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Top 25 best documantaries from the eighties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best documantaries from the eighties

This is a list of the best 25 documantaries from the eighties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best documantaries from the eighties

1
Shoah

Shoah (1985)

Documentary, War
566 minutes
4,06(308)
3
2
Yuki yukite, Shingun

Yuki yukite, Shingun (1987)

Alternative title: The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On
Documentary, War
122 minutes
3,93(45)
3
Hôtel Terminus

Hôtel Terminus (1988)

Alternative title: Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
Documentary, Biography
267 minutes
3,89(31)
4
28 Up

28 Up (1985)

Documentary
136 minutes
3,88(69)
2
5
Streetwise

Streetwise (1984)

Documentary
91 minutes
3,87(31)
3
6
For All Mankind

For All Mankind (1989)

Documentary, History
80 minutes
3,79(92)
3
7
Let's Get Lost

Let's Get Lost (1988)

Documentary, Music
120 minutes
3,72(29)
1
8
Style Wars

Style Wars (1983)

Documentary
69 minutes
3,70(82)
9
The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

Documentary
90 minutes
3,69(71)
1
10
Burden of Dreams

Burden of Dreams (1982)

Documentary
95 minutes
3,67(90)
11
Sign 'o' the Times

Sign 'o' the Times (1987)

Alternative title: Prince - Sign “☮” the Times
Music, Documentary
85 minutes
3,62(46)
1
12
God's Country

God's Country (1985)

Alternative title: Le Pays de Dieu
Documentary
95 minutes
3,61(22)
13
The Thin Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line (1988)

Documentary
103 minutes
3,58(145)
14
U2: Rattle and Hum

U2: Rattle and Hum (1988)

Documentary, Music
99 minutes
3,55(189)
3
15
Hans: Het Leven voor de Dood

Hans: Het Leven voor de Dood (1983)

Documentary
155 minutes
3,55(20)
16
Imagine: John Lennon

Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

Documentary
100 minutes
3,53(63)
17
Sans Soleil

Sans Soleil (1983)

Alternative title: Sunless
Documentary, Experimental
100 minutes
3,52(101)
18
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987)

Documentary, Music
120 minutes
3,50(44)
19
The Atomic Cafe

The Atomic Cafe (1982)

Documentary, History
86 minutes
3,49(46)
20
Die Wannseekonferenz

Die Wannseekonferenz (1984)

Alternative title: The Wannsee Conference
Documentary, History
85 minutes
3,48(24)
1
21
Regi Andrej Tarkovskij

Regi Andrej Tarkovskij (1988)

Alternative title: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Documentary
102 minutes
3,43(21)
22
The Decline of Western Civilization
3,39(33)
23
This Is Elvis

This Is Elvis (1981)

Documentary, Biography
101 minutes
3,37(73)
24
Roger & Me

Roger & Me (1989)

Comedy, Documentary
91 minutes
3,34(125)
25
Tokyo-Ga

Tokyo-Ga (1985)

Documentary
92 minutes
3,34(29)