The best documentaries of 2017

26 documentaries from 2017, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Icarus Score 60.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 68 · Documentary
  2. The Dawn Wall Score 60.1 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 81
  3. Faces Places Score 59.5 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 94
  4. AlphaGo Score 58.5 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 100%
  5. Mommy Dead and Dearest Score 58.4 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100%
  6. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Score 57.3 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 77
  7. Cuba and the Cameraman Score 56.2 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 82
  8. Chasing Coral Score 55.9 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 86
  9. Jane Score 55.0 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 87
  10. LA 92 Score 54.0 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 66