Top 10 Documentaries of All Time

[@Advent3546]

After years of asking and pleading and begging, they finally did it!

[@Gattsu_OG]

But they slipped educational documentaries?! David Attenborough needs at least an honorable mention :p

[@Advent3546]

@@Gattsu_OG I would agree that the Nature documentary needed its own slot.

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

WE'VE DONE IT, FOLKS!!!

[@Jzeaser]

this list is bullshit,,, don't rely on it.

[@TheButterMinecart1]

@@Jzeaser What do you mean? Have you actually seen any of the films in this list?

[@seanberry2652]

❤ Baraka. When my daughter was sick I showed it to her. Surround sound and laying on the couch she was mesmerized. Years Iater i stayed home with my other daughter who was home sick, and did the same. They both have not forgotten that experience. I believe you experience Baraka rather then just watch it. Really glad I caught it twice on the big screen.

[@derickmcduff]

I'm surprised they didn't find a way to put "The Mirror" on the list

[@maximumoccupancy]

Did you watch the video? Look at #2

[@Carfalog]

#1: The Making of the Mirror

[@WillKrause21]

Dam, you beat me to it!

[@nickerzgames]

@@maximumoccupancy great so i'm not the only one who felt that

[@OneDrunkenLizard]

@@Carfalog I can't find the movie trailer anywhere. It's called The Mirror? Who made the film?

[@CWS-g6h]

0:00 Intro 0:24 10 - History 2:14 9 - Society 3:30 8 - Portrait 4:59 7 - Investigation 6:34 6 - Sport 7:56 5 - Music 9:16 4 - Film 10:35 3 - Poetry 12:20 2 - Essay 13:57 1 - Autobiography 15:50 Outro

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

As an Indonesian, I'm kinda biased to think that the Act of Killing is the best documentary of all time. But frankly, I don't mind if it lose to Shoah, the precursor of genocide/massacre docs. Cinefix is known for breaking down a list into certain categories and selecting the best of each. Hence, I perceive their lists not as the best of the best but rather, the top 10 picks not in order. That being said, I still think that the Act of Killing and/or the Look of Silence are the best docs of 21st century.

[@georgez1589]

The experience of watching that film was indescribable. I was transfixed.

[@CorbCorbin]

Same. The dude that did the actual acts, reenacting them!! I can’t imagine how you felt watching it, being an Indonesian. Did you live in the Times these atrocities happened? Are you now living in a problematic area now? Peace be with you bro. I hope none of the violence ever finds you, or those you love.

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

@@CorbCorbin The killing happened 54 years ago and I'm in my 20s, so I live in an era way over that. As for my feeling as Indonesian, well it's not really different than others actually. It's a roller coaster of emotion. Disgust, rage, incomprehensible, but also pity. It's indescribable.

[@CorrectFossa]

I mean who is actually gonna watch and enjoy some 9 hour art film over the Act of Killing. Act of Killing is one of if not the best docs of the 21st century.

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

@@CorrectFossa Well, who can "enjoy" the Act of Killing either? lol. Both stories are equally bleak, raw, and inexplicably outrageous.

[@sayakchoudhury9711]

I am so happy that you people included Close-up in this list. It's not a traditional documentary, some might even call it a docu drama but whatever it maybe called, it is glorious. Any cinephile worth a dime should watch it.

[@soylentcompany5235]

If you havent yet please watch Dear Zachary. Its entirely on KZbin. It made me tear up so many times (sometimes without a reason). Its a besutiful movie

[@nicko2864]

Just about to say this - when i saw Dear Zachary, i searched desperately for weeks to find something else similar to it and i never have. Nothing has made me feel so much intense emotion quite like it. Highly recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it

[@youmnasherif9424]

based on your comment, i went ahead and watched the documentary, and i can easily say that, though it filled my heart with sadness and anger, it is one of the most beautiful documentaries ever. never cried as much watching anything.

[@soylentcompany5235]

@@youmnasherif9424 Thanks for taking the time and watching it man

[@linam.5804]

watched it after reading this comment and thank you it was amazing i cried a lot

[@Stasiaflonase]

Random Shitposter how dare you!!!! I’ve been crying for almost 2 hours!!! May her black soul burn for eternity.

[@Exiled_Rouge]

Sans Soleil is one of the most haunting and unforgettable film experiences I ever had. I walked out of the theater literally light-headed, I had to sit on the sidewalk and collect myself.

