Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

Categories: Cinema | History | People | Psychology | Society | World

Some of the greatest moments in cinematic history are documentary scenes.

To find out which documentaries have gained the most acclaim over time, we reached out to Rotten Tomatoes Review Collectors, responsible for ranking the leading documentaries in history.

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Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

1. A glance of silence.

A genocide survivor family in Indonesia is confronted with people who killed one of their brothers.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

2. When we were kings.

A documentary about the 1974 heavyweight fight in Zaire, Rumble in the Jungle, between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

3. Bill Cunningham New York.

Profile of a famous and extraordinarily fun New York fashion photographer.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

4. Rivers and tides.

Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures created from elements of nature

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

5. Fog of War.

The history of America is seen through the eyes of former Secretary of Defense under President John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

6. Invisible war.

An investigative documentary on the rape epidemic of soldiers in the US military.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

7. Waltz with Bashir.

The Israeli filmmaker interviews other veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to restore his own memories of his time in the conflict.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

8. Amy.

Archived footage and personal testimonials provide an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

9. Taxi to the dark side.

Alex Gibney reveals details of US torture and interrogation during the war in Afghanistan.

Top 10 documentaries of all time, according to critics

10. I'm not a Negro.

The writer James Baldwin tells the story of racism in America today.

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