The best documentaries of 2016

33 documentaries from 2016, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Before the Flood Score 54.0 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 76% · Metascore 63
  2. Fire at Sea Score 53.1 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 87
  3. Sour Grapes Score 53.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 96%
  4. Into the Inferno Score 51.9 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 76
  5. For the Love of Spock Score 51.7 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 74
  6. Life, Animated Score 51.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 75
  7. Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World Score 51.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 76
  8. Amanda Knox Score 51.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 78
  9. Zero Days Score 51.0 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 77
  10. Oasis: Supersonic Score 50.7 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 71