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The 40 Best Documentaries About Obsessives

40 documentaries

People who gave everything to something the rest of us ignore.

People who gave everything to something the rest of us ignore. The King of Kong and Man vs Snake are grown men chasing arcade high scores, Spellbound is kids and a spelling bee, and Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a lifetime spent on one piece of fish. Half of them never win, and that's the point.

Free Solo poster

1

Free Solo

2018 · 1h 40m

8.197%

The King of Kong poster

2

The King of Kong

2007 · 1h 23m

8.097%

Jiro Dreams of Sushi poster

3

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

2011 · 1h 22m

7.899%

Man on Wire poster

4

Man on Wire

2008 · 1h 34m

7.7100%

Spellbound poster

5

Spellbound

2002 · 1h 37m

7.697%

Dancer poster

6

Dancer

2016 · 1h 25m

7.888%

The Dawn Wall poster

7

The Dawn Wall

2017 · 1h 41m

8.1100%

Bobby Fischer Against the World poster

8

Bobby Fischer Against the World

2011 · 1h 33m

7.488%

Bill Cunningham New York poster

9

Bill Cunningham New York

2011 · 1h 25m

7.999%

Anvil! The Story of Anvil poster

10

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

2008 · 1h 21m

7.998%

Murderball poster

11

Murderball

2005 · 1h 28m

7.798%

The Alpinist poster

12

The Alpinist

2021 · 1h 33m

7.993%

Word Wars poster

13

Word Wars

2004 · 1h 20m

6.988%

The Speed Cubers poster

14

The Speed Cubers

2020 · 40m

7.4100%

American Movie poster

15

American Movie

1999 · 1h 44m

7.894%

Pulling John poster

16

Pulling John

2006

7.6

An Honest Liar poster

17

An Honest Liar

2014 · 1h 30m

7.498%

Tim's Vermeer poster

18

Tim's Vermeer

2013 · 1h 20m

7.891%

The Golden Spurtle poster

19

The Golden Spurtle

2025 · 1h 15m

7.693%

First Position poster

20

First Position

2011 · 1h 30m

7.693%

Wordplay poster

21

Wordplay

2006 · 1h 34m

7.494%

Brooklyn Castle poster

22

Brooklyn Castle

2012 · 1h 41m

7.296%

Somm poster

23

Somm

2012 · 1h 33m

7.078%

Pumping Iron poster

24

Pumping Iron

1977 · 1h 26m

7.392%

Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians poster

25

Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians

2011 · 1h 30m

6.7100%

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay poster

26

Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay

2012 · 1h 28m

7.193%

The Deepest Breath poster

27

The Deepest Breath

2023 · 1h 48m

7.784%

Hands on a Hardbody poster

28

Hands on a Hardbody

1997 · 1h 38m

7.684%

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control poster

29

Fast, Cheap & Out of Control

1997 · 1h 23m

7.191%

Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler poster

30

Man vs Snake: The Long and Twisted Tale of Nibbler

2015 · 1h 33m

7.090%

Nureyev poster

31

Nureyev

2018 · 1h 50m

7.285%

Air Guitar Nation poster

32

Air Guitar Nation

2006 · 1h 21m

7.186%

Free to Play poster

33

Free to Play

2014 · 1h 15m

7.6

Kings of Pastry poster

34

Kings of Pastry

2009 · 1h 27m

6.986%

Magnus poster

35

Magnus

2016 · 1h 16m

7.181%

Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters poster

36

Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters

2011 · 1h 33m

7.5

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