Top 30 Best Documentary Films of the Last Decade

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@WatchMojo 9 ай бұрын

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@perkosean 8 ай бұрын

That ur list are garbage. Where the hell was the framing britney doc u know the one that probably has more views than the rest of these combined. Yet u put in one about tickling 🙄. Yeah I'm unsubbing

@vishalkalicharan7710 8 ай бұрын

Please do Top 20 Sexiest Male Video Game Characters!!

@ripplewine6112 4 ай бұрын

I want to watch every one of these.

@sallycapotosto6927 8 ай бұрын

Won't You Be My Neighbor and 25 Feet From Stardom (the 2014 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary) were co-produced by my daughter Caryn Capotosto.

@Vee_of_the_Weald 8 ай бұрын

Wow! What a proud mother you must be - and a great parent you must have been for moulding and setting free such an accomplished human. Congratulations and thank you, Ma’am. 🙏🏻

@maryjones8741 8 ай бұрын

WOW 🎉

@hernandezmarkie7382 6 ай бұрын

Badass

@robpolaris7272 8 ай бұрын

I don’t remember the title but I saw a documentary on a guy in the NFL who was diagnosed with ALS. He was a new father and was making videoes so his son could see who his father was. Not only was it difficult to see his body deteriorate but his wife was clearly pulling away from him and starting a relationship with his nurse. That must have been very painful for him to experience.

@ruth80809 8 ай бұрын

I think the title is Gleeson

@robpolaris7272 8 ай бұрын

@@ruth80809 That was it, thank you.

@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607 8 ай бұрын

“My Octopus Teacher” & “Free Solo” are excellent. They’re what got me into docs. Esp the latter. Alex Honnold is a beast. He is INCREDIBLE

@Jeremiah_Rivers76 8 ай бұрын

Trying to scale El Capitan without any safety measures? How about no? A choose-your-own-adventure book is way safer.

@crossxfuse 8 ай бұрын

Free Solo was good but also pretty depressing

@MonkeyDLuffy-yt9zi 8 ай бұрын

13th is actually one of my favorite shows. I can never forget the moment I watched it since it is stuck in my mind. I rewatched it many times and will always rewatch it if people want to do it I love it. Great list!

@rcisneros8567 8 ай бұрын

FYI. Your comment doesn't make it clear if you enjoy the content or the documentary. Basically are you part of the Lock them up crowd?

@corymorimacori1059 8 ай бұрын

“And crikey you’re such a boring guy you can make a whole show about the ocean dry!” Steve Irwin

@fredererpower 8 ай бұрын

But with the sheilas, you sure had fun, your mistress was as young as your first born son!

@Vee_of_the_Weald 8 ай бұрын

Those lists of yours are always a great source of inspiration and information for me. Please keep them coming!

@anthonyg2889 8 ай бұрын

Seen nothing better than dear Zachary yet

@Kfabiano10 8 ай бұрын

Dear Zackary left a would that hasn't fully healed.

@Avax84 8 ай бұрын

Before I continue, free to disagree with me. The documentary “Surviving 9/11” really got me and dove straight into the events of that day and family members of deceased were interviewed or people who witnessed it. It got me from beginning to end. I think it could be list worthy

@chriswaugh3118 8 ай бұрын

My favorite and the one I think should be number 1 is They Shall Not Grow Old. Also along with this was a documentary about how the film was made. If you haven't seen both, please watch them. If you've only seen the documentary, watch how they made it. It's an amazing documentary.

@Trix897 8 ай бұрын

I grew up in the same town as Roger Ebert, and there is a film festival there every year in his name. It’s the same town that brought the world George Will, Alison Krauss, Paul Debevec, REO Speedwagon, Bonnie Blair and the band Champaign. It’s amazing how unassuming Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is, but I will say it was an amazing place to grow up.

@trinaq 8 ай бұрын

I loved the Amy Winehouse documentary, I hope that the upcoming biopic will do her justice.

