La revista Time Out New York ha elaborado una lista con los 50 mejores documentales de la historia. Está repleta de títulos muy interesantes, así que copio la lista completa, y en orden descendente, a favor del suspenso.

50. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) – Michael Moore

49. The Last Waltz (1978) – Martin Scorsese

48. An Inconvenient Truth (2006) – Al Gore

47. When We Were Kings (1996) - Leon Gast

46. A Grin Without A Cat (1977) - Chris Marker

45. Profit Motive And The Whispering Wind (2007) - John Gianvito

44. F For Fake (1973) – Orson Welles

43. The Battle Of Chile (1975–79) – Patricio Guzmán

42. Monterey Pop (1968) - D.A Pennebaker

41. Man On Wire (2008) - James Marsh

40. The Fog Of War (2003) - Errol Morris

39. Point Of Order (1964) - Emile de Antonio

38. Burden Of Dreams (1982) - Les Blank

37. Koyaanisqatsi (1982) - Godfrey Reggio

36. Sherman’s March (1986) - Ross McElwee

35. The Up Series (1964–2005) - Michael Apted

34. The Sorrow And The Pity (1969) - Marcel Ophüls

33. Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster (2004) - Joe Berlinger y Bruce Sinofsky

32. Woodstock (1970) - Michael Wadleigh

31. Grey Gardens (1975) - Albert y David Maysles

30. Capturing The Friedmans (2003) - Andrew Jarecki

29. The Gleaners & I (2000) – Agnès Varda

28. Arrival Of A Train At La Ciotat (1896) – Hermanos Lumière

27. Bowling For Columbine (2002) – Michael Moore

26. In The Year Of The Pig (1968) - Emile de Antonio

25. Empire (1964) – Andy Warhol

24. High School (1968) - Frederick Wiseman

23. Our Hitler: A Film From Germany (1977) - Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

22. Hoop Dreams (1994) - Steve James

21. Gimme Shelter (1970) - Albert y David Maysles

20. Lake Of Fire (2006) – Tony Kaye

19. The Times Of Harvey Milk (1984) - Rob Epstein

18. Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991) - George Hickenlooper

17. Stop Making Sense (1984) - Jonathan Demme

16. Titicut Follies (1967) - Frederick Wiseman

15. Crumb (1994) - Terry Zwigoff

14. Hearts And Minds (1974) - Peter Davis

13. Triumph Of The Will (1935) - Leni Riefenstahl

12. Grizzly Man (2005) – Werner Herzog

11. Salesman (1968) - Albert y David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin

10. Man With A Movie Camera (1929) - Dziga Vertov

9. Roger & Me (1989) – Michael Moore

8. Nanook Of The North (1922) – Robert Flaherty

7. The War Game (1965) - Peter Watkins

6. Don’t Look Back (1967) - D.A. Pennebaker

5. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) - Barbara Kopple

4. Night And Fog (1955) – Alain Resnais

3. The Thin Blue Line (1988) – Errol Morris

2. Sans Soleil (1983) - Chris Marker

1. Shoah (1985) - Claude Lanzmann

+ Aquí el artículo original, con una breve reseña por cada documental.