[@bicyclist2]

That sonds like it was a powerful experience. I hope to see it some day soon.

[@FreakieFan]

I haven't seen too many doc's, but this is my Top 10 of all time! 10.Going Clear 9. Close-Up 8. Hearts of Darkness 7. OJ Made in America 6. The Jinx 5. Faces Places 4. Dear Zachary 3. Man on Wire 2. F for Fake 1. Man with a Movie Camera

[@vb2388]

Nice List 👍🏻 My Top 10 Documentary Films..(so far) 1. Crumb 2. Koyaanisqatsi 3. Stop Making Sense 4. The Act of Killing 5. Close-Up 6. Night and Fog 7. Waltz with Bashir 8. The Imposter 9. Baraka 10. Man with a Movie Camera

[@58bobby]

The Jinx is so engaging. +1 from me.

[@FreakieFan]

@@58bobby Agreed! The ending made me fall out of my chair with bewilderment

[@DJUnknown2011]

Thank you CineFix, now I have to add all of these documentaries to the already long list of movies I need to see.

[@christ2664]

YES THE EMPEROR'S ARMY MARCHES ON!! ... its so hard to find this documentary but if you can watch it...it's one of the most gut wrenching documentaries i've ever seen..the PTSD that the man experiences is on another level

[@n.b.1483]

How could you choose just 10...Grey Gardens is my favourite film ever and you capture its essence in a few sentences

[@nl3064]

It's a real good movie (it's even included among the 101 Cult Movies You Must See Before You Die). And I'm sure the narrowing process was difficult.

[@magpie405]

You forgot a little something *NATURE DOCUMENTARIES*

[@SarthakBiswal]

Magalí IB I agree...two brothers or meerkat manor shld be there

[@Followlostonline]

It was "Planet Earth"... there.

[@bend2020]

Earthlings ... how about that 1? Not necessarily about nature but close

[@mi-thran-dirsbeard.4222]

Right...with Satoyama as one of them.

[@xtraflo]

Yeah - Blackfish changed everything about Sea World..

[@pwndecaf]

All in with "Stop Making Sense." Brilliantly filmed with awesome music and infectious enthusiasm. Never fails to make me dance around the house.

[@58bobby]

I still love how it starts with nothing and musicians get added with each song.

[@teacherdude]

As always a list of classics and till now unknown movies. That's why I like this channel, you never know what to expect.

[@alexanderfeustel3500]

Teacher Dude Unknown? Most of these movies are pretty well-known and highly acclaimed.

[@duchesnejennifer]

When people say the 80's had no good music, I counter with Talking Heads. My brother sat me down in front of Stop Making Sense when I was a teenager and I will forever be grateful for it opening my world view of music. Hail David Byrne!

[@koflegend391]

Surprised Paris is Burning didn’t make it, but these are fantastic picks!

[@henrybemis9956]

Mentioned at 2:26

[@Raven-lb1qz]

Snubbed

[@TheColonyRed]

Thank You! This is awesome, i have so much to see now! Some good ones: Children Underground(2001) Waste land(2010), Searching for Sugar Man(2012) Tim's Vermeer(2013)

[@dodiaguswandi5828]

Searching for Sugarman is great one indeed

[@randomdude189]

Watch Africa addio

[@gwionbrady3722]

Best mockumentary category? Was waiting for spinal tap

[@hb0x]

The Office, Park and Rec

[@lordythegreat88]

Would Borat count? :D

[@jarpyr6791]

Gwion Brady Could easily do a new top 10 for it tbh.

[@AFabricaDeFantasia]

I think mockumentaries are more related to fiction than to documentaries ;)

[@PabloGarcia-cb8eo]

Zelig

[@briea.7870]

I love this list. I going to look into a lot of these. Although I think it's a shame that Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father wasn't given a nod. Every time I think about good documentaries, I always seem to come back to it. It's a simple premise with heartfelt intention that absolutely explodes as it goes on in a way that I can only describe as emotional whip lash. The ending is one that really sticks with you. I've never seen editing so emotional and raw before this film. It's part, biographical, auto-biographical, true crime, you name it. Plus, it still gets you even after watching it a thousand times.

[@marcjohnson3553]

Devastating movie. Surely deserved a mention

[@theotherjoedimaggio]

None of the nature documentaries? Planet Earth? The Blue Planet? March of the Penguins? Among the Great Apes?

