The best documentaries of 2003

11 documentaries from 2003, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Touching the Void Score 61.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 82 · Documentary, Action, Adventure
  2. The Fog of War Score 61.6 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 87
  3. Capturing the Friedmans Score 58.7 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 90
  4. The Corporation Score 55.6 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 73
  5. Tupac: Resurrection Score 51.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 77% · Metascore 66
  6. The Story of the Weeping Camel Score 50.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 81
  7. Tarnation Score 47.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 87
  8. The Five Obstructions Score 46.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 79
  9. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Score 46.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 85% · Metascore 71
  10. Ghosts of the Abyss Score 46.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 67