Best documentaries 2021 – 2030 - Charts
Best documentaries 2021 – 2030
1. The Rescue (2021)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jim Warny, Mikko Paasi
2. Jan Werich: If Somebody Already Is (2021)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Martin Slunečko, Miloslav Šmídmajer
Cast: Miroslav Táborský, Pavel Rímský
3. Grounded II: Making the Last of Us Part II (2024)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Jason Bertrand, Matt Chandronait
4. Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan
5. Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)
UK, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Jason Ferguson
Cast: Alex Ferguson
6. Ennio: The Maestro (2021)
Italy / Belgium, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Ennio Morricone, Quentin Tarantino
7. The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Bao Nguyen
Cast: Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen
9. Mountain Guide (2022)
Slovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Pavol Barabáš
Cast: Ján Kořínek, Jaroslav Michalko
10. Moonage Daydream (2022)
USA, Music / Documentary
Directed by: Brett Morgen
Cast: David Bowie, Reeves Gabrels
12. Intensive Life Unit (2021)
Czech Republic, Documentary
Directed by: Adéla Komrzý
Cast: Kateřina Rusinová, Ondřej Kopecký
13. Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Sam Jones
Cast: Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta
15. Oasis Knebworth 1996 (2021)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Jake Scott
Cast: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher
16. Untold: Breaking Point (2021)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Chapman Way, Maclain Way
Cast: Mardy Fish
17. Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Don Argott, Demian Fenton
Cast: Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford
18. The Cathedral (2022)
Slovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Denis Dobrovoda
Cast: Justo Gallego Martínez
19. Fire of Love (2022)
Canada / USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Sara Dosa
Cast: Miranda July, Katia Krafft
20. David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Dan Hartley
Cast: David Holmes, Daniel Radcliffe
21. Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord (2021)
Germany, Documentary / Crime
Directed by: Michael Schmitt
Cast: Maximilian Schmidt
22. Heaven (2021)
Czech Republic / China, Documentary
Directed by: Tomáš Etzler, Adéla Špaljová
Cast: Tomáš Etzler
24. 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (2021)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Torquil Jones
Cast: Nirmal Purja, Suchi Purja
26. Tina (2021)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin
Cast: Tina Turner, Angela Bassett
27. Beyond Utopia (2023)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Madeleine Gavin
Cast: Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong Un
28. The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft (2022)
UK / France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Cast: Werner Herzog, Maurice Krafft
29. Ten, co slaví každý den (2024)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Martin Vrbický
Cast: Michal Maroši, Tomáš Slavík
30. Escape from Kabul (2022)
UK / France, Documentary
Directed by: Jamie Roberts
Cast: Cornelia Schmidt
32. Untold: Crimes and Penalties (2021)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Chapman Way, Maclain Way
Cast: James Galante, A.J. Galante
33. What Is a Woman? (2022)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Justin Folk
Cast: Matt Walsh, Jordan B. Peterson
34. The Killing of a Journalist (2022)
Denmark / Czech Republic, Documentary / Crime
Directed by: Matt Sarnecki
Cast: Robert Fico, Andrej Kiska
35. The Wisdom of Trauma (2021)
USA / Canada, Documentary
Directed by: Zaya Benazzo, Maurizio Benazzo
Cast: Russell Brand, James Doty
36. Art Talent Show (2022)
Czech Republic, Documentary
Directed by: Adéla Komrzý, Tomáš Bojar
Cast: Vladimír Kokolia
39. Svědectví: Pravda, která měla zůstat skryta (2021)
Czech Republic, Documentary
Directed by: Michaela Vincourová, Lukáš Vincour
Cast: Petr Vachler, Ben Cristovao
43. Stingl - Little Big Okima (2021)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Steve Lichtag
Cast: Miloslav Stingl, Adam Chroust
44. Machine Gun Kelly's Life in Pink (2022)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Sam Cahill
Cast: Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox
46. ABBA: Against the Odds (2024)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: James Rogan
Cast: Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog
47. The Trapped 13: How We Survived the Thai Cave (2022)
USA / Thailand, Documentary
Directed by: Pailin Wedel