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

Cartosa If I’m remembering correctly March of the Penguins was released in theaters.

[@1bytesnack369]

Le monde du silence.

[@glockenrein]

The Living Desert is another fantastic (if mainstream) nature documentary. I would’ve included them as a category.

[@sayakchoudhury9711]

Also Cherub of the Mist! About the elusive red pandas

[@jongon0848]

I would have gone with Blackfish personally

[@gizmog]

no nature documentaries? like "our planet" series? and science documentaries, like "Cosmos"... I think, a part 2 is required.

[@4realjacob637]

Planet Earth is #1 in my book. Really because it tells a story rather then simply,explaining things. (Plus excellent camerawork, narration, editing ect)

[@kothgames]

I love these lists because it shows me a ton of new movies I’ve barely heard of

[@Fadilanse]

and present them in a way we felt like every one of them is a gem about life that we absolutely need to watch

[@tiaduprat7212]

The tiny flash of "Searching for Sugar Man" made me so happy!! So underrated

[@waynej2608]

That was a brilliant one. I'd have selected it for sure. Also, Imagine and Amy. Guess I lean towards music/musician documentaries. Good to see The Last Waltz, at least mentioned. I also liked the one on Nina Simone. Cheers.

[@Jzeaser]

that was great,,, even won an oscar for best documentary.. HELLO

[@willthompson3573]

As a musician, I found this to be such a great story. Famous and didn’t even know it

[@Jzeaser]

@@willthompson3573 exactly

[@hetornhetorn]

Planet Earth ll takes the cake.

[@IVUSER]

AND IT WASN'T EVEN MENTIONED

[@sena167]

isn't it a TV series?

[@RyanDB]

@@sena167 Many, many documentaries are presented in multiple parts which were broadcast on TV... like, the two are no where near mutually exclusive

[@sena167]

@@RyanDB I understand but I don't think it's the case for any of the ones presented in this video. Or maybe I'm wrong about that.

[@nmeyers92]

The soundtrack is AMAZING. Actually all the scores in the Planet Earth and Blue Planet series are outstanding and very moving. The Radiohead and Hans Zimmer collaboration in the newest Blue Planet was perfect for what was being shown on screen.

[@Kaleidoscopikc]

This is such a good video! Not only do you give your top 10s but listed other docs similar to them. Truly fantastic, exactly what I needed for a binge 🖤🖤🖤

[@lalakuma9]

So THAT is the documentary that Documentary Now was spoofing. I said that to myself a few times while watching this.

[@deanisaacs1256]

Life of Brian is the best documentary ever made.

[@pastushi2883]

😊

[@YungM.D.]

Dear Zachary is probably the most heartbreaking doc I’ve ever seen Edit: one of my favorite sub-sub genres of documentary is the “movies that never were” kind of docs. You mentioned Lost in La Mancha and Jadorowsky’s Dune, but let’s not forget Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey Of Richard Stanley’s Island Of Dr Moreau and The Death Of Superman Lives. I also enjoy the doc Electric Boogaloo which goes over the rise and fall of the legendary schlock studio Canon Films

[@TaimoorHassan]

Thank You. For the video ,For the generous description of sources and putting the list in description. YT Creators are trying to get views by any means and you sir , have provided a decent description of the video that may be useful without even watching the whole video. So , I Thank You for that. Please keep doing it.

[@RyanDB]

Like lots of other commenters here, I have to say that I'm astonished that there wasn't a category for nature documentaries. I suppose that I must have a very different association with the term "documentary" than the CineFix team, but, to me, much of the work of David Attenborough is absolutely breathtaking and, if it couldn't be boiled down to a singular entry, is at least worthy of an honourable mention That being said, I don't think I've seen a single one of your picks, but a lot of them look beautiful and well worth having a look at.

[@matteframe]

The fact that you havn't seen a single film on this seminal list tells me one thing... You just want a camera hanging in the jungle with a wierd, aging jornalist in a wool suit and funny hat whispering about monkies 😇😀

[@stuartbennett7606]

So exciting. Looks like I have some good films to watch during quarantine. Thank you!

[@caesar1700]

Surprised to not see The Thin Blue Line, Crumb, Rivers and Tides, Icarus and Dear Zachary make the list.

[@Emily-gz4tr]

Dear Zachary WRECKS ME.... EVERY. DAMN. TIME.

