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Best Documentaries so far in 2021

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Top rated Documentaries on Filmaffinity so far in 2021

1

A Perfect Planet A Perfect Planet

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Huw Cordey, Nick Shoolingin-Jordan

Documentary, Self: David Attenborough

8.2

335
2

The Beatles: Get Back The Beatles: Get Back

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Peter Jackson

Documentary, Self: The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr ...

8.2

2,813
3

Life of Crime 1984-2020 Life of Crime 1984-2020

documentary

2021

Jon Alpert

Documentary, Freddie Rodriguez, Deliris Vasquez, Robert Steffey

8.1

677
4

McCartney 3, 2, 1 McCartney 3, 2, 1

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Zachary Heinzerling

Documentary, Self: Paul McCartney, Rick Rubin

8.0

813
5

Atlántico Atlántico

tv seriesdocumentary

2021

Daniel Landa

Documentary

8.0

110
6

Ennio: The Maestro Ennio: The Maestro

documentary

2021

Giuseppe Tornatore

Documentary, Self: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Hans Zimmer ...

8.0

2,357
7

The Wisdom of Trauma The Wisdom of Trauma

documentary

2021

Maurizio Benazzo, Zaya Benazzo

Documentary, Self: Russell Brand, James Doty, Tim Ferriss, Gabor Mate

7.9

63
8

Man in the Arena: Tom Brady Man in the Arena: Tom Brady

tv seriesdocumentary

2021

Gotham Chopra, Erik LeDrew

Documentary, Self: Tom Brady, Willie McGinest, Drew Bledsoe

7.9

99
9

Universe Universe

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Ashley Gething

Documentary, Self: Brian Cox

7.9

137
10

Proven Facts Proven Facts

documentary

2021

Alejo Moreno

Documentary

7.8

364
11

The Velvet Queen The Velvet Queen

documentary

2021

Marie Amiguet

Documentary, Self: Vincent Munier, Sylvain Tesson

7.8

1,349
12

Can't Get You Out of My Head Can't Get You Out of My Head

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Adam Curtis

Documentary, Voice: Adam Curtis

7.8

161
13

9/11: One Day in America 9/11: One Day in America

tv seriesdocumentary

2021

Daniel Bogado

Documentary

7.8

469
14

La Familia La Familia

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Luis Mora

Documentary, Self: Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio, Rudy Fernández ...

7.7

2,298
15

The Rescue The Rescue

documentary

2021

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin

Documentary

7.7

1,326
16

The Alpinist The Alpinist

documentary

2021

Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen

Documentary, Self: Marc-André Leclerc, Reinhold Messner, Brette Harrington, Peter Mortimer, Alex Honnold

7.7

2,352
17

Film, the Living Record of our Memory Film, the Living Record of our Memory

documentary

2021

Inés Toharia Terán

Documentary

7.6

52
18

Clarkson's Farm Clarkson's Farm

tv seriesdocumentary

2021

Gavin Whitehead

Documentary, Self: Jeremy Clarkson, Kaleb Cooper, Lisa Hogan, Charlie Ireland, Gerald Cooper

7.6

743
19

Secrets of the Whales Secrets of the Whales

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Brian Armstrong, Andy Mitchell

Documentary, Sigourney Weaver

7.6

116
20

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

documentary

2021

Questlove

Documentary, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Abbey Lincoln ...

7.6

1,620
21

Hemingway Hemingway

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Ken Burns, Lynn Novick

Documentary, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, Keri Russell, Meryl Streep

7.6

110
22

Mr Bachmann and His Class Mr Bachmann and His Class

2021

Maria Speth

Documentary, Self: Dieter Bachmann, Aynur Bal, Önder Cavdar

7.6

122
23

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon

Documentary, Self: Muhammad Ali

7.5

56
24

L’hora fosca L’hora fosca

tv seriesdocumentary

2021

José Ángel Montiel

Documentary

7.5

164
25

Pico Reja, la verdad que la tierra esconde Pico Reja, la verdad que la tierra esconde

documentary

2021

Remedios Malvárez, Arturo Andújar

Documentary, Self: Rocío Márquez, Antonio Manuel Rodríguez Ramos

7.5

178
26

Oasis Knebworth 1996 Oasis Knebworth 1996

Concert

2021

Jake Scott

Documentary, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Alan White, Paul McGuigan

7.5

214
27

Life in Color with David Attenborough Life in Color with David Attenborough

tv seriesdocumentary

2021

Adam Geiger, Bridget Appleby, Nick Green

Documentary, Self: David Attenborough

7.5

577
28

Atomic Cover-up Atomic Cover-up

mediadocumentary

2021

Greg Mitchell

Documentary

7.5

66
29

Come From Away Come From Away

2021

Christopher Ashley

Documentary

7.5

82
30

Vitals Vitals

miniseriesdocumentary

2021

Fèlix Colomer Vallès

Documentary

7.5

406

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