# The best documentaries of 2023

From 20 Days in Mariupol to American Symphony: the 2023 documentaries that topped critics' lists and the Critics Choice Documentary Awards (Variety, IndieWire, POV Magazine).

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## Top 13

1. **20 Days in Mariupol (2023)** (110 · ▲125 ▼15) — AP journalists trapped in the besieged city; Oscar winner.
2. **Four Daughters (2023)** (95 · ▲102 ▼7) — A Tunisian mother, her daughters and the two who left; Kaouther Ben Hania.
3. **Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)** (91 · ▲101 ▼10) — Michael J. Fox on his career and Parkinson's; top Critics Choice doc.
4. **Kokomo City (2023)** (73 · ▲83 ▼10) — Four Black trans sex workers tell their stories.
5. **Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)** (70 · ▲87 ▼17) — The architect of rock and roll.
6. **American Symphony (2023)** (69 · ▲84 ▼15) — Jon Batiste writes a symphony while his wife fights cancer.
7. **The Mother of All Lies (2023)** (61 · ▲76 ▼15) — Asmae El Moudir rebuilds her family's past with a miniature model.
8. **Judy Blume Forever (2023)** (52 · ▲67 ▼15) — The author who wrote frankly for teenagers.
9. **Beyond Utopia (2023)** (48 · ▲60 ▼12) — Families attempt to escape North Korea.
10. **Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros (2023)** (41 · ▲57 ▼16) — Frederick Wiseman's four hours in a three-star kitchen.
11. **The Eternal Memory (2023)** (33 · ▲47 ▼14) — A Chilean couple living with Alzheimer's.
12. **Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023)** (23 · ▲45 ▼22) — An archival portrait of the TV icon.
13. **Bobi Wine: The People's President (2022)** (20 · ▲48 ▼28) — A Ugandan pop star runs for president.

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