50 Greatest Documentaries

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In 2005, Channel 4 conducted a poll to determine what the British public considered to be the 50 greatest documentary films. The final result was broadcast in October 2005.

— I stopped compiling the list as I found a number of the entries were television series and I didn’t want to pollute the AllConsuming database.

  2. 2.
    Touching the Void
    by Kevin Macdonald
  3. 3.
    Bowling for Columbine

  5. 5.
    Capturing the Friedmans
    by Andrew Jarecki
  6. 6.
    ?
    The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off

  7. 7.
    Life on Earth

  8. 8.
    Fahrenheit 9/11

  9. 9.
    When We Were Kings
    by Leon Gast
  10. 10.
    ?
    Faking It

  11. 11.
  12. 12.
    ?
    This Week: Death on the Rock

  13. 13.
    ?
    The Leader, His Driver and the Driver's Wife
    by Nick Broomfield
  14. 14.
    One Day in September
    by Kevin Macdonald
  15. 15.
    ?
    Fourteen Days in May

  16. 16.
    Super Size Me

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Created by Chris Nolan.ca on Oct 05, 2006.
 

Comments

mizoguchi

Untitled — 5 years ago

The trouble with such polls is it reflects the general public’s limited viewing (geographically and historically). Anyway, take a look at my list of recommended documentaries, which is far from definitive as there are plenty of good uns i’ve not seen and is only my personal taste.

Jan 15, 12:19AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

karyncake

planet earth — 5 years ago

David Attenborough series on bbc1 right now.

Dec 21, 12:14PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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