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. The American Meme Score 39.2 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 60
  2. Generation Wealth Score 35.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 46% · Metascore 53
  3. Take Your Pills Score 35.6 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 54
  4. Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers Score 20.2 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 20%
  5. A Sniper's War Score 20.1 · IMDb 3.5
  6. Death of a Nation Score 10.7 · IMDb 4.1 · Tomatometer 0% · Metascore 1