[@caesar1700]

@@Emily-gz4tr I've seen quite a few movies in my life but nothing devastates me as much as Dear Zachary.

[@Emily-gz4tr]

RIGHT?! Holy shite that thing has the emotional wallop of an atomic bomb. So tragically powerful!!

[@caesar1700]

@@Emily-gz4tr Part of it's got to do with its manipulative editing but you can't blame him for making it the way he did. It came from a very real place in his heart so one's compelled to overlook it.

[@Emily-gz4tr]

He spoke with a very specific voice and organized the narrative to unfold the story the way his heart saw and felt it. I felt it was a perfect way for him to tell the story he was choosing to tell.

[@RyanConnop]

I can't believe you picked Stop Making Sense. You guys.... are the freaking best!

[@kooj22]

I am typing this before I watch the video. I really hope Hoop Dreams is in the top 10

[@kooj22]

YESSSSSSS. Greatest doc ever made

[@mjohnson5030]

It is.

[@RobertJRoman]

Why would you do that? I'm not trying to be a jerk. And it's not an attack on you -- lots of people do the same. I simply don't understand the impulse to comment before gaining information that you know everyone reading your comment will have, and that we know you will have in 16 minutes. We can't respond to the person writing the comment, because (having now seen the video) you are no longer that person. But maybe it's just something odd about me.

[@mjohnson5030]

@@RobertJRoman Dude, lighten up. What do you care?

[@Veggamattic]

I am a hoops junkie. I have been obsessed for over 40 years and i didn't think Hoop Dreams was that great...pretty good but not what I was expecting after all the hype.

[@claypleau7763]

I'll echo a few others, Dear Zachary as an evolving documentary about a friends personal life is incredible, and while it may not be a glimpse over a 30 year period, still more heart breaking and resonate.

[@omkarkulkarni8918]

I got into films through documentaries. But in the course of time that love got overshadowed by the glitz and glam of narrative films. This video reminded me of my first love, "documentaries". I have some watching to do.

[@daltonwilson2105]

I love how everybody is like "I can't believe so and so isn't on here" lol appreciate the damn video

[@thestray]

lol, right, a lot of people haven't caught on by now that these lists are just a vehicle to explore and appreciate all the different aspects of film.

[@neburarieiv]

For real like stfu people

[@Jzeaser]

fuck you... they're right... this list is bullshit.. i could name a few that should be there.

[@TheButterMinecart1]

I really appreciate how they choose more niche and unknown films.

[@williamweydig583]

The purpose of these lists is to instigate conversation. What would be the point if people didn't also provide their own opinions about the films that didn't make it? I love to scroll the comments to find discussion of docs I'd either forgotten or didn't know about - and that weren't brought up in the video.

[@nicolaspietrangelo5573]

I can't believe I'm this early in the video. Didn't see it yet, but for sure it has better choices than whatever watchmojo might come up with.

[@CholeLast]

Your passion for your subject is truly inspiring. Keep spreading knowledge!

[@Leoncroi]

"If they don't see happiness in the picture, at least they'll see the black." That hits me so hard.

[@jeremy812]

I'm always happy to see a new video from CineFix. Thank you for all you do.

[@WildeFyre69]

"Stop Making Sense" is hard to define for me. I have watched it many times and I see something new every time I watch it. It is an amazing film.

[@matteframe]

I always thought it was trasparently trying too hard

[@JerryC25]

This channel is a gift

[@rohitsathishnair3730]

Next one: Top 10 Road Movies please?

[@derzulya]

At least three of them would be Wim Wenders' films :)

[@reecegallagher1822]

Akif Akyel or Thelma and Louise

[@iandurn1725]

Easy Rider

[@Advent3546]

@@derzulya and the top one would be Paris, Texas

[@rohitsathishnair3730]

What I actually need more from the 'Top 10 Road Movies' episode is the subgenres that CineFix will find out. They do mention all great movies of a genre, which you'd get anyway from most websites

[@jonburrows]

