10 Greatest Documentaries of the Last 10 Years, Ranked

Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. And sometimes it’s more fascinating, too. While we often seek out scripted movies to escape, documentaries serve as our way of learning the truth about a specific moment, movement, or person — something so richly worth telling that a dramatized depiction wouldn’t do it justice. While documentaries never reach the same level as blockbusters, they can be just as important and profound.