Best Documentary Movies of 2021

The highest-rated documentary films from 2021, ranked by MovieMagicScore based on authentic viewer ratings.

#1
Friends: The Reunion

Friends: The Reunion

2021

7.9
#2
Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry

2021

8.2
#3
Seaspiracy

Seaspiracy

2021

7.8
#4
Flee

Flee

2021

7.7
#5
The Rescue

The Rescue

2021

7.9
#6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

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

2021

7.6
#7
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

2021

7.4
#8
Schumacher

Schumacher

2021

7.3
#9
Creating The Queen's Gambit

Creating The Queen's Gambit

2021

7.9
#10
The Velvet Queen

The Velvet Queen

2021

7.9
#11
The Alpinist

The Alpinist

2021

7.7
#12
The Year Earth Changed

The Year Earth Changed

2021

7.9
#13
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles

2021

7.8
#14
Pelé

Pelé

2021

7.3
#15
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord

Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord

2021

7.5
#16
Puff: Wonders of the Reef

Puff: Wonders of the Reef

2021

7.7
#17
Val

Val

2021

7.2
#18
Britney vs. Spears

Britney vs. Spears

2021

7.1
#19
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

7.2
#20
Untold: Malice at the Palace

Untold: Malice at the Palace

2021

7.1
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Best Documentary Movies of 2021

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