The best nonfiction books, films, and documentaries reviewed on everythingnonfiction.com
Here are the best-reviewed books, films, and documentaries from this past year. A review of three-and-a-half stars or greater is needed to make this list. While a review may have been written in 2023, that doesn’t mean that a book or film was released this year.
The Best Reviewed Nonfiction Books of 2023
Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
Death Sentence: The Inside Story of the John List Murders
Formerly Known as Food: How the Industrial Food System Is Changing Our Minds, Bodies, and Culture
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
The Dive: The Untold Story of the World’s Deepest Submarine Rescue
The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz
The Edge of Doubt: The Trial of Nancy Smith and Joeseph Allen
The Best Reviewed Nonfiction Films of 2023
Killers of The Flower Moon (I didn’t review it but it makes my list)
The Best Reviewed Docudramas of 2023
The Best Reviewed Documentaries and Docuseries of 2023
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
Bad Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul
The Best Reviewed VR Games