@kamsismith 8 ай бұрын

Me too. I'm afraid it will be similar to Blonde without the pornographic aspects of that movie. I have a similar fear for the Michael Jackson movie where his pain and trauma will be commidified. This is not to say gloss his demons, but don't make it the main focus either. I'm simply tired of the commodification of pain and trauma of women and minorities in biopics.

@michaelgallagher3640 8 ай бұрын

Michael isn't vilified because of the color of his skin it's because he's a predator.

@kamsismith 8 ай бұрын

@@michaelgallagher3640Those boys lied about being abused. It was revealed the reason those boys lied was because they were opportunists. That alone is an insult to sexual abuse survivors.

@Trix897 8 ай бұрын

Considering that the biopic is being directed by a sexual predator, I will avoid it.

@VivCrepsley 8 ай бұрын

Not really since the foundation of her father is involved and we all know how bad of a person he was (probably still is.)

@thedefinitionisthis 8 ай бұрын

Hands down, "OJ: Made in America" is one of the best, if not THE best documentary of the past couple years. Being a kid who grew up on 90s hoops though, the doc I definitely have revisited a lot since its premiere is "The Last Dance".

@Trix897 8 ай бұрын

I loved “Summer of Soul.” So many wonderful stories from a time where these events were rarely covered by mainstream media at the time.

@CatsOverBrats 8 ай бұрын

My octopus teacher is such a beautiful documentary.

@uhdudewhy7980 8 ай бұрын

LA 92 (2017) is my favorite documentary. Didn't see it on here. Bummer.

@Trix897 8 ай бұрын

That was an excellent one that really got into the issues that led to the riots in that area in Los Angeles. It was eye opening for me.

@RCT1963 8 ай бұрын

Great list. I’ll be checking out as many as I can.

@Pulpos999 8 ай бұрын

Summer of Soul is beautiful. Boys State is concerning to say the least. Citizen Four is downright terrifying. Free Solo is stunning. One that is probably missing here is Beyond Utopia, had me on the edge of my seat the whole time...

@hectorsmommy1717 8 ай бұрын

There is an excellent new documentary out now called "Bad River". I goes into how Big Oil is running roughshod over the indigenous people who live along Lake Superior and also tells much of the history of how the US government, and specifically the Bureau of Indian Affairs, sells them out when there are corporate profits to be made, even when the profits are Canadian companies, not US.

@Cl3moh 8 ай бұрын

War Photographer (2001) featuring James Nachtwey should be on this list. It's one of the most powerful films I've ever watched. It's dark but it's definitely better than many of the films in the video.

@MscClassic Ай бұрын

No it shouldnt....it was not in the last decade.

@adriennemeyer3408 8 ай бұрын

The octopuses are studying us to learn our weaknesses. It's all part of their eventual plot to take over the world.

@alioh7615 8 ай бұрын

Tickled was absolutely WILD

@Julie-p6u6m 8 ай бұрын

As an Apollo nerd I loved “Apollo 11”. I tried to get my 3 grandkids who were aged 6-10 at the time to watch it with me and to get them to understand what an amazing accomplishment the moon landing was. Needless to say they weren’t impressed. Maybe when they get a bit older they’ll get it.

@ciborg25 8 ай бұрын

The Mole Agent is one that I feel should be on the list, is such a tragic exploration of loneliness and abandonment of elders.

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 8 ай бұрын

Honorable mentions: Crip Camp Attica Fire of Love Honeyland

@boballen1078 8 ай бұрын

Hotel California was a rip off of a Jethro Tull song, We Used to Know…….Funny thing is they were Tulls opening act before their hit.

