The best documentaries of 2015

31 documentaries from 2015, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Amy Score 70.6 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 85 · Documentary, Music
  2. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief Score 60.1 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 80
  3. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom Score 59.2 · IMDb 8.3 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 79
  4. Cobain: Montage of Heck Score 58.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 83
  5. Meru Score 57.5 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 77
  6. Listen to Me Marlon Score 56.4 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 87
  7. What Happened, Miss Simone? Score 55.2 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 75
  8. The Fear of 13 Score 55.1 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 94%
  9. Where to Invade Next Score 54.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 64
  10. Sherpa Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 93