Best Documentaries of the 21st century
1000 top rated Documentaries on Filmaffinity so far this century
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Documentary
Ron Fricke
- Documentary
Jonas Mekas
- Documentary
Jon Alpert
- Documentary, Freddie Rodriguez, Deliris Vasquez ...
Peter Watkins
- Documentary
Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
- Documentary, (Self: Sebastião Salgado)
Michael Robinson, Román Escoda
- Documentary, (Self: Michael Robinson)
Malik Bendjelloul
- Documentary, (Self: Sixto Rodríguez)
Alastair Fothergill, Jonathan Hughes ...
- Documentary, (Self: David Attenborough)
Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud
- Documentary, (Self: Jacques Perrin, Lancelot Perrin)
Román Escoda
- Documentary, (Self: Michael Robinson)
Matt O'Casey
- Documentary, (Self: Freddie Mercury, Brian May) ...
Giuseppe Tornatore
- Documentary, (Self: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino) ...
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Documentary
Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
- Documentary
Louie Psihoyos
- Documentary
Jonathan Hock
- Documentary
Antoni P. Canet
- Documentary, (Self: Carlos Cristos)
Alejo Moreno
- Documentary
Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg ...
- Documentary
Nick Morris, Laurence Connor
- Documentary, (Self: Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess) ...
Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen ...
- Documentary, (Self: Rush, Geddy Lee) ...
Cameron Crowe
- Documentary
Joshua Oppenheimer
- Documentary, (Self: Adi Rukun, M.Y. Basrun) ...
Hanna Polak, Andrzej Celinski
- Documentary
Asif Kapadia
- Documentary, (Self: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost) ...
Jim Fields, Michael Gramaglia
- Documentary
Nick Rosen, Peter Mortimer
- Documentary, (Self: Yvon Chouinard, Dean S. Potter) ...
Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott ...
- Documentary, (Self: Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein) ...
Shaun Monson
- Documentary, (Self: Joaquin Phoenix)
![Human](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/human-397519235-msmall.jpg)
Human (2015)
documentary
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![Samsara](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/samsara-137238820-msmall.jpg)
Samsara (2011)
documentary
2
![As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/as_i_was_moving_ahead_occasionally_i_saw_brief_glimpses_of_beauty-616881958-msmall.jpg)
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
documentary
3
![Life of Crime 1984-2020](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/life_of_crime_1984_2020-310830078-msmall.jpg)
Life of Crime 1984-2020 (2021)
documentary
4
![La Commune (Paris, 1871)](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/la_commune_paris_1871-188363241-msmall.jpg)
La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
documentary
5
![The Salt of the Earth](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/the_salt_of_the_earth-206561999-msmall.jpg)
The Salt of the Earth (2014)
documentary
6
![Informe Robinson: Cuando fuimos campeones (TV)](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/informe_robinson_cuando_fuimos_campeones-851009327-msmall.jpg)
Informe Robinson: Cuando fuimos campeones (2010)
episodedocumentary
7
![Searching for Sugar Man](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/searching_for_sugar_man-205022172-msmall.jpg)
Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
documentary
8
![David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/david_attenborough_a_life_on_our_planet-224550946-msmall.jpg)
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
documentary
9
![Oceans](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/oceans_oceans-141101258-msmall.jpg)
Oceans (2009)
documentary
10
![Informe Robinson: Michael Robinson - Good, Better, Best (TV)](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/informe_robinson_michael_robinson_good_better_best-940058195-mmed.jpg)
Informe Robinson: Michael Robinson - Good, Better, Best (2020)
episodedocumentary
11
![Queen: Days of Our Lives (TV)](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/queen_days_of_our_lives_tv-542280259-msmall.jpg)
Queen: Days of Our Lives (TV) (2011)
documentary
12
![Ennio: The Maestro](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/ennio_the_maestro-589848922-msmall.jpg)
Ennio: The Maestro (2021)
documentary
13
![Home](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/home-282370435-msmall.jpg)
Home (2009)
documentary
14
![Earth](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/earth-428621671-msmall.jpg)
Earth (2007)
documentary
15
![The Cove](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/the_cove-626996898-msmall.jpg)
The Cove (2009)
documentary
16
![Survive and Advance (TV)](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/30_for_30_survive_and_advance-849565588-msmall.jpg)
Survive and Advance (2013)
episodedocumentary
17
![Las alas de la vida (The Wings of Life)](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/las_alas_de_la_vida-290218785-msmall.jpg)
Las alas de la vida (The Wings of Life) (2006)
documentary
18
![Proven Facts](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/hechos_probados-124855123-msmall.jpg)
Proven Facts (2021)
documentary
19
![Promises](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/promises-927901201-msmall.jpg)
Promises (2001)
documentary
20
![The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/the_phantom_of_the_opera_at_the_royal_albert_hall_25th_anniversary-619767586-msmall.jpg)
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
documentary
21
![Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/rush_beyond_the_lighted_stage-538588116-msmall.jpg)
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010)
documentary
22
![Pearl Jam Twenty](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/pearl_jam_twenty-690949207-msmall.jpg)
Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)
documentary
23
![The Look of Silence](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/the_look_of_silence-605867356-msmall.jpg)
The Look of Silence (2014)
documentary
24
![The Children of Leningradsky](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/dzieci_z_leningradzkiego_aka_the_children_of_leningradsky-212837788-msmall.jpg)
The Children of Leningradsky (2004)
mediadocumentary
25
![Senna](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/senna-725854936-msmall.jpg)
Senna (2010)
documentary
26
![End of the Century](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/end_of_the_century_the_story_of_the_ramones-133089006-msmall.jpg)
End of the Century (2003)
documentary
27
![Valley Uprising](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/valley_uprising-282466558-msmall.jpg)
Valley Uprising (2014)
documentary
28
![The Corporation](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/the_corporation-232351015-msmall.jpg)
The Corporation (2003)
documentary
29
![Earthlings](https://pics.filmaffinity.com/earthlings-640008122-msmall.jpg)
Earthlings (2005)
documentary
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