Top 21 Best Documentaries of Each Year (2000 - 2020)

The century is far from over, but these movies have already left their mark. For this list, we’ll be looking at our favorite documentary film released each year from 2000 to 2020. Our countdown includes “Bowling for Columbine”, “An Inconvenient Truth”, “Icarus”, “Man on Wire”, “Blackfish”, and more! Did your favorite make the list? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

What other lists would you like us to make showcasing content from the last 2 decades?

[emiebex]

Won't you be my neighbor, The Documentary about Mister Rogers is an instant classic. The Part where he gives that speech to Congress to save Public Television always puts a smile on my face.

[sumitkrn]

1. Sound and Fury (2000)
2. Rivers and Tides (2001)
3. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
4. Capturing The Friedmans (2003)
a. Fog of War (2003)
5. Super-Size Me (2004)
a. March of The Penguins (2005)
b. Grizzly Man (2005)
6. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
a. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power (2017)
7. The King of Kong (2007)
a. Taxi to The Dark Side (2007)
8. Man On Wire (2008)
9. The Cove (2009)
10. Inside Job (2010)
11. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
12. The Act of Killing (2012)
a. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
13. Blackfish (2013)
a. 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
14. Citizen Four (2014)
15. Amy (2015)
16. O.J. Made in America (2016)
17. Icarus (2017)
a. Diana in Her Own Words (2017)
18. Won't You Be My neighbor? (2018)
a. Free Solo (2018)
b. Three Identical Strangers (2018)
19. Fyre (2019)
a. Apollo 11 (2019)
b. Fyre Fraud (2019)
20. Crip Camp (2020)

[bobthedopeman]

Dear Zachary was mind blowing for me. I couldn't believe it

[psychobillycadillac]

I remember going to the theatres to watch Bowling For Columbine for a media class in high school, being from Canada it all seemed so absurd

[taylorwatts]

I’ll tell you a great documentary: it was from 2010 and it’s called “Exit Through the Gift Shop”

[kisamatttcg]

Imagine not knowing that King of Kong is actually about how a company helped and protected a cheater to keep hegemony over a video game inbetween friends.

[JustinWilliams]

2000: The Original Kings Of Comedy
2001: Dogtown & Z-Boys
2002: Bowling For Columbine
2003: The Fog Of War
2004: Super Size Me
2005: Murderball
2006: An Inconvenient Truth
2007: The King Of Kong
2008: Man On Wire
2009: Michael Jackson's This Is It
2010: Waiting For Superman
2011: Neil Young Journeys
2012: Marley
2013: 20 Feet From Stardom
2014: Life Itself
2015: Amy
2016: Before The Flood
2017: Whitney: Can I Be Me
2018: Won't You Be My Neighbor
2019: Apollo 11
2020: Robin's Wish

[jdorffer]

Free Solo is such an adrenaline rush it’s not to be missed

[mikethegrunty]

Fav documentary is 2006’s “ this film is not yet rated”. It does an amazing job exposing the MPAA and the BS surrounding the way they rate movies

[SamanthaN]

Blackfish 👍🐳 That documentary changed my outlook forever on Seaworld and keeping wild animals in captivity.

[isaacmartinez]

Bowling For Columbine, Man On Wire, They Shall Not Grow Old, Senna, Super Size Me, Blackfish, Apollo 11, Shirkers, LA 92, An Inconvenient Truth, Jiro: Dreams of Sushi, Tower and O.J. Made In America are some of my favorites released from 2000-2020. Some may not got an Oscar nod or win, but there are gold in my eyes.

[roseoftheday]

Crip Camp and Won’t you be my neighbor are two of my absolute favorite documentaries ever made. They both brought me to tears for such different reasons.

[ethanaleman]

I saw that Mr. Rogers one and it was life changing.

[mrsmith]

Anything that is narrated by Morgan Freeman is instantly a good documentary even if its not 🤷🏽‍♀️🤣

[Pablo_chavez]

0:11 me when I eat something disgusting

[DJGamingSmash]

Yes, "Inside Man" is truly the best documentary. Clive Owen killed it.

[exojackal]

Montage of heck is the single best documentary of all time

[Dalishappy]

The best your video, Television always puts a smile on my face.

[SilverWizard]

I already know this is good...and I haven't even watched yet