@Oleksandr_Poliakh 8 ай бұрын

No "20 days in Mariupol", big omission

@aaronando1218 8 ай бұрын

It's propaganda

@Oleksandr_Poliakh 8 ай бұрын

@@aaronando1218 you didn't even watch it

@katashworth41 8 ай бұрын

Won’t You Be My Neighbor made me understand why Mr Rogers is such a big name in the States (I’ve shocked more than one American by saying I never watched him as a kid, he wasn’t shown here).

@michaelsmyth3935 8 ай бұрын

12:00 Fred Rogers helped teach 16:45 me how important it is to be kind. 11:30 ILLEGAL Surveillance programs... any reason you left that out? 😒

@brennanbeyer5645 8 ай бұрын

10:25 I went to Badger Boys State. I 100% need to watch this!

@filthybonnet 8 ай бұрын

I went to Florida Girl State in 2001 and had some guy friends who went to Florida Boy State. Totally want to watch this now too.

@andtheneverythingchangedwh5234 7 ай бұрын

Sour Grapes should have made this list. It's a fun and fascinating doc

@rauldjvp3053 3 ай бұрын

Nan Goldin is a very accomplished artist and photographer, not just an activist! Half of All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is her biography.

@emiliobello2538 8 ай бұрын

Won’t You Be My Neighbor should have been nominated for the Oscars

@chrispeterson8781 8 ай бұрын

I don't have something as bad as Parkinson's, but I do have a movement disorder which makes life very hard if not for botox injections. The Michael J Fox doc was great.

@MichaelPaoli 8 ай бұрын

You missed one: Standard Operating Procedure It's absolutely not an easy pleasant watch, but very important and illuminating. Probably ought be required viewing for all US Citizens - at least short of having a valid medical exemption. Damn glad I watched it, but wouldn't want to watch it a second time.

@Primo420 5 ай бұрын

Europa: The Last Battle. This should be at the top of everyone's watch list.

@whoa9751 8 ай бұрын

Summer of Soul was absolutely brilliant

@viniciuslepore8686 8 ай бұрын

you guys mencioned "senna" and put images of his most notorious rival during those few seconds. not cool, man.

@mannykhan7752 8 ай бұрын

I think "LA 92" shouldve been part of this.

@motivatedbytheluvinspiredbyh8 8 ай бұрын

It was making me feel queasy just watching about Free Solo! Im super afraid of heights! Takes some serious guts to climb without any safety equipment! Looks like a cool documentary though.

@fingmd 8 ай бұрын

"Three identical strangers" is my personal #1

@CapQuest1 8 ай бұрын

King von rap 1st serial killer one of the best docs I’ve seen recently trap lord pieced it together beautifully

@wickman33 8 ай бұрын

Yall slept on Paranormal Activity and Borat.

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 8 ай бұрын

🤭

@GEMINIEARTHWALKER 8 ай бұрын

I felt that the entire series was great, because the story was never about futurism or Sci-Fi, in the strictness sense. It was about the robots becoming Gods, and establishing a new pantheon. . It was one of the most intelligent tv series ever made. It has more in common with The Three Body Problem than the way we perceive Jurassic Park. . The intellectualism of Westworld is the closest that anyone has gotten to what Michael Crichton wrote about, in regards to the future and perception of our reality

@josh72456 8 ай бұрын

The ones ones I’ve seen from the list are They Shall Not Grow Old, Amy and 13th.

@HartKent 8 ай бұрын

Trust a New Zealander to stumble onto something so weird when you’re just looking for fun. Shout out to kiwi courage for carrying on when they tried to stop him!! As for the OJ doc - maybe I’m in the minority but I’m so over him and no longer watch anything about what he did. It’s all focused on him not the victims and that’s just wrong … well that’s my opinion / rant anyway

@ExotikaHollow1379 8 ай бұрын

If you want a documentary focusing on the victims, you should watch 77 Minutes; it’s a documentary on the McDonalds massacre, and why it took so long for the police to stop the shooter.

