The best documentaries of 2014

24 documentaries from 2014, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Citizenfour Score 66.5 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 88 · Documentary
  2. Virunga Score 61.5 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 95
  3. The Salt of the Earth Score 60.2 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 83
  4. Roger Waters: The Wall Score 59.3 · IMDb 8.5 · Tomatometer 100%
  5. Life Itself Score 59.1 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 87
  6. The Look of Silence Score 59.0 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 92
  7. 20,000 Days on Earth Score 55.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 83
  8. An Honest Liar Score 54.2 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 76
  9. The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz Score 53.2 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 72
  10. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Score 53.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 92%