Here's the full list of documentaries that they mention: Historical Documentaries 4 Little Girls (1997) They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) The Civil War (1990) 13th (2016) Battle of Chile (1975) Nostalgia for the Light (2010) West of the Tracks (2003) In the Year of the Pig (1968) The Fog of War (2003) Hearts and Minds (1974) Night and Fog (1956) The Sorrow and the Pity (1969) Twenty Years Later (1984) The Act of Killing (2012) The Look of Silence (2015) Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Shoah (1985) Social Documentaries Chronicle of a Summer (1961) Nanook of the North (1922) Land Without Bread (1932) High School (1968) D’Est (1993) Paris is Burning (1990) 7 Up Series (1964) Salesman (1969) Harlan County USA (1976) Portrait Documentaries RBG (2018) Free Solo (2018) Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) Capturing the Friedmans (2003) Grizzly Man (2005) Pina (2011) Portrait of Jason (1967) Crumb (1994) The Quince Tree Sun (1992) Grey Gardens (1975) Investigative Documentaries Tickled (2016) The Imposter (2012) O.J. Made in America (2016) The Thin Blue Line (1988) An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Titicut Follies (1967) Whores’ Glory (2011) Lake of Fire (2006) Bowling for Columbine (2002) Roger & Me (1989) The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On (1987) Sports Documentaries When We Were Kings (1996) Baseball (1994) Murderball (2005) Senna (2010) Freedom’s Fury (2006) Touching the Void (2003) Olympia (1936) Hoop Dreams (1994) Music Documentaries Searching for Sugar Man (2012) Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) Dig! (2004) Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back (1967) Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004) Monterey Pop (1968) Gimme Shelter (1970) The Last Waltz (1978) Stop Making Sense (1984) Filmmaking Documentaries Filmworker (2017) Hearts of Darkness (1991) Lost in La Mancha (2002) Burden of Dreams (1982) Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013) Kate Plays Christine (2016) American Movie (1999) Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015) Close-Up (1990) Poetic Documentaries Samsara (2011) Visitors (2013) Man with a Movie Camera (1929) Koyaanisqatsi (1982) Powwaqatsi (1988) Fata Morgana (1971) Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis (1927) Microcosmos (1996) Leviathan (2012) Chronos (1985) Baraka (1992) Essay Films A Diary for Timothy (1946) Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) F is for Fake (1973) Letter to Jane (1972) Histoire du Cinema (1988) Sans Soleil (1983) Autobiographical Documentaries Time Indefinite (1993) The Gleaners and I (2000) Blue (1993) Sherman’s March (1985) Tongues Untied (1989) Waltz with Bashir (2008) As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

[@Shelsight]

You’re a star. Thanks to you. I now have my & my family’s watchlist for the next two years...

[@karenslaughing]

Thank you- a great help to have them listed!!!🌈☀️

[@svenm711]

Uh... The Civil War? The music. The pictures. The narration. The narrators. Awesome and hypnotic. Warm and sad.

[@codmohgwbf]

There's a few like that but I personally feel documentaries are far more diverse than narratives which can make lists like this far more divisive. Cause on the one hand you have conventional docs like The Civil War, and bio docs like that of Waltz With Bashir, and visual docs like Samsara, and thens theres the sort of "is this really honest" zone that stuff like inconvenient truth (not at all questioning global warming, but rather focusing on the way the film presents itself comes off as disingenuous and alarmist) all the way up to anything by the likes of Micheal Moore (who is disingenuous).

[@alexanderfeustel3500]

svenm711 It is shown in the video.

[@svenm711]

@@alexanderfeustel3500 Ah yes, like a quick slide in a slide show. Generally I think this topic deserves more time, and more clips.

[@allenrubinstein3696]

This is wonderful and only scratches the surface. There are so many genres of documentary it begs for a second list - media compilations (Atomic Cafe), Nature docs, Cinema verite, recreations, ethnographic, purely poetic, participatory (filmmaker becomes part of the story), campaign docs, war documentaries - hell, if you're going to cover sports and movie docs, why not other well-trod subject matter like science, religion, art, environmental, family, institutions. 10 best documentarians would be amazing.

[@DevonPalmer98]

Dear Zachary because it destroyed me

[@ds010870]

Hi

[@Vinkie]

wouldn't say best, but my god did it infuriate me.

[@Spaulding13]

One of my faves, unfortunately. Devastating though...

[@joeb2487]

It's the best documentary I've ever seen that I never want to see again.

[@iain2080]

I made it until the shot of Andrews ashes on a cabinet above Zachary. I must reccomend David Bagbys book Dance With The Devil to any of you who enjoyed the film but would like to know more. There was a lot left out of the film

[@stephenphillips4609]

I've become a huge fan of Cinefix over the last couple of years....this vid shows why.

[@baritony8763]

I like the format of showing a few honorable mentions,then getting to the main course.