@salvadorlopez2484 4 ай бұрын

Im shocked that they didnt show or said anything about Nan Goldin’s photography 😭

@whoa9751 8 ай бұрын

I’d give an honorable mention to “The Look of Silence” very powerful sequel to “The Act of Killing”

@emiliobello2538 8 ай бұрын

Missed this

@PrincessZelda_is_My_Side_Chick 8 ай бұрын

How can you not have "The Last Dance " on here? Definitely one of the best documentaries made in the last 10 years... It was so damn good, I binge watched all 10 episodes in a row the day it came out because after watching the first episode, I didn't want to stop watching Also, if you want to learn more about how shady Nickelodeon studios was back in its heyday, and how they knowingly allowed child molestors to work with children simply because those perverts made money, watch Quiet on the Set. Its definitely a real eye opener.

@g_clayton 8 ай бұрын

The Act of Killing??????

@sheilagravely5621 8 ай бұрын

I love MJF!!! From his beginning and will to the end.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ im praying for a cure.❤

@CollinHahn 8 ай бұрын

you misses The Alpinist

@Terahnee 8 ай бұрын

#21 "All the Beauty and the Blood" - the Sackler story inspired S1E1 of Leverage Redemption. In that it's the fictional Maxwell family that made money off opioids (and the deaths caused by them) and had their contributions removed from a museum.

@IonorRea 3 ай бұрын

Here is an idea, make a new or use existing competition for 6-12 best documentary movies each year across the world, and then put them in DVD quality on 50GB dual layer Blu-Ray as is used for 4K video for under 40$, so even people in developing parts of the world can afford the best of what last year produced, and watch it on TV or laptop with external DL Blu-Ray capable player, thus providing access that cannot be later removed by governmental or steaming services region blocking and removal from your purchases list because "we no longer having license" shenanigans... Got plenty of documentaries from Dogwoof, Michael Moore, Morgan Spurlock, Oliver Stone, etc. on DVD (Manufacturing Consent also on DVD from Noah Chomsky, and Hypernormalization on Web from Adam Curtis are among the most useful to see for young people to switch from lazy acceptance of official narrative to critical thinking) but not a big fan of steaming-only services, especially as people who need to watch these documentaries the most, often do not have good internet connection even in the US, far less in developed nations where people in power using the low-quality of average education against local communities.

@mhajan8298 8 ай бұрын

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock

@henriqueasken4924 5 ай бұрын

three identical strangers is the best for me

@oofbih6397 8 ай бұрын

13th is so important but it has fallen off in popularity these past few years and that is so disappointing

@Trix897 8 ай бұрын

I recommend it all the time to people that want to learn more about the problems with our criminal justice system and mistreatment of Black men.

@champagneredneck 8 ай бұрын

Surprised they didn’t say the Iraq/Afghanistan Conflict or the Global War on Terror

@christianromero6604 8 ай бұрын

The triplets was way hard man...they completely fcuked that family up for science...those brothers were basically hurt, and cuz "oh its for science" that was made ok, one of thw brothers commited suicide..😊

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 8 ай бұрын

That smiley face at the end 🤔 though

@sheilagravely5621 8 ай бұрын

Oh no! That's so sad, why are you smiling?

@talesyuki 8 ай бұрын

Ah, I remember watching Visages, villages (Faces places). It's beautiful. Highly recommend it.

@SammiePopCulture 8 ай бұрын

I'm bothered these 2 docs aren't there 'Open Secret' (2014) & The Boy Band Con (2019)

@triptrip3041 8 ай бұрын

There’s some great but heartbreaking documentaries about occupied 🇵🇸.

@z50king29 7 ай бұрын

You forgot, "The Most Hated Family in the America" with Louis Theroux

@This_clever_kid72 8 ай бұрын

I feel like Finders Keepers deserves an honorable mention.

@alioh7615 8 ай бұрын

I just looked up the synopsis, it sounds wild

@MscClassic Ай бұрын

Athlete A should be on the list IMO.

