The best documentaries of 2010

23 documentaries from 2010, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Inside Job Score 68.7 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 88 · Documentary, Crime
  2. Senna Score 63.7 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 79 · Documentary
  3. Exit Through the Gift Shop Score 63.2 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 85 · Documentary
  4. Jackass 3D Score 60.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 56 · Comedy, Documentary, Action
  5. Cave of Forgotten Dreams Score 59.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 86
  6. GasLand Score 58.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 97%
  7. Restrepo Score 58.8 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 85
  8. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Score 55.8 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 90%
  9. Nostalgia for the Light Score 55.4 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 91
  10. African Cats Score 53.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 61