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. Avicii: True Stories Score 52.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 83%
  2. Get Me Roger Stone Score 50.8 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 75
  3. One of Us Score 50.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 78
  4. I Am Heath Ledger Score 49.6 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 68
  5. Abducted in Plain Sight Score 48.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 74%
  6. Gaga: Five Foot Two Score 46.9 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 63
  7. An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Score 45.9 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 68
  8. Whitney: Can I Be Me Score 44.3 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 64
  9. Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! Score 44.1 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 61
  10. Sachin - A Billion Dreams Score 43.9 · IMDb 8.4