Documentary films are a great way to engage your students in a number of subjects. Here is a fabulous list of the 100 all-time best documentary films:
100 Best Documentaries of All Time
How many have you seen? Some tips on which ones to use:
African American Studies
#1 Hoop Dreams
#28 When We Were Kings
#31 Style Wars
#61 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
American Studies
#16 Salesman
#31 Style Wares
#32 American Movie
#56 King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
#98 Spellbound
Anthropology
#57 Land without Bread
#72 Cave of Forgotten Dreams
#77 Nanook of the North
#93 Koko, the Talking Gorilla
Art
#47 Exit through the Gift Shop
#72 Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Astronomy
#21 Nostalgia for the Light
Economics
#42 Harlan County, USA
#59 Roger & Me
#70 Detopia
#74 Inside Job
Environmental Studies
#58 The Overnighters
Graphic Design
#88 Helvitica
Health
#86 How to Survive a Plague
LGBT Studies
#30 The Times of Harvey Milk
#62 Paris is Burning
Music
#17 Stop Making Sense
#37 Buena Vista Social Club
#41 Gimme Shelter
#43 Muscle Shoals
#60 The Last Waltz
Political Science
#25 Primary
#34 The Fog of Ware
#53 Taxi to the Dark Side
#54 Citizenfour
#78 The Square
Sociology
#7 The Thin Blue Line
#8 Titicut Follies
#14 Chronicle of a Summer
#23 The Up Series
#52 Welfare
#73 High School
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