Letterboxd top 250 Documentaries

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"A companion piece to Dave Vis' list of Letterboxd's official top 250 films of all-time, which excludes documentaries from consideration. Credit to Andrew for the idea.

Ranked by average user rating.

ELIGIBILITY RULES:

• Documentaries must be feature-length (45+ minutes), with a theatrical and/or festival release in its entirety.
• TV series, miniseries, and episodes are excluded but docs listed as 'TV movie' on IMDb are eligible. Exceptions made for series that also had a limited theatrical release.
• No featurettes unless theatrically distributed, even if feature-length (featurettes are marked as 'Video' on IMDb, such as 'making of' docs).
• Concert films are allowed if they had a theatrical release. However, documentaries and concert films about contemporary musicians have a 10-year grace period before eligibility due to unintentional vote manipulation by fans. Exceptions are made for disbanded or deceased groups as well as films that debuted at a film festival.
• No standup comedy marked as a documentary, nor any stage shows. Exceptions may be made for borderline exceptions.
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold. "

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  1. 6 -

    Jogo de Cena

    2007 — a.k.a. Playing, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 14 -1

    Nema-ye Nazdik

    1990 — a.k.a. Close-Up, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 20 -

    Hoop Dreams

    1994, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 29 -

    Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

    2008, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 96 -1

    News from Home

    1976, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 108 -4

    El sol del membrillo

    1992 — a.k.a. The Quince Tree Sun, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 130 -7

    How to Die in Oregon

    2011, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 132 -3

    Elena

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 158 -

    Om våld

    2014 — a.k.a. Concerning Violence, in 1 top list Check
  10. 162 -7

    Let the Fire Burn

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 168 -

    Shakedown

    2018, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 177 -7

    Grey Gardens

    2009, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 191 -5

    Salam Cinema

    1995 — a.k.a. Hello Cinema, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 192 -4

    Nostalgia de la luz

    2010 — a.k.a. Nostalgia for the Light, in 7 top lists Check
  15. 197 -5

    Titicut Follies

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 234 -7

    My Winnipeg

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 241 -8

    Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    1997, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Jul 7, 2022 by Teproc; source