The 97 Best Documentaries on Prime Video

97 documentaries

Hand-picked documentaries streaming on Prime Video in Ireland, the UK or the US, checked November 2026. The film page shows where to watch in your country today.

Prime Video's documentaries are buried under everything else Amazon sells, so they're easy to miss. These are the ones worth finding, ranked best first. What's included changes a lot between Ireland, the UK and the US, so check the film page for your country.

Dear Zachary poster
1

Dear Zachary

2008 · 1h 34m

8.594%
Man on Wire poster
2

Man on Wire

2008 · 1h 34m

7.7100%
Jiro Dreams of Sushi poster
3

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

2011 · 1h 22m

7.899%
Going Clear poster
4

Going Clear

2015 · 2h

8.095%
Sour Grapes poster
5

Sour Grapes

2016 · 1h 26m

7.296%
The Cove poster
7

The Cove

2009 · 1h 32m

8.495%
Collective poster
8

Collective

2019 · 1h 49m

8.199%
The Look of Silence poster
9

The Look of Silence

2014 · 1h 40m

8.297%
Blackfish poster
10

Blackfish

2013 · 1h 23m

8.198%
The Imposter poster
11

The Imposter

2012 · 1h 39m

7.495%
Anvil! The Story of Anvil poster
12

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

2008 · 1h 21m

7.998%
Life Itself poster
13

Life Itself

2014 · 2h 1m

7.898%
Marley poster
14

Marley

2012 · 2h 24m

7.995%
Murderball poster
15

Murderball

2005 · 1h 28m

7.798%
The Dissident poster
16

The Dissident

2020 · 1h 59m

7.896%
The Internet's Own Boy poster
17

The Internet's Own Boy

2014 · 1h 45m

8.093%
The Invisible War poster
18

The Invisible War

2012 · 1h 33m

7.699%
Little Dieter Needs to Fly poster
19

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997 · 1h 17m

8.093%
The Last Narc poster
20

The Last Narc

2020 · 4 eps

8.5
Taxi to the Dark Side poster
21

Taxi to the Dark Side

2007 · 1h 46m

7.5100%
Baraka poster
22

Baraka

1992 · 1h 37m

8.585%
Requiem for the American Dream poster
23

Requiem for the American Dream

2015 · 1h 13m

8.092%
Food, Inc. poster
24

Food, Inc.

2008 · 1h 34m

7.895%
The Most Dangerous Man in America poster
25

The Most Dangerous Man in America

2009 · 1h 32m

7.796%
Spellbound poster
26

Spellbound

2002 · 1h 37m

7.697%
Pulling John poster
27

Pulling John

2006

7.6
City of Ghosts poster
28

City of Ghosts

2017 · 1h 30m

7.498%
Project Nim poster
29

Project Nim

2011 · 1h 33m

7.497%
Southwest of Salem poster
30

Southwest of Salem

2016 · 1h 31m

7.2100%
Best of Enemies poster
32

Best of Enemies

2015 · 1h 27m

7.693%
Cocaine Cowboys poster
33

Cocaine Cowboys

2006 · 1h 58m

7.771%
Zero Days poster
34

Zero Days

2016 · 1h 56m

7.790%
Being Evel poster
35

Being Evel

2015 · 1h 40m

7.297%
The Sunshine Makers poster
36

The Sunshine Makers

2015 · 1h 41m

7.0100%

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