The best documentaries of 2021

27 documentaries from 2021, 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 Sparks Brothers Score 54.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 80
  2. Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry Score 54.1 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 70
  3. Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In Score 54.1 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 68
  4. The Velvet Underground Score 53.1 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 87
  5. Schumacher Score 49.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 60%
  6. Operation Varsity Blues Score 48.3 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 70
  7. Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage Score 47.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Metascore 73
  8. The Silence of Swastika Score 46.9 · IMDb 8.8
  9. Fauci Score 45.6 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 70
  10. Pelé Score 45.4 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 61