The best documentaries of 2012

25 documentaries from 2012, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Searching for Sugar Man Score 66.5 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 79 · Music, Documentary
  2. The Act of Killing Score 62.4 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 92
  3. Marley Score 60.0 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 82
  4. The Imposter Score 57.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 77
  5. Stories We Tell Score 57.2 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 91
  6. The Gatekeepers Score 56.3 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 91
  7. Indie Game: The Movie Score 56.1 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 73
  8. Side by Side Score 56.0 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 82
  9. Chasing Ice Score 55.2 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 75
  10. West of Memphis Score 54.7 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 80