International Documentary Association top 25 documentaries


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

List

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

    Statistics

Night and Fog is the oldest and shortest entry on the list 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, Born into Brothels and Woodstock.
Michael Moore, Errol Morris and The Maysles Brothers have multiple entries on the list.