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Last film added: March 6, 2010. There are currently 899 films in the database (since 1997).


    Documentaries and "True" Films

    Search returned all documentary/biography films out of 899 total rated films.
    History films, war films, and those "Based on a True Story" are also included.
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    MASTERPIECES
  1. Movie DetailsAdaptation. (2002) 10  ComedyMind-blowingTrueDVD
  2. Movie DetailsFast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) 10  ObscureTrue
  3. Movie DetailsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) 10  ComedySportTrueDVD
  4. Movie DetailsInglourious Basterds (2009) 10  True
  5. Movie DetailsPersepolis (2007) 10  AnimationSuperheroTrue
  6. Movie DetailsPlanet Earth (2006) 10  TrueTV

  7. EXCELLENT
  8. Movie DetailsAmerican Movie (1999) 9  ComedyTrue
  9. Movie DetailsAmerican Splendor (2003) 9  ComedySuperheroTrue
  10. Movie DetailsAtonement (2007) 9  True
  11. Movie DetailsCapote (2005) 9  True
  12. Movie DetailsDeparted, The (2006) 9  True
  13. Movie DetailsFinding Neverland (2004) 9  True
  14. Movie DetailsFood, Inc. (2009) 9  True
  15. Movie DetailsGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) 9  ObscureTrueDVD
  16. Movie DetailsGrizzly Man (2005) 9  True
  17. Movie DetailsIn Pursuit of Panama (2009) 9  ComedyObscureTrue
  18. Movie DetailsInconvenient Truth, An (2006) 9  True
  19. Movie DetailsInto the Wild (2007) 9  SexualTrue
  20. Movie DetailsMeeting People Is Easy (1999) 9  MusicalObscureTrueDVD
  21. Movie DetailsMonster (2003) 9  SexualTrue
  22. Movie DetailsNo Man's Land (2001) 9  True
  23. Movie DetailsSquid and the Whale, The (2005) 9  ComedySexualTrue
  24. Movie DetailsStraight Story, The (1999) 9  True
  25. Movie DetailsThree Kings (1999) 9  ComedyTrue
  26. Movie DetailsTurtles Can Fly (2005) 9  ObscureTrue
  27. Movie DetailsVera Drake (2004) 9  True
  28. Movie DetailsWhen We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008) 9  ObscureTrueTV
  29. Movie DetailsWinged Migration (2001) 9  True

  30. VERY GOOD
  31. Movie Details300 (2007) 8  SexualSuperheroTrue
  32. Movie DetailsAbel Raises Cain (2005) 8  ObscureSexualTrue
  33. Movie DetailsAlmost Famous (2000) 8  MusicalSexualTrue
  34. Movie DetailsAmerican Gangster (2007) 8  SexualTrue
  35. Movie DetailsBefore Night Falls (2000) 8  True
  36. Movie DetailsBoogie Nights (1997) 8  SexualTrue
  37. Movie DetailsBreaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008) 8  ObscureSportTrueTV
  38. Movie DetailsBuena Vista Social Club (1999) 8  MusicalTrue
  39. Movie DetailsCatch Me If You Can (2002) 8  True
  40. Movie DetailsClear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006) 8  ObscureTrueDVD
  41. Movie DetailsConstant Gardener, The (2005) 8  SexualTrue
  42. Movie DetailsFahrenheit 9/11 (2004) 8  ComedyTrue
  43. Movie DetailsFast Food Nation (2006) 8  SexualTrue
  44. Movie DetailsFreedom on the Fence (2005) 8  ObscureTrue
  45. Movie DetailsFrost/Nixon (2008) 8  True
  46. Movie DetailsGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005) 8  True
  47. Movie DetailsHilary and Jackie (1998) 8  MusicalTrue
  48. Movie DetailsHype! (1997) 8  MusicalObscureTrue
  49. Movie DetailsIn the Shadow of the Moon (2007) 8  ObscureTrue
  50. Movie DetailsInsider, The (1999) 8  True
  51. Movie DetailsKundun (1997) 8  True
  52. Movie DetailsMan on the Moon (1999) 8  ComedySexualTrue
  53. Movie DetailsMilk (2008) 8  True
  54. Movie DetailsMindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8  ObscureSuperheroTrue
  55. Movie DetailsOctober Sky (1999) 8  True
  56. Movie DetailsParagraph 175 (2000) 8  ObscureTrue
  57. Movie DetailsPersuaders, The (2004) 8  ObscureTrueTV
  58. Movie DetailsRegret to Inform (1998) 8  ObscureTrue
  59. Movie DetailsRescue Dawn (2007) 8  True
  60. Movie DetailsRussian Ark (2002) 8  FantasyTrue
  61. Movie DetailsStartup.com (2001) 8  ObscureTrue
  62. Movie DetailsSyriana (2005) 8  True
  63. Movie DetailsThin Red Line, The (1998) 8  True
  64. Movie DetailsTopsy-Turvy (1999) 8  ComedyMusicalSexualTrue
  65. Movie DetailsZodiac (2007) 8  True

