The phrase "admirable documentary" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a documentary that is worthy of admiration or praise, often due to its content, production quality, or impact.
Example: "The admirable documentary shed light on the struggles faced by endangered species and inspired many to take action."
Alternatives: "commendable documentary" or "praiseworthy documentary".
"Goldwyn," the season premiere of "American Masters," tomorrow night is an admirable documentary.
León Gieco, the well-known Argentine folk singer, is so determined to put the spotlight on others in "Mundo Alas" ("World Wings"), an admirable documentary about an unusual concert tour he led, that you end up wanting to wrestle him into a chair and make him talk.
The latest manifestation of this gratitude takes the form of a new and admirable Merchant Ivory documentary, "Gaach," which will be seen at 6 30 P.M. today through Friday at the Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, at 70th Street.
Much later, I remember watching Lucy Walker's admirable anti-nuclear documentary Countdown to Zero and almost trying to suppress the memory of Threads, to suppress the horror and despair so that I could concentrate.
But Mr. Brown's documentary reminds us, with admirable thoroughness, why we shouldn't take Pete Seeger for granted.
Ken Burns' documentary reveals that we have an admirable history of doing just that.
The "Frontline" documentary by the filmmaker Dan Edge does an admirable job of recreating the mood of the crucial first days by locating workers who were involved, despite continued efforts by the power company to prevent them from talking.
Their honesty is admirable," said Sheldon, who is making a follow-up documentary about recovering addicts.
Until he cracks this cartel, Mr Haji-Ioannou's story, for all the admirable ideas behind it, will still be the stuff of an interesting documentary film rather than the box-office blockbuster it could be.
He has an agenda, and fashions his documentary to fit it, finding an eloquent critic of US-sponsored torture, in the admirable form of lawyer Clive Stafford Smith, but not a similarly eloquent apologist.
This admirable two-disc set features a recently restored print, a new study of L'Herbier and a fascinating "making of" documentary shot in 1928 by Jean Dréville, one of the first of its kind.
