jon Gunn PG -
45545 I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal 2007 Richard Trank PG13 -
85784 What Happened, Brittany Murphy? 2021 Cynthia Hill NR -
5878 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021 Questlove NR -
24969 The Velvet Underground 2021 Todd Haynes R -
70981 The Dissident 2021 Bryan Fogel PG13 -
17339 The Sparks Brothers 2021 Edgar Wright R -
15245 Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles 2011 Jon Foy NR -
54376 The Fear of 13 2015 David Sington NR -
10165 Finding Vivian Maier 2013 John Maloof, Charlie Siskel NR -
68121 The Tinder Swindler 2022 Felicity Morris NR -
1297 Senna 2010 Asif Kapadia NR -
10637 Cropsey 2009 Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua Zeman NR -
54720 Tab Hunter Confidential 2015 Jeffrey Schwarz NR -
7607 Bill Cunningham New York 2010 Richard Press NR -
18272 With Byrd at the South Pole 1930 Unknown NR -
17079 Val 2021 Ting Poo, Leo Scott R -
7120 Wordplay 2006 Patrick Creadon PG -
56172 Nothing Like A Dame 2018 Roger Michell NR -
9240 Bully 2011 Lee Hirsch R -
11066 The Cruise 1998 Bennett Miller PG13 -

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