The Best Documentaries of the 2000s

This list was originally published on Cinematical on December 17, 2009.

The 2000s were a great decade for documentaries, both artistically and commercially. Four films (Fahrenheit 9/11, March of the Penguins, and this year’s Earth and This Is It) grossed more than $100 million worldwide, with two of them even topping the $200 million mark. Meanwhile, ple…