The best documentaries of 2022

29 documentaries from 2022, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Halftime Score 42.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 63
  2. Our Father Score 41.7 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 45
  3. The Figo Affair: The Transfer that Changed Football Score 38.7 · IMDb 7.1
  4. Inside the Mind of a Cat Score 37.8 · IMDb 6.9
  5. The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM Score 37.0 · IMDb 7.0
  6. White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch Score 33.5 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 66% · Metascore 48
  7. Trust No One: The Hunt for the Crypto King Score 33.0 · IMDb 6.3
  8. The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes Score 29.1 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 32% · Metascore 38
  9. 2000 Mules Score 23.4 · IMDb 5.0