  66. GOOD
  67. Movie DetailsAcross the Universe (2007) 7  MusicalSexualTrue
  68. Movie DetailsAimée & Jaguar (1999) 7  ObscureSexualTrue
  69. Movie DetailsAmistad (1997) 7  True
  70. Movie DetailsAngela's Ashes (1999) 7  True
  71. Movie DetailsAtom Smashers, The (2008) 7  ObscureTrueTV
  72. Movie DetailsBeautiful Mind, A (2001) 7  True
  73. Movie DetailsBernard and Doris (2008) 7  ComedyObscureTrueTV
  74. Movie DetailsBoys Don't Cry (1999) 7  SexualTrue
  75. Movie DetailsCat's Meow, The (2001) 7  True
  76. Movie DetailsEast/West (1999) 7  ObscureTrue
  77. Movie DetailsFairyTale: A True Story (1997) 7  FantasyObscureTrue
  78. Movie DetailsFrom Hell (2001) 7  HorrorSexualSuperheroTrue
  79. Movie DetailsGia (1998) 7  SexualTrueTV
  80. Movie DetailsGods and Monsters (1998) 7  True
  81. Movie DetailsHome (2009) 7  ObscureTrue
  82. Movie DetailsHurricane, The (1999) 7  SportTrue
  83. Movie DetailsIris (2002) 7  SexualTrue
  84. Movie DetailsJarhead (2005) 7  True
  85. Movie DetailsKnee Deep (2007) 7  ObscureTrue
  86. Movie DetailsLive from Baghdad (2002) 7  ObscureTrue
  87. Movie DetailsObjectified (2009) 7  ObscureTrue
  88. Movie DetailsPollock (2000) 7  True
  89. Movie DetailsQuills (2000) 7  HorrorSexualTrue
  90. Movie DetailsSaving Private Ryan (1998) 7  True
  91. Movie DetailsSeven Years in Tibet (1997) 7  True
  92. Movie DetailsShadow of the Vampire (2000) 7  HorrorTrue
  93. Movie DetailsSummer of Sam (1999) 7  True
  94. Movie DetailsSuper Size Me (2004) 7  ComedyTrue
  95. Movie DetailsWild Man Blues (1997) 7  MusicalObscureTrue
  96. Movie DetailsWorld's Fastest Indian, The (2005) 7  ComedySportTrue

  97. FAIR
  98. Movie Details9 Songs (2005) 6  MusicalSexualTrue
  99. Movie DetailsBlow (2001) 6  SexualTrue
  100. Movie DetailsBlue Crush (2002) 6  SportTrue
  101. Movie DetailsCivil Action, A (1998) 6  True
  102. Movie DetailsEnemy at the Gates (2001) 6  True
  103. Movie DetailsErin Brockovich (2000) 6  True
  104. Movie DetailsFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) 6  SexualTrue
  105. Movie DetailsGirl, Interrupted (1999) 6  True
  106. Movie DetailsHidalgo (2004) 6  SportTrue
  107. Movie DetailsKingdom, The (2007) 6  True
  108. Movie DetailsMessenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, The (1999) 6  True
  109. Movie DetailsNew World, The (2005) 6  True
  110. Movie DetailsPermanent Midnight (1998) 6  ComedyObscureSexualTrue
  111. Movie DetailsPushing Tin (1999) 6  ComedySexualTrue
  112. Movie DetailsSoloist, The (2009) 6  MusicalTrue
  113. Movie DetailsTrekkies (1999) 6  ComedyObscureTrue
  114. Movie DetailsTulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story, The (2003) 6  ObscureSexualTrue
  115. Movie DetailsVeronica Guerin (2003) 6  True
  116. Movie DetailsWe Were Soldiers (2002) 6  True
  117. Movie DetailsWonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008) 6  MusicalObscureTrue
  118. Movie DetailsWild Blue Yonder, The (2005) 6  FantasyObscureSci-FiTrue

  119. ADEQUATE
  120. Movie DetailsAmityville Horror, The (2005) 5  HorrorTrue
  121. Movie DetailsK-19: The Widowmaker (2002) 5  True
  122. Movie DetailsMartian Child (2007) 5  Sci-FiTrue
  123. Movie DetailsRemember the Titans (2000) 5  SportTrue
  124. Movie DetailsStuck (2008) 5  HorrorObscureSexualTrue

  125. FROM BAD TO WORSE
    (NO!  MY EYES!  MY EYES!)
  126. Movie Details54 (1998) CRAP  SexualTrue
  127. Movie DetailsPatch Adams (1998) CRAP  ComedyTrue
  128. Movie DetailsPearl Harbor (2001) CRAP  True
  129. Movie DetailsPrey (2007) CRAP  HorrorObscureTrue


  130. Statistical ratings distribution of these 123 films (13.7% of total rated films):
    With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
    (especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
    Average rating for these 123 films: 7.4.

    10:4.9%

    9:17.9%

    8:28.5%

    7:24.4%

    6:17.1%

    5:4.1%

    CRAP:3.3%



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