The best documentaries of 2005

14 documentaries from 2005, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. March of the Penguins Score 74.1 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 79 · Documentary, Family
  2. Grizzly Man Score 60.6 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 87
  3. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Score 59.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 97%
  4. Murderball Score 54.9 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 87
  5. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey Score 54.8 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 73
  6. Dave Chappelle's Block Party Score 54.6 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 84
  7. The Devil and Daniel Johnston Score 54.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 77
  8. Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul Score 51.8 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 73
  9. Why We Fight Score 51.3 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 68
  10. Earthlings Score 44.8 · IMDb 8.6