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. Room 237 Score 41.3 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 80
  2. The Summit Score 39.9 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 67% · Metascore 63
  3. Nitro Circus: The Movie Score 31.4 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 6% · Metascore 43
  4. After Porn Ends Score 26.4 · IMDb 5.7
  5. 2016: Obama's America Score 25.1 · IMDb 4.8 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 26