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The Best Non-Narrative Documentaries

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Do you like documentaries without words? Yes, we know, it sounds interesting and it definitely is. You can be sure that non-narrative documentaries like Baraka, Samsara, and Koyaanisqatsi will impress you deeply. Today, we have compiled a list of the most impressive and powerful documentaries without narration.

The Best Non-Narrative Documentaries
Man with a Movie Camera
#1 -

Man with a Movie Camera

Year: 1929
Director: Dziga Vertov
IMDb Rating: 8.4

109
11
Powaqqatsi
#2 -

Powaqqatsi

Year: 1988
Director:Godfrey Reggio
IMDb Rating: 7.3

107
15
Baraka
#3 -

Baraka

Year: 1992
Director: Ron Fricke
IMDb Rating: 8.6

103
15
Sedae
#4 -

Sedae

Year: 2018
Director: Daniel Smukalla

98
13
Koyaanisqatsi
#5 -

Koyaanisqatsi

Year: 1982
Director:Godfrey Reggio
IMDb Rating: 8.3

99
15
Anima Mundi
#6 -

Anima Mundi

Year: 1991
Director: Godfrey Reggio
IMDb Rating: 7.5

101
18
Winged Migration
#7 -

Winged Migration

Year: 2001
Directors: Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats
IMDb Rating: 7.9

93
11
Into the Mind
#8 -

Into the Mind

Year: 2013
Directors: Eric Crosland, Dave Mossop
IMDb Rating: 7.1

92
10
Sweetgrass
#9 -

Sweetgrass

Year: 2009
Directors: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
IMDb Rating: 6.8

94
14
Landscapes at the World's Ends
#10 -

Landscapes at the World's Ends

Year: 2010
Director: Richard Sidey
IMDb Rating: 7.1

97
17
Rasa Yatra
#11 -

Rasa Yatra

Year: 2012
Director: Param Tomanec
IMDb Rating: 7.5

92
13
Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis
#12 -

Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis

Year: 1927
Director: Walter Ruttmann
IMDb Rating: 7.6

88
10
Bestiaire
#13 -

Bestiaire

Year: 2012
Director: Denis Côté
IMDb Rating: 6.6

94
16
Naqoyqatsi
#14 -

Naqoyqatsi

Year: 2002
Director:Godfrey Reggio
IMDb Rating: 6.6

95
17
Samsara
#15 -

Samsara

Year: 2011
Director: Ron Fricke
IMDb Rating: 8.5

95
18
Microcosmos
#16 -

Microcosmos

Year: 1996
Directors: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
IMDb Rating: 7.9

90
13
Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux
#17 -

Dogora: Ouvrons les yeux

Year: 2004
Director: Patrice Leconte
IMDb Rating: 5.8

96
19
Totality
#18 -

Totality

Year: 1999
Director: Billy Mallery
IMDb Rating: 8.8

86
11
Highway World: Living, Changing, Growing
#19 -

Highway World: Living, Changing, Growing

Year: 2008
Director: Martin H. Schmitt
IMDb Rating: 5.8

87
13
Heild
#20 -

Heild

Year: 2014
Director: Petur Kristjan Gudmundsson
IMDb Rating: 6.2

91
19
El Valley Centro
#21 -

El Valley Centro

Year: 1999
Director:James Benning
IMDb Rating: 7.4

82
10
Ruhr
#22 -

Ruhr

Year: 2009
Director:James Benning
IMDb Rating: 7

85
15
Visitors
#23 -

Visitors

Year: 2013
Director: Godfrey Reggio
IMDb Rating: 6.2

71
14
Laya Project
#24 -

Laya Project

Year: 2007
Director: Harold Monfils
IMDb Rating: 7.7

74
17
Fascinating Nature
#25 -

Fascinating Nature

Year: 1996
Director: Gogol Lobmayr
IMDb Rating: 7.4

71
15
Vivan Las Antipodas
#26 -

Vivan Las Antipodas

Year: 2011
Director: Viktor Kosakovskiy
IMDb Rating: 7.1

68
13
Coral Sea Dreaming
#27 -

Coral Sea Dreaming

Year: 1999
Director: David Hannan
IMDb Rating: 6.6

73
18
Epic Java
#28 -

Epic Java

Year: 2013
Director: Febian Nurrahman Saktinegara
IMDb Rating: 7.9

67
14
Chronos
#29 -

Chronos

Year: 1985
Director: Ron Fricke
IMDb Rating: 7.8

65
13
Atlantis
#30 -

Atlantis

Year: 1991
Director: Luc Besson
IMDb Rating: 6.7

64
12
13 Lakes
#31 -

13 Lakes

Year: 2004
Director:James Benning
IMDb Rating: 7.1

70
20
La Terre vue du ciel
#32 -

La Terre vue du ciel

Year: 2004
Director: Renaud Delourme
IMDb Rating: 7.6

64
25
Bodysong
#33 -

Bodysong

Year: 2003
Director: Simon Pummell
IMDb Rating: 6.9

58
28
Ticho nad oblakmi
#34 -

Ticho nad oblakmi

Year: 2009
Director: Pavol Barabas
IMDb Rating: 6.1

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