The best documentaries of 2020

33 documentaries from 2020, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. My Octopus Teacher Score 64.6 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 82 · Documentary
  2. Taylor Swift: Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions Score 60.8 · IMDb 8.5 · Tomatometer 100%
  3. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet Score 59.8 · IMDb 8.9 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 72
  4. Athlete A Score 59.3 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 85
  5. Crip Camp Score 58.9 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 86
  6. The Social Dilemma Score 58.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 78
  7. David Byrne's American Utopia Score 58.3 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 93
  8. Kiss the Ground Score 57.5 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 88%
  9. Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself Score 57.2 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 82
  10. Disclosure Score 56.9 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 79