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Last film added: May 20, 2012. There are currently 1159 films in the database (since 1996).

Documentaries and "True" Films (1996-2012)

Search returned all documentary/biography films out of 1159 total rated films.

History films, war films and those "Based on a True Story" are also included.

MASTERPIECES

Adaptation. (2002) 10
Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) 10
Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) 10
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) 10
Hurt Locker, The (2009) 10
In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) 10
Inglourious Basterds (2009) 10
Persepolis (2007) 10
Planet Earth (2006) 10
Social Network, The (2010) 10
Waltz with Bashir (2008) 10

EXCELLENT

127 Hours (2011) 9
American Movie (1999) 9
American Splendor (2003) 9
Atonement (2007) 9
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) 9
Capote (2005) 9
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) 9
Cove, The (2009) 9
Dark Days (2000) 9
Departed, The (2006) 9
Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2007) 9
DMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010) 9
Encounters at the End of the World (2008) 9
Everything is a Remix (2012) 9
Fighter, The (2010) 9
Finding Neverland (2004) 9
Food, Inc. (2009) 9
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) 9
Grizzly Man (2005) 9
Helvetica (2007) 9
How to Die in Oregon (2011) 9
Hype! (1996) 9
In Pursuit of Panama (2009) 9
Inconvenient Truth, An (2006) 9
Inside Job (2010) 9
Into the Wild (2007) 9
King's Speech, The (2010) 9
Meeting People Is Easy (1999) 9
Monster (2003) 9
My Winnipeg (2008) 9
No Man's Land (2001) 9
Pianist, The (2002) 9
Pixar Story, The (2008) 9
Shine (1996) 9
Squid and the Whale, The (2005) 9
Straight Story, The (1999) 9
Three Kings (1999) 9
Through the Wormhole - Season 1 (2010) 9
Turtles Can Fly (2005) 9
Vera Drake (2004) 9
When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008) 9
Winged Migration (2001) 9

VERY GOOD

180° South: Conquerors of the Useless (2010) 8
300 (2007) 8
50/50 (2011) 8
Abel Raises Cain (2005) 8
Almost Famous (2000) 8
American Gangster (2007) 8
Art & Copy (2009) 8
Bag It (2011) 8
Beautiful Losers (2009) 8
Before Night Falls (2000) 8
Between the Folds (2008) 8
Blood Into Wine (2010) 8
Boogie Nights (1997) 8
Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008) 8
Buena Vista Social Club (1999) 8
Catch Me If You Can (2002) 8
Che: Part One (2009) 8
Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006) 8
Constant Gardener, The (2005) 8
Dangerous Method, A (2011) 8
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) 8
Fast Food Nation (2006) 8
Freedom on the Fence (2005) 8
Frost/Nixon (2008) 8
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) 8
Hilary and Jackie (1998) 8
How the Fire Fell (2011) 8
In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) 8
Insider, The (1999) 8
King Corn (2007) 8
Kundun (1997) 8
Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009) 8
Man on the Moon (1999) 8
Milk (2008) 8
Mindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8
More Tales from the Script (2010) 8
Motorcycle Diaries, The (2004) 8
Oceans (2010) 8
October Sky (1999) 8
Paragraph 175 (2000) 8
Persuaders, The (2004) 8
Reel Injun (2009) 8
Regret to Inform (1998) 8
Rescue Dawn (2007) 8
Rock-afire Explosion, The (2008) 8
Russian Ark (2002) 8
Séraphine (2009) 8
Startup.com (2001) 8
Syriana (2005) 8
Tales from the Script (2009) 8
These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America (2011) 8
Thin Red Line, The (1998) 8
Topsy-Turvy (1999) 8
Waste Land (2011) 8
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) 8
Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007) 8
Zodiac (2007) 8

GOOD

Across the Universe (2007) 7
Aimée & Jaguar (1999) 7
Amistad (1997) 7
Angela's Ashes (1999) 7
Atom Smashers, The (2008) 7
Beautiful Mind, A (2001) 7
Bernard and Doris (2008) 7
Big River (2010) 7
Blank City (2011) 7
Boys Don't Cry (1999) 7
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011) 7
Cat's Meow, The (2001) 7
Che: Part Two (2009) 7
Dolphin Tale (2011) 7
Drakmar: A Vassal's Journey (2008) 7
East/West (1999) 7
FairyTale: A True Story (1997) 7
From Hell (2001) 7
Gia (1998) 7
Gods and Monsters (1998) 7
Good Shepherd, The (2006) 7
Great Directors (2010) 7
Home (2009) 7
Hurricane, The (1999) 7
Ingredients (2009) 7
Iris (2002) 7
It Might Get Loud (2009) 7
Jarhead (2005) 7
Journey of the Universe (2011) 7
Knee Deep (2007) 7
Live from Baghdad (2002) 7
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) 7
Objectified (2009) 7
Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) 7
Pollock (2000) 7
Quills (2000) 7
Religulous (2008) 7
Rum Diary, The (2011) 7
Saving Private Ryan (1998) 7
Seven Years in Tibet (1997) 7
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) 7
Summer of Sam (1999) 7
Super Size Me (2004) 7
Surviving Picasso (1996) 7
Vegucated (2011) 7
Wild Man Blues (1997) 7
World's Fastest Indian, The (2005) 7

FAIR

9 Songs (2005) 6
Blow (2001) 6
Blue Crush (2002) 6
Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary (2009) 6
Civil Action, A (1998) 6
Colony (2010) 6
Enemy at the Gates (2001) 6
Erin Brockovich (2000) 6
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) 6
Girl, Interrupted (1999) 6
Hidalgo (2004) 6
How Beer Saved the World (2011) 6
Kingdom, The (2007) 6
Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, The (1999) 6
New World, The (2005) 6
Permanent Midnight (1998) 6
Pushing Tin (1999) 6
Soloist, The (2009) 6
Trekkies (1999) 6
Tulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story, The (2003) 6
Veronica Guerin (2003) 6
We Were Soldiers (2002) 6
Wild Blue Yonder, The (2005) 6
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008) 6

ADEQUATE

FROM BAD TO WORSE

(NO! MY EYES! MY EYES!)

Statistical ratings distribution of these 191 films

bell curve

6.5

CRAP

7.6

10:

5.8%

22%

29.8%

24.6%

12.6%

3.1%

CRAP:

2.1%

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