Best/Worst Documentaries Ever

As apart of research for this documentary assignment, I have decided to research what people agree on are the best 10 documentaries of all time, and on the other hand.. the worst 10.

BEST 10 DOCUMENTARIES

According to TimeOut
http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-50-best-documentaries-of-all-time-documentary#tab_panel_5
1. Shoah (1985)

2. Sans Soleil (1983)

3. The Thin Blue Line (1988)

4. Night and Fog (1955)

5. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)

6. Dont Look Back (1967)

7. The War Game (1965)

8. Nanook of the North (1922)

9. Roger & Me (1989)

10. Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

According to Paste Magazine

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/05/the-100-best-documentaries-of-all-time.html?p=10

1. Hoop Dream (1994)

2. Shoah (1985)

3. Sans Soleil (1983)

4. Grey Gardens (1975)

5. Night and Fog (1955)

6. Grizzly Man (2005)

7. The Thin Blue Line (1988)

8. Titicut Follies (1967)

9. Hearts and Minds (1974)

10. Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

According to a list from IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/list/ls050012637/
1. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
2. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
3. Senna (2010)
4. When We Were Kings (1996)
5. The King of Kong (2007)
6. The Thin Blue Line (1988)
7. Waltz with Bashir (2008)
8. American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)
9. Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
10. The Imposter (2012)

It is interesting to see that there are a couple of these film documentaries that appear in all "Best Documentaries of all time" lists. It makes it clearer and more obvious that the film is definitely a favourite.

WORST 10 DOCUMENTARIES

Acording to Flickchart
http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Documentary&order=desc&perpage=50
1. Flying Padre(1951)
2. The Seafarers (1953)
3. Day of the Fight (1951)
4. Mondo New York (1988)
5.  Kony 2012 (2012)
6.  The Real Cancun (2003)
7.  Fetishes(1996)
8. Faces of Death II (1981)
9.  Faces of Death III (1985)
10. Faces of Death (1980)

According to Jack Lacton
http://www.jacklacton.com/2007/05/top-10-false-misleading-documentaries.html
1. Der Ewige Jude (1940)
2. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
3. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
4. Loose Change (2005)
5. Horseman Without a Horse (2002-2003)
6. The Corporation (2004)
7. Bowling for Columbine (2002)
8. The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (2004)
9. The Men Who Killed Kennedy (1988)
10. SUPERSIZE ME (2004)

It was difficult to find a reliable website that stated the worst 10 documentaries of all time. This, I figured, may be because that these lists rely mostly on personal opinion rather than a universally compromised decision. Also, it is not a list that film makers attempt to appear on.