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. Racing Extinction Score 54.4 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 81
  2. Cartel Land Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 76
  3. Requiem for the American Dream Score 53.7 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 92%
  4. De Palma Score 52.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 83
  5. Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal Score 51.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 77
  6. The Hunting Ground Score 50.6 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 77
  7. Under the Sun Score 50.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 81
  8. The Wolfpack Score 50.1 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 75
  9. Hitchcock/Truffaut Score 50.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 79
  10. Janis: Little Girl Blue Score 49.9 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 74