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. The Queen of Versailles Score 52.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 80
  2. The Pervert's Guide to Ideology Score 52.0 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 71
  3. The Central Park Five Score 51.7 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 79
  4. The Invisible War Score 50.7 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 75
  5. The House I Live In Score 50.5 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 77
  6. Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present Score 49.8 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 74
  7. How to Make Money Selling Drugs Score 48.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 69
  8. We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists Score 47.3 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 66
  9. Katy Perry: Part of Me Score 43.8 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 57
  10. SOMM Score 43.3 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 58