Top 50 Documentaries in Italy
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest documentaries in Italy, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 53 documentaries tracked in Italy, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Yves Saint Laurent (film), POV (TV series) and FRONTLINE lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,168,941 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 34,738, and the largest, Yves Saint Laurent (film), reaches around 918,311 people in Italy. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Italy who actively engage with each documentary, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Italy and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yves Saint Laurent (film) |
918,311 | 6.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  POV (TV series) |
168,126 | 2.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  FRONTLINE |
82,504 | 1.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  Vice (TV series) |
71,080 | 2.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Pina (film) |
60,373 | 7.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Anime club |
58,325 | 2.1% | Documentary | Literature |
| 7 |  Silent Voices (2005 film) |
55,304 | 4.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Pumping Iron |
44,972 | 3.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Walking with Dinosaurs |
37,117 | 3.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner |
29,514 | 3.9% | Documentary | Literature |
| 11 |  Bowling for Columbine |
19,973 | 4.0% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  The Last Waltz |
17,560 | 3.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Deadly Women |
16,425 | 4.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Earthling |
15,884 | 3.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  March of the Penguins |
15,853 | 5.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  Aluna |
9,598 | 4.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Restrepo (film) |
9,522 | 0.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  The Thin Blue Line (1988 film) |
8,643 | 1.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  The Blue Planet |
8,020 | 2.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Blue Planet |
7,962 | 1.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  Extreme Engineering |
7,766 | 16.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Roadkill (Internet show) |
6,580 | 0.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  What the Bleep Do We Know!? |
6,396 | 2.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 24 |  Finding Your Roots |
6,264 | 0.7% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Man on Wire |
6,262 | 2.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus |
6,243 | 3.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Oddities (TV series) |
5,989 | 0.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Elvis in Concert |
5,775 | 13.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Hail Satan |
5,181 | 4.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  I-Witness |
2,468 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  Hard Knocks |
2,352 | 0.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  The Story of Stuff |
2,081 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  A Football Life |
2,057 | 1.9% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  The Original Kings of Comedy |
2,044 | 0.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Frozen Planet |
1,933 | 0.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  The Acting Class |
1,869 | 9.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  The War Room |
1,721 | 1.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  American Experience |
1,450 | 0.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Vegucated |
1,346 | 3.4% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Inside Edition |
1,014 | 0.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Land and Sea |
911 | 0.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Racing Extinction |
869 | 1.6% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  Seconds From Disaster |
858 | 2.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Scared Straight! |
568 | 0.5% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  LA EDUCACIÓN PROHIBIDA |
389 | 3.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Living with Wolves |
385 | 2.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  Miss Representation |
331 | 0.3% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  Living Proof (film) |
288 | 0.2% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  GMO OMG |
230 | 1.8% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Zone Interdite (TV program) |
226 | 0.1% | Documentary | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy and ranks each documentary by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest documentary in Italy?
Yves Saint Laurent (film) currently leads with an estimated audience of 918,311 people in Italy.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Italy. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.