[@WildeFyre69]

This list was a bit hard to watch. Not because it's bad, but because it's so damn good. I have watched many of your lists in the past day and this one really punches you in the guy. Well done Sir, well done.

[@henrypatterson3021]

Some of my favorites are Atomic Cafe, The Tower, Burt's Buzz, and Supersize Me.

[@alonzomosley7]

What a refreshing selection of international documentaries ,not just american .Great to see the world

[@therunawayrascal]

mad cool that y'all gave the music doc to Stop Making Sense! i think Exit Through The Gift Shop should've at least been mentioned for the 8th spot, or maybe the last. definitely a unique/entertaining/powerful/educational/bizarre documentary taking place in what is a secret world to most people. regardless, another great list by y'all!

[@Ravi-xf8dw]

It was hoax

[@therunawayrascal]

the dude probably was, but that makes it all the better

[@PurpleLion35]

Exit through the gift shop sucks

[@krisc7135]

LOVED "Stop Making Sense" growing up (still do)! I made my mom rent the VHS so many times that the video store just let us keep a copy after a while. I guess they figured that they got their money's worth with all the rental charges (and late fees). She loved it too, but, the fact that I'd run around with the band, exhausting myself in the process, probably had everything to do with that. Best. Babysitter. Ever!

[@TobyKral007]

I recently saw samsara. That scene in the thumbnail was absolutely breathtaking

[@larstitland6965]

This is a GREAT list - well done! I´ve seen a good number of these but thank you for flagging so many others - a treasure trove...

[@makalakm1996]

My first film class in college was intro to nonfiction film, and we watched a bunch of docs. But the one that messed me up the most was Hearts and Minds. Like, it changed the way I think about history, and storytelling, and humanity. The main part I will never forget is when a Vietnamese man is shot in the head by an American soldier in the middle of the street. That one image of a man falling to the ground with blood spouting from him like a fountain haunted me for weeks. And my professor made us watch that scene (amongst others) twice. I'm not saying it's the best doc ever or anything, but man it messed me up, and I may never be able to watch it a second time but I won't need to because I can never forget it

[@elzorro9987]

If it is the on-street execution captured in the iconic photographic, it was not an American soldier who shot him, but an officer of South Vietnam.

[@matteframe]

And the guy they shot had sabbotaged and killed a bunch of people. But soemhow the photo doesn't tell us that.

[@Rakunz419]

Came running here after watching the remastered release of Stop Making Sense. It was an amazing concert and im so happy I got to see it in imax.

[@johnhowley3149]

“Shoah is our favorite history documentary” cool I like those I better check it out! “At 9 and a half hours long...” oh, uh I, that sounds like a lot of commitment

[@matteframe]

I'm sure yoi binge watch a dozen mindlessly inane episodes of drivel on buttfux. Watxh Shoah in 4 pieces. It's amazing.

[@zarinaa1135]

You guys are the amazing!!!!!!!!!! Keep the amazing work up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please some do some top ten videos for: 1) Cameos 2) Comic Relief Characters 3) Fourth Wall Breaks 4) Franchises 5) Musicals

[@darkkiss7247]

Samsara. The photography in that documentary was (is) phenomenal

[@nickcollier8622]

Stop Making sense is just the best. So happy to see it included on this list! It really is the best concert film ever made. If any of you haven’t seen it I couldn’t recommend it more

[@Sean-ek5jz]

For Me: 1. Senna 2. Waltz with Bashir 3. Grizzly Man 4. Act of Killing / Look of Silence 5. When We Were Kings 6. Hoop Dreams 7. Dear Zachary 8. Paradise Lost 9. One More Time With Feeling 10. Crumb Hon’s: The Farthest, West of Memphis, The Thin Blue Line, Citizenfour, Into the Abyss, Capturing the Friedmans

[@readysetmoses]

Senna is fantastic!

[@matteframe]

since you like such light fare, you should check out Wont You Be My neighbor"!

[@cutemariana]

Thank you for this type of content, you make my days :)

[@charleswrightman205]

The "concert" film that I always recommend is Wattstaxx. I liked it for much the same reason that I liked Woodstock in the way that it's not only about the music but also about the Characters (intentional capital C) behind the scenes, in the audience and not even at the actual concert. It captures a moment in time and place that seems totally unique.

