# The best sports documentaries of all time

Hoop Dreams, Senna, The Last Dance: the sports documentaries and docuseries that critics and fans rank highest (The Manual, Stacker, IMDb).

- 734 votes · 14 items
- Feb 20, 2021 · Mitchell King
- https://even.best/en/l/2074/the-best-sports-documentaries-of-all-time

## Top 13

1. **Hoop Dreams (1994)** (73 · ▲79 ▼6) — Two Chicago teenagers chase the NBA over five years.
2. **When We Were Kings (1996)** (59 · ▲65 ▼6) — Ali, Foreman and the Rumble in the Jungle; Oscar winner.
3. **Senna (2010)** (58 · ▲67 ▼9) — Ayrton Senna's career told only with archive footage.
4. **O.J.: Made in America (2016)** (52 · ▲59 ▼7) — Nearly eight hours on O.J. Simpson and America; Oscar winner.
5. **Icarus (2017)** (48 · ▲52 ▼4) — A cyclist's doping experiment uncovers Russia's state scheme; Oscar winner.
6. **The Last Dance (2020)** (35 · ▲41 ▼6) — Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.
7. **Diego Maradona (2019)** (33 · ▲39 ▼6) — Asif Kapadia on Maradona's Naples years.
8. **Free Solo (2018)** (32 · ▲37 ▼5) — Alex Honnold climbs El Capitan without ropes; Oscar winner.
9. **Pumping Iron (1977)** (28 · ▲30 ▼2) — Arnold Schwarzenegger before Hollywood.
10. **Undefeated (2011)** (25 · ▲33 ▼8) — An underfunded Memphis high school football team; Oscar winner.
11. **Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019)** (23 · ▲32 ▼9) — The Netflix series that made F1 popular in America.
12. **Man on Wire (2008)** (22 · ▲32 ▼10) — Philippe Petit's walk between the Twin Towers; Oscar winner.
13. **Murderball (2005)** (22 · ▲32 ▼10) — Wheelchair rugby players heading to the Paralympics.
14. **The Two Escobars (2010)** (20 · ▲34 ▼14) — Pablo and Andrés Escobar, Colombian football and the cartel.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.