International Documentary Association top 25 documentaries

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The International Documentary Association produced in 2007 a list of the top 25 documentary films as voted by members.[1]

List[]

  1. Hoop Dreams (1994)[2]
  2. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
  3. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
  4. Spellbound (2002)
  5. Harlan County, U.S.A. (1976)
  6. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
  7. Crumb (1994)
  8. Gimme Shelter (1970)
  9. The Fog of War (2003)
  10. Roger & Me (1989)
  11. Super Size Me (2004)
  12. Dont Look Back (1967)
  13. Salesman (1968)
  14. Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
  15. Sherman's March (1986)
  16. Grey Gardens (1976)
  17. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
  18. Born into Brothels (2004)
  19. Titicut Follies (1967)
  20. Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
  21. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
  22. Winged Migration (2002)
  23. Grizzly Man (2005)
  24. Night and Fog (1955)
  25. Woodstock (1970)

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Statistics[]

Night and Fog is the oldest and shortest entry on the list[5] while An Inconvenient Truth is the most recent as of 2020.

Six Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature winners are featured on the list: Bowling for Columbine, Harlan County, U.S.A., An Inconvenient Truth, The Fog of War,[6] Born into Brothels and Woodstock.

Michael Moore, Errol Morris and The Maysles Brothers have multiple entries on the list.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Thomas White (Nov–Dec 2007). "IDA's Top 25 Documentaries". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ The Influence of Hoop Dreams, Twenty Five Years Later|TIME.com
  3. ^ International Documentary Association’s List of 25 Best Docs Has Film Nerds Going Docu-Mental! - Vulture
  4. ^ International Documentary Association Releases List of Top 25 Documentaries - Film Junk
  5. ^ Night and Fog (1955)|The Criterion Collection
  6. ^ 10 Best Documentary Feature Oscar Winners, According to Rotten Tomatoes - ScreenRant
  7. ^ Lists: IDA's 25 Best Documentaries|IndieWire

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