[@Bhetol]

What I love about cinefix's top ten videos is that I'll always get about 30 movies I haven't heard of that I know I'll love to watch.

[@badgerrinc1]

You guys should just make a list of about a 100 movies that should be in everyone’s collection. I seem to be pausing your videos and jumping to Amazon, and other sites, to get these titles. So far you’ve not led me astray. But damn, you’ve put a dent in my wallet.

[@Zap_Arts]

Happy to see so many in the comments have seen my favorite Doc, Dear Zachary. Truly an amazing and shocking movie. Also, props to IGN, this is a really great top 10 list.

[@Ravi-xf8dw]

Dear Zachary should have been mentioned. It's heartbreaking

[@adamkoyn792]

Not my personal picks, but two you absolutely nailed are Stop Making Sense and Hoop Dreams... such brilliant pieces of cinema.

[@Mr_Xzanders]

In my opinion, a person who doesn't known cinema at all but wanted to start understand, should begin watching documentaries

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Agreed.

[@Xizura]

As i was moving ahead is the best film of all time period. Best video in a while.

[@darrelhicks9740]

It's a smaller one but Dear Zachary is fantastic

[@justinhenry4102]

Darrel Hicks Completely agree. Dear Zachary broke me.

[@Dopesickgypsy]

I cant even think about Dear Zachary without getting disgusted

[@liquidamusica]

Wow, Dear Zachary broke me up too man. It's my favorite doc.

[@Idonotsa49]

It’s not necessarily all that well made. I absolutely love it because of the content, but the actual filmmaking is pretty flawed.

[@fellymae2864]

I loved it!

[@melvingaldamez8985]

Your vids have shown me so many movies and films I would’ve otherwise never seen. I appreciate it

[@henry_1997]

It's nice to see The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On get the respect it deserves. What an insanely-brilliant documentary!

[@pierivruys2567]

One of my favourite documentaries is Refused Are Fucking Dead, about Swedish hardcore / punk band Refused and how they bitterly split during an American tour that should have been their crowning. It's absolutely beautiful, moving and it makes you want to pick up a mic and scream your frustration at the world's face. A must-see for anyone into music.

[@Molimo95]

amazing, you made it trough the hole video without saying werner herzog even once.

[@alexanderfeustel3500]

Mackie Messer I mean, they mentioned several of his movies, at least.

[@andrewlewis414]

I was thinking the same thing. I did like the brief mention of Les Blank’s “Burden of Dreams”. Also not hearing more of Errol Morris was surprising.

[@fododude]

@@andrewlewis414 I rewatched the Thin Blue Line a few years ago and I was disappointed because it seemed to have aged poorly. I dunno though.

[@ophello]

This is an incredibly high quality channel.

[@matteframe]

This comment is well thought out, grammatically correct, and pertinent to the conversation. Bravo!

[@TheCreepypro]

this list was pretty good and despite missing some of my favorites like Supersize Me and the Mr. Rogers documentary that came out last year I must say based on what you put on your list I'm going to have to redefine what I though a documentary was cause I don't think I understood the full scope of what a documentary could be till now so thanks for that

[@randomdude189]

Watch Africa addio

[@djstarsign]

Very pleased to see Harlan County USA on the list. This documentary is better than 90% of fiction, narrative films ever made and I stand by this statement. While I was initially apprehensive about watching a documentary about coal miners (for no real reason, probably thought it was going to be boring), I was quickly won over by his movie. A must watch. Also, this KZbin channel never fails to impress me with its insight. Happy to see Close Up and Sans Soleil on the list as well. And I finally feel better about my preference for Baraka over Koyaanisqatsi. As someone who watched both Chronos and Baraka before watching Godfrey Reggio’s film, I always felt blasphemous for preferring those films to the “original”. Great list as always.

[@pizzalover0075]

Bit surprised that "Woodstock" didn't receive a mention in the music/concert category.

[@nl3064]

It's a significant movie, certainly one of the most significant music doc's ever (up there with Gimme Shelter) - (Both are included among the 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die) - but IT'S THEIR LIST NOT YOURS - good god, why is every other narcissistic comment some critic who's oh so "surprised" that not every list matches yours?!

[@diymatt]

This puts so much more perspective on on some of the Documentray Now episodes I was clueless one. THANKS!

[@Biring1]

Dear Zachary should´ve been on this list. Tore my heart out and is such a fascinating project.

[@vividhkothari1]

Your videos make me contemplate life and then cry.

