The best documentaries of 1996

4 documentaries from 1996, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills Score 61.1 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 88 · Documentary, Crime
2. When We Were Kings Score 60.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 83 · Documentary
3. Microcosmos Score 55.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 87
4. Looking for Richard Score 49.6 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 85%