The best documentaries of 2002

10 documentaries from 2002, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Bowling for Columbine Score 69.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 72 · Documentary, Drama
  2. Spellbound Score 55.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 80
  3. To Be and to Have Score 55.7 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 87
  4. Lost in La Mancha Score 51.8 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 75
  5. Bus 174 Score 51.3 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 83
  6. The Kid Stays in the Picture Score 48.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 75
  7. Jackass: The Movie Score 46.1 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 49% · Metascore 42
  8. Comedian Score 41.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 62
  9. Biggie & Tupac Score 41.7 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 63
  10. Naqoyqatsi Score 30.1 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 48% · Metascore 59