48. Dreams About Stray Cats (2021)
Czech Republic / USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: David Sís
49. Puff: Wonders of the Reef (2021)
Australia / USA, Documentary / Family
Directed by: Nick Robinson
Cast: Rose Byrne
50. Untold: The Race of the Century (2022)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Chapman Way, Maclain Way
51. Untold: Deal with the Devil (2021)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Laura Brownson
Cast: Christy Martin, Mike Tyson
52. Dhaulagiri Is My Everest (2021)
Germany / Slovakia, Documentary
Directed by: Pavol Barabáš
Cast: Zoltán Demján
53. Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Morgan Neville
Cast: Anthony Bourdain, David Choe
54. Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: R.J. Cutler
Cast: Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell
56. The Sound of 007 (2022)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Mat Whitecross
Cast: Daniel Craig, Rami Malek
57. The Sparks Brothers (2021)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Cast: Ron Mael, Russell Mael
58. Is There Any Place for Me, Please? (2023)
Czech Republic, Documentary
Directed by: Jarmila Štuková
Cast: Martina Izingová
59. Wild Prague (2022)
Czech Republic, Documentary
Directed by: Jan Hošek
Cast: Jiří Macháček, Richard Stanke
60. Wham! (2023)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Chris Smith
Cast: George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley
61. Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Laurent Bouzereau
Cast: Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg
62. Return to Space (2022)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Elon Musk, Barack Obama
64. Milli Vanilli (2023)
USA, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Luke Korem
Cast: Diane Warren, Timbaland
65. Jan Koller: Příběh obyčejného kluka (2022)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Petr Větrovský
Cast: Jan Koller, Zuzana Sophia Petzold
66. Dezo Hoffmann – Photographer of The Beatles (2022)
Slovakia, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Patrik Lančarič
68. The Redeem Team (2022)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Jon Weinbach
Cast: LeBron James, Chris Paul
70. Bílá hora: Kronika povstání (2022)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Drama
Directed by: Josef Kotalík
Cast: Viktor Preiss, Pavel Rímský
71. The Velvet Underground (2021)
USA, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Cast: John Cale, Maureen Tucker
72. This Much I Know to Be True (2022)
UK, Documentary / Music
Directed by: Andrew Dominik
Cast: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
74. Untold: Malice at the Palace (2021)
USA, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Floyd Russ
Cast: Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith
76. JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass (2021)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Cast: Oliver Stone, Whoopi Goldberg
77. Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Joshua Rofé
Cast: Bob Ross
82. Schumacher (2021)
Germany, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Hans-Bruno Kammertöns, Michael Wech
84. Tony Parker: The Final Shot (2021)
France, Documentary / Sports
Directed by: Florent Bodin
Cast: Tony Parker
86. Four Hours at the Capitol (2021)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Jamie Roberts
Cast: Donald Trump, Mike Pence
89. The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
USA, Documentary / Historical
Directed by: Laurent Bouzereau, Mark Herzog
Cast: Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg
90. Gérard Philipe, le dernier hiver du Cid (2022)
France, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Patrick Jeudy
Cast: Gérard Philipe
91. Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale (2022)
UK, Documentary
Directed by: Renée Godfrey, Matt Meech
Cast: Regé-Jean Page
94. The Devil's Confession: The Lost Eichmann Tapes (2022)
USA / Israel, Documentary
Directed by: Yariv Mozer
Cast: Roy Miller
95. Sergio Leone: The Man Who Invented America (2022)
Italy, Documentary
Directed by: Francesco Zippel
Cast: Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood
96. George Michael Freedom Uncut (2022)
UK / The Bahamas, Documentary / Music
Directed by: George Michael, David Austin
Cast: George Michael, Elton John
97. Blix Not Bombs (2023)
Czech Republic / Germany, Documentary / Biography
Directed by: Greta Stocklassa
Cast: Hans Blix, George W. Bush
98. To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023)
USA, Documentary
Directed by: Christopher Cassel
99. If These Walls Could Sing (2022)
UK, Documentary
Directed by: Mary McCartney
Cast: John Williams, George Lucas
