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IMDB best documentaries - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,tv_series,short,tv_miniseries,tv_movie,tv_special,tv_short&genres=documentary&s
by aaron695 3y ago
IMDB best documentaries -
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,tv_series,short,tv_miniseries,tv_movie,tv_special,tv_short&genres=documentary&sort=user_rating,desc&num_votes=5000 https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?title_type=feature,tv_ser...,
1. It's not the best people have ever seen, it's what average people love [1]
2. Ratings # is 5000 minimum. Rare stuff has less ratings. I doubt many in this HN thread would be less than 5000.
3. Political/emotive docos on strong lines will be overrated. It's a effect with some Indian or Turkish topics, and things like veganism or the holocaust. They are often rated higher than the quality of the documentary.
4. You can make the minimum 5000 ratings higher for more solid docos. You could try putting rating # to 1000 - 4000 to try and find some gems, but I don't think that will work. I think the gems are ones people don't get. So low numbers and middle ratings. Maybe looking at the graph of the votes might work. IMDB data is open to download FYI
5. Torrents are really bad with keeping docos alive. eDonkey fills the gap a little more. Youtube are always low quality.
[1] Mads Brügger The Ambassador (2011) is so subversive, it often makes me think. It's only 7.2 with only 4200 votes. It's hard to say is it good? His "The Mole: Undercover in North Korea" (2020) is on the list however.