This is an alphabetical list of documentary films with Wikipedia articles. The earliest documentary listed is Fred Ott's Sneeze (1894), which is also the first motion picture ever copyrighted in North America. The term documentary was first used in 1926 by filmmaker John Grierson as a term to describe films that document reality. For other lists, see :Category:Documentary films by country and :Category:Documentaries by topic.
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Title Year Director(s) Producer(s) 1:42.081966George LucasGeorge Lucas1: Life On The Limit2013Paul CrowderMichael Shevloff, Nigel Sinclair1 More Hit2007Shauna GarrShauna Garr, John A. Causey III, and Landon Taylor1-800-On-Her-Own2024Dana FlorAmy Hobby, Emily Wachtel2 Million Minutes † 2 or 3 Things I Know About Him2005 Malte LudinIva Svarcova3: The Dale Earnhardt Story2004 Russell MulcahyOrly Adelson, Lynn Raynor3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets2015Marc SilverCarolyn Hepburn, Minette Nelson3 Minute Hug, A2019 Everardo González42007Tim SladeJoanna Buggy and Tim Slade4-Cylinder 4002004Harlo Bray, John B. Finn, Garret SavageJohn B. Finn4 Little Girls1997Spike LeeSpike Lee and Sam Pollard5 Broken Cameras2011Emad Burnat, Guy DavidiChristine Camdessus, Serge Gordey, Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi6-18-671969George Lucas65_Redroses2009Philip Lyall, Nimisha MukerjiPhilip Lyall, Nimisha Mukerji, John Ritchie6th Marine Division on Okinawa1945N/AUnited States Marine Corps7 Beats per Minute 2024 Yuqi Kang 7 Walks with Mark Brown2024Pierre Creton, Vincent BarréArnaud Dommerc7/7 Ripple Effect2007John Hill8: The Mormon Proposition2010Reed Cowan, Steven GreenstreetReed Cowan, Steven Greenstreet, Christopher Reece-Volz, Emily Pearson9 Days in Summer1967Philip BondNorman Vigars9 to 5: Days in Porn2008Jens HoffmannCleonice Comino9/10: The Final Hours2014Erik NelsonAmy Briamonte9/112002Jules and Gédéon Naudet, James HanlonTom Forman, Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet, James Hanlon9-11: American Reflections2001Shireen Kadivar9/11: Inside the President's War Room2021Adam WishartSimon Finch, Serena Kennedy9/11 Kids2020Elizabeth St. PhilipElizabeth St. Philip, Steve Gamester9/11: Press for Truth2006Ray NowosielskiJohn Duffy9/11: The Twin Towers2006Richard Dale10 Billion: What's on Your Plate?2015Valentin ThurnValentin Thurn10 MPH2007Hunter WeeksHunter Weeks and Josh Caldwell10 on Ten2004Abbas KiarostamiAbbas Kiarostami, Marin Karmitz10 Questions for the Dalai Lama2006Rick RayRick Ray and Sharon Ray11th Hour, The2007Nadia Conners and Leila Conners PetersenChuck Castleberry, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brian Gerber, and Leila Conners Petersen12 Angry Lebanese: The Documentary2009Zeina DaccacheZeina Daccache12 O'Clock Boys2013Lotfy Nathan12th & Delaware2010Rachel Grady13th2016Ava DuVernayAva DuVernay, Spencer Averick, Howard Barish14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible2021Torquil JonesJohn McKenna, Barry Smith, Drew Masters14 Women2007Mary LambertNicole Boxer, Sharon Oreck16 Acres2012Richard HankinMatt Kapp, Mike Marcucci16 Days in Afghanistan2008Anwar HajherMithaq Kazimi16 Shots 2019 Richard Rowley Jacqueline Soohen, Jamie Kalven, Karim Hajj24 Hours on Craigslist2004Michael Ferris GibsonMichael Ferris Gibson24 x 24: Wide Open with Jeff Gordon2007Randy Martin40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic2020Derek Wayne JohnsonDerek Wayne Johnson, Chris May, Emmett James412007Christian de Rezendes, Christian O'NeillChristian de Rezendes, Christian O'Neill50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus2013Steven PressmanSteven Pressman51 Birch Street2005Doug BlockDoug Block and Lori Cheatle69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez2020Vikram GandhiJeremy Falson, Vikram Gandhi, Jude Harris73 Cows2018Alex LockwoodAlex Lockwood76 Days2020Hao Wu, Weixi Chen, AnonymousHao Wu, Jean Tsien78/522017Alexandre O. PhilippeKerry Deignan Roy80 Blocks From Tiffany's1983Gary WeisGary Weis81st Blow, The1974David Bergman, Jacques Ehrlich, Haim GouriDavid Bergman, Jacques Ehrlich, Haim Gouri, Beit Lohamei HaGhettaot102 Minutes that Changed America2008 Nicole Rittenmeyer130 Children2022Ainara ApariciAinara Aparici, Daniela Camino199 Lives: The Travis Pastrana Story2008Gregg Godfrey299 Queen Street West2023Sean MenardSean Menard, Molly Ye306 Hollywood2018Jonathan and Elan Bogarín4992020Rodrigo ReyesInti Cordera, Andrew Houchens500 Days in the Wild2023Dianne WhelanBetsy Carson500 Dunam on the Moon2002Rachel Leah Jones500 Years Later2005Owen 'Alik ShahadahOwen 'Alik Shahadah, Ako Oseyaba Mitchell638 Ways to Kill Castro2006Dollan CannellKari Lia911: In Plane Site2006William LewisDave vonKleist and William Lewis2000 Meters to Andriivka2025Mstyslav ChernovMstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath2000 Mules2022Dinesh D'SouzaDinesh D'Souza2016: Obama's America2012Dinesh D'Souza, John SullivanGerald R. Molen, Doug Sain20732024Asif KapadiaGeorge Chignell, Asif Kapadia3000 Miles2007Maximillion CooperAntony Adel, Patrick Fischer, Barnaby Girling3100: Run and Become2018 Sanjay RawalTanya Meillier, Alexander Meillier, Sanjay Rawal4192: The Crowning of the Hit King2010Terry LukemireAymie Majerski20,000 Days on Earth2014 Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard Dan Bowen, Alex Dunnett, James Wilson£830,000,000 – Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings1996Adam CurtisAdam Curtis
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