The best documentaries of 2018

26 documentaries from 2018, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Amazing Grace Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 94
  2. Shirkers Score 52.7 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 88
  3. The Game Changers Score 52.4 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 67%
  4. Fahrenheit 11/9 Score 52.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 69
  5. Active Measures Score 50.7 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 68
  6. They'll Love Me When I'm Dead Score 50.3 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 77
  7. Whitney Score 50.1 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 75
  8. Quincy Score 47.8 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 60
  9. Behind the Curve Score 47.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 91%
  10. Dominion Score 44.3 · IMDb 8.9