[@lynchie2073]

one of my favourites is child of rage, a heartbreaking story of abuse and how it affects victims long after its stopped. it depicts how the cycle of abuse continues through victims, but is ultimately a positive story of healing

[@ScrubTigre]

Ken Burns' Baseball is my favorite documentary of all time. Such a thorough story over many different chapters.

[@WildeFyre69]

Damn dude - you had me tearing up on #1, much the same way I did the first time I watched Schindler's List. I took me years before I could watch it again with a more mature outlook. That time period until I watched it the 2nd time was 25 years. I'm 60 now.

[@randomdude189]

Watch Africa addio

[@higginio]

My favourite doc is Searching for Sugarman, glad to see it get a very brief mention!

[@bicyclist2]

I haven't seen most of these. I'm glad Michael Moore was mentioned. I've seen almost everything he's done. There are lots of documentaries mentioned here. The ones I like best are the ones that teach me something I didn't know. Thank you.

[@ThePauseMenuVlog]

Cinefix is one of the best KZbin channels ever to exist.

[@matteframe]

ONE of the best? Come on man, stand up! Cinefix is THE best channel on KZbin, Amazon, Disney Stream, Vimeo, Cable TV, SportsNet, PornHub, Dish Network, Channel 32 Chicago, your neighbor's pirated stations, North Korean State Truth Network, and the little tv they have when you fill up your gas nowadaYS. CINEFIX RUUULLLEZ. 🎦 🎭

[@artturnerjr]

Some personal favorites: - The Kids Are Alright (Jeff Stein, 1979) - Hoop Dreams (Steve James, 1994) - Eat the Document (Bob Dylan, 1972) - F for Fake (Orson Welles, 1975) - Crumb (Terry Zwigoff, 1994) - Fahrenheit 9/11 (Michael Moore, 2004) - Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) - The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, 1978) - Beware of Mr. Baker (Jay Bulger, 2012) - Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (Bahr/Hickenlooper/Coppola, 1991) - Woodstock (Michael Wadleigh, 1970)

[@dantebad]

oh man... im a total noob when it comes to documentaries. Thanks to you guys I now have a 10 picks guide to where to start. I haven't seen any of the picks but a few of the other ones mentioned like waltz with bashir. im eager to watch now Sho and the one on 2nd position. Such an awesome work for you guys. keep it up

[@thekingofcool2105]

Best documentary? The act of killing.

[@nikokaapa]

It's absolutely that good and possibly even better. I have never encouraged more poeple to watch this film and here we are again. Go watch it, but also keep in mind: It will fuck you up!@@wildoranges

[@aleca15]

That film destroyed me. I can't bring myself to watch it again.

[@jasonmach692]

Aren Fox I just watched The Act of Killing today and that movie blew my mind. You get to see interviews from killers and because of it you really get to get inside the mind of a murder. You observe how some try to rationalize their actions and how others feel no guilt. I would highly recommend The Act of Killing which now might be my favorite documentary.

[@nikokaapa]

The whole beauty, for alack of a better word, of the film is, in my opinion, them not only retelling what they did, but actually re-enacting and reliving it. The entire change in character of some of the murderers is so gripping… @@jasonmach692

[@jasonmach692]

Niko Kääpä The ending of The Act of Killing gave goosebumps I’m still just in shock

[@fantasianB]

Of course you left the best ones out! Working man's death, Darwin's nightmare, Black Sun, The Corporation, Ford Escort...

[@Luboman411]

My favorite documentaries--"Hoop Dreams" (I don't like basketball, I know very little about it, but the story was so good that I just was riveted from end to end. Incredible!), "Grizzly Man" (A bizarre plunge into the life of a crazed, damaged man.), "Baraka" (Utterly gorgeous!), "Bus 174" (A searing indictment of the racism and classism found in modern-day Brazil.), Ken Burns' "New York" (A very long but riveting documentary on the history of my hometown--New York City!) and "Paris is Burning" (Vibrant, alive, really out there. Loved it!)

[@mikhailfranco]

Agree, _Bus 174_ is totally mesmerizing and ultimately shocking.

[@ojtanaka]

this channel is easily the best part of ign

[@shellraiser1113]

My favourite documentary of all-time is "Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father". Beautifully done with a shocking twist.

[@leeon425]

I've been fascinated by documentaries as long as I can remember. This list makes me wanna watch even more documentaries.