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Documentaries About People in 2026 · page 112

3,046 documentaries · ordered 17 October 2026 · How we order lists

Newest first: the year each film was released, from the open film record (Wikidata), then the order the list has always had. Every film’s page names its source.

1. No. 277619841 h 59 min

   The Compleat Beatles

   by Patrick Montgomery · United States · English

   music
2. No. 277719841 h 30 min

   The Times of Harvey Milk

   by Rob Epstein · United States · English

   Watch freeLGBTQ rightssocial invisibility
3. No. 277819841 h 27 min

   Tosca's Kiss

   by Daniel Schmid · Switzerland · Italian
4. No. 277919831 h 30 min

   Burroughs: The Movie

   by Howard Brookner · United States · English

   William S. Burroughs
5. No. 278019835 h 30 min

   Diary

   by David Perlov · Brazil · Hebrew
6. No. 278119831 h 9 min

   Eddie Murphy Delirious

   by Bruce Gowers · United States · English
7. No. 27821983

   Four American Composers

   by Peter Greenaway · United Kingdom · English
8. No. 27831983

   Hans: Het Leven Voor De Dood

   by Louis van Gasteren · Netherlands · Dutch
9. No. 278419831 h

   He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'

   by Emile Ardolino · United States · English
10. No. 27851983

    Jazz Is My Native Language

    by Renee Cho · United States · English
11. No. 27861983

    Leuchtturm des Chaos

    by Manfred Blank · Germany · English

    actor
12. No. 27871983

    Raoul Wallenberg: Buried Alive

    Director not on record · Canada · English
13. No. 27881983

    Return Engagement

    by Alan Rudolph · United States · English
14. No. 278919831 h 20 min

    Schindler: The Documentary

    by Jon Blair · United Kingdom
15. No. 27901983

    Signals Through The Flames

    Director not on record · United States · English
16. No. 27911983

    Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph

    by Bob Eisenhardt · United States · English
17. No. 279219831 h 15 min

    The Man in the Silk Hat

    by Maud Linder · France · French

    actor
18. No. 27931983

    To the Rhythm of My Heart

    by Jean Pierre Lefebvre · Canada · French
19. No. 279419831 h 2 min

    Voyage in Time

    by Tonino Guerra · Italy · Russian, Italian
20. No. 279519831 h 30 min

    Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

    by D. A. Pennebaker · United States · United Kingdom · English

    Ziggy StardustThe Spiders from Mars
21. No. 279619821 h 2 min

    Frida Kahlo

    Director not on record · Germany

    history
22. No. 27971982

    Say Amen, Somebody

    by George Nierenberg · United States
23. No. 2798198238 min

    Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections

    by Jonas Mekas · United States
24. No. 27991982

    Suzanne, Suzanne

    by Camille Billops · United States · English
25. No. 28001982

    The Great Chess Movie

    by Gilles Carle · Canada · French

    chess

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