@kernowpictures2002 8 ай бұрын

I think Prehistoric Planet should be there

@deganner7440 5 ай бұрын

I have 2 siblings diagnosed with Parkinson’s and the chances of myself developing is probably high. I’m so afraid to watch Michael J Fox’s Still.

@Mr-Safology 8 ай бұрын

Ukraine on fire for the ridiculous claims and the Uigher documentary about a Chinese surgeon that was forced to cut open living, wounded uighers to sell on the black market, for the Chinese government. They were being tested on for nuclear power side effects, and this brave surgeon escaped and told us the story. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, please reply as I want to watch it again.

@scurvydawg61 8 ай бұрын

I wonder why Sound Of Freedom didn't make the list?

@MyriamSchweingruber 8 ай бұрын

Where is "20 days in Mariupol"? This is a sad omission indeed😔

@sounanya3 7 ай бұрын

Dominion or Earthlings should be there

@blugreen123 7 ай бұрын

"Invasive assault?" Isn't all assault invasive?

@mafarineusa 8 ай бұрын

Interestingply, you can't find Minding the gap full documentary on youtube. A documentary about racism and poverty you'd have to pay to watch.

@DaddyPoppe79 8 ай бұрын

So no mentioning of "The War on Children" Why?

@Windbend3r 8 ай бұрын

Conspiracy documentaries are the best ones. You gotta look for them yourselves because big mainstream platforms like this don’t post about them.

@waittillfamewtf2385 8 ай бұрын

🪦 "20 Days in Mariupol" (2023)

@joshuabennett8110 8 ай бұрын

That documentary made me cry, absolutely tragic and absolutely brave of the reporters to say in enemy lines to bring the truth into what was actually going on.

@popculturedad8128 8 ай бұрын

Where's 'Val' ? Its a great documentary on Val Kilmer

@manoftheusajones5147 8 ай бұрын

TOP 10 Ugliest Robots

@andrewsmall6834 8 ай бұрын

Where is "what is a woman?"

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 8 ай бұрын

I want to see that one

@kratos692 8 ай бұрын

somebody give the bloody timestamp!

@WilliamLB 2 күн бұрын

American movie!!!!

@louiematarazzo 8 ай бұрын

Wow surprised athlete a isn’t on here; as well as don’t fuck with cats

@daveerk6573 8 ай бұрын

Your own problems are the worst.

@dykan-kt4es 8 ай бұрын

the watch mojo fall off is amazing

@CandiceVidito 8 ай бұрын

What are you talking about?

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 8 ай бұрын

😮

@ronattamurray142 8 ай бұрын

Hello

@daveerk6573 8 ай бұрын

Snowden is a traitor

@perkosean 8 ай бұрын

Where's The Framing Britney Doc ? Its easily the most talked about thing for months . Once again a shit list

@leahsmith4310 8 ай бұрын

The Michael j Fox documentary should be no where be near 30. That was just unbelievably real and wonderful

@electrickid101 8 ай бұрын

Did idocracy make the list ? Most real documentary ever

@Trix897 8 ай бұрын

It didn’t, but since it became an unintentional documentary, I didn’t expect it to make the cut.

@electrickid101 8 ай бұрын

Was only off by about 400 years

@Censored4UViaGoogle 8 ай бұрын

I love shows tackling racism, just can’t get enough of it. Every now and then a like a side of feminist empowerment! I want to think about it and talk about it all the time, because as an American, these are the only issues that matter and if you don’t agree you’re a racist misogynist! Great list!

@Hilz28 8 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who finds Mr. Rogers creepy? 🤔😬

@highwind1991 8 ай бұрын

O.J. Made in America. End of story. Easy number 1

@beyondview 8 ай бұрын

13th is rightfully number 1. People are so quick to penalize and crucify a man that murdered two people and was acquitted, but won't lift a finger for the injustices, murders, beatings, mass incarceration, etc. of Black Americans.