Best Documentary Movies & TV Series of the 1990s

Looking for the best Documentary movies and TV series of the 1990s? These 56 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Baraka 1992 ★ 8.2

Paris Is Burning 1991 ★ 8.0

Walking with Dinosaurs 1999 ★ 8.2

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse 1991 ★ 7.9

The Beatles Anthology 1995 ★ 8.3

Lessons of Darkness 1992 ★ 7.9

Good Eats 1999 ★ 8.7

The Civil War 1990 ★ 7.9

American Movie 1999 ★ 7.6

Microcosmos 1996 ★ 7.6

Buena Vista Social Club 1999 ★ 7.5

Crumb 1995 ★ 7.5

Forensic Files 1996 ★ 7.9

The Nazis: A Warning from History 1997 ★ 8.6

Cold Case Files 1999 ★ 8.5

The Life of Birds 1998 ★ 8.2

The Temptations 1998 ★ 8.0

Modern Marvels 1993 ★ 8.1

The Last Days 1998 ★ 7.4

Trials of Life 1990 ★ 8.4

Bill Nye the Science Guy 1993 ★ 7.4

Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act 1991 ★ 7.5

The Planets 1999 ★ 8.1

Beyond the Mat 1999 ★ 7.3