The 91 Best Documentaries of the 2000s

91 documentaries

The documentaries from the 2000s worth your time, ranked.

The decade documentaries went mainstream. The Fog of War is Robert McNamara looking back on Vietnam, Man on Wire is pure joy, and The King of Kong is two grown men at war over Donkey Kong. Go into Dear Zachary knowing nothing.

Dear Zachary poster
1

Dear Zachary

2008 · 1h 34m

8.594%
The Fog of War poster
2

The Fog of War

2003 · 1h 47m

8.096%
Man on Wire poster
3

Man on Wire

2008 · 1h 34m

7.7100%
The Power of Nightmares poster
4

The Power of Nightmares

2004 · 3 eps

8.788%
Planet Earth poster
5

Planet Earth

2006 · 11 eps

9.4
The King of Kong poster
6

The King of Kong

2007 · 1h 23m

8.097%
Bowling for Columbine poster
7

Bowling for Columbine

2002 · 2h

7.995%
Touching the Void poster
8

Touching the Void

2003 · 1h 46m

7.993%
Capturing the Friedmans poster
10

Capturing the Friedmans

2003 · 1h 47m

7.697%
Grizzly Man poster
11

Grizzly Man

2005 · 1h 43m

7.893%
The Cove poster
12

The Cove

2009 · 1h 32m

8.495%
Jesus Camp poster
13

Jesus Camp

2006 · 1h 24m

7.489%
No End in Sight poster
14

No End in Sight

2007 · 1h 42m

8.296%
Deliver Us from Evil poster
15

Deliver Us from Evil

2006 · 1h 41m

7.9100%
The Century of the Self poster
16

The Century of the Self

2002 · 4 eps

8.7
Waltz with Bashir poster
17

Waltz with Bashir

2008 · 1h 30m

8.097%
Anvil! The Story of Anvil poster
18

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

2008 · 1h 21m

7.998%
The Beaches of Agnès poster
19

The Beaches of Agnès

2008 · 1h 50m

8.096%
In the Shadow of the Moon poster
20

In the Shadow of the Moon

2007 · 1h 49m

8.095%
Long Way Round poster
21

Long Way Round

2004 · 7 eps

8.6
Burma VJ poster
22

Burma VJ

2008 · 1h 24m

7.897%
Murderball poster
23

Murderball

2005 · 1h 28m

7.798%
Winged Migration poster
24

Winged Migration

2001 · 1h 29m

7.995%
Deep Water poster
25

Deep Water

2006 · 1h 32m

7.896%
Taxi to the Dark Side poster
26

Taxi to the Dark Side

2007 · 1h 46m

7.5100%
Stranded poster
28

Stranded

2007 · 2h 7m

8.092%
Food, Inc. poster
29

Food, Inc.

2008 · 1h 34m

7.895%
The Most Dangerous Man in America poster
30

The Most Dangerous Man in America

2009 · 1h 32m

7.796%
Word Wars poster
31

Word Wars

2004 · 1h 20m

6.988%
Sicko poster
32

Sicko

2007 · 2h 3m

8.091%
Spellbound poster
34

Spellbound

2002 · 1h 37m

7.697%
Pulling John poster
35

Pulling John

2006

7.6
Riding Giants poster
36

Riding Giants

2004 · 1h 45m

7.893%

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