Presented by Morgan Spurlock, the series features a ranking of fifty documentary films.

This limited series, presented by Morgan Spurlock and on the television network Current TV, featured what editors regard as fifty of the most influential and/or important documentary films from the 25 years prior to the series' debut.

[1] It aired in five hour-long episodes, each detailing ten entries on the list in a clip show format.

In association with the series, Current TV aired some of the documentaries featured on the list.

[2] The fifty titles were selected by a panel including film professor Michael Renov, International Documentary Association's then-president Eddie Schmidt, and television executive Brian Graden.