Best Documentaries on Amazon Prime Video

Last updated: September 2, 2024

If you love Documentaries and are looking for your next favorite, then you're in luck. We've compiled a list of the best Documentaries available to watch now on Amazon Prime Video. Scroll through and find the perfect one for your family. And check back often -- we're updating regularly with new additions. See more best-of lists like this .

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Next Goal Wins

age 14+

Captivating, moving sports docu; some swearing.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2014)

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Good Night Oppy

age 5+

Inspiring docu about Mars rovers has teamwork, curiosity.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2022)

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Kelce

age 14+

Winning docu about football star has language, violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)

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Childhood 2.0

age 13+

Docu about kids and technology has violence, sex.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2020)

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David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

age 11+

Docu about paralyzed Potter stuntman is full of positivity.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)

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Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

age 16+

Tense, twisting crime docu is deeply disturbing.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2008)

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Science Fair

age 8+

Compelling, entertaining docu about teen science geniuses.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2018)

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Kindness Is Contagious

age 9+

Warm, feel-good docu about being nice is uplifting.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2015)

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March of the Penguins

age 6+

Stunning, loving documentary; some intense peril.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2005)

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He Named Me Malala

age 12+

Inspiring, deeply affecting docu explores teen icon's life.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2015)

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The Look of Silence

age 14+

Indonesian genocide docu sequel has graphic descriptions.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2015)

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They Shot the Piano Player

age 13+

Animated historical docu with violence, lots of smoking.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)

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I Am: Celine Dion

age 12+

Singer suffers medical crises in film about illness, career.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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Federer: Twelve Final Days

age 13+

Tennis icon shows gratitude upon retirement; language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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The Right to Read

age 10+

Effective warning in inspiring docu about kids' literacy.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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For Love & Life: No Ordinary Campaign

age 13+

Moving docu about ALS patients' impact on funding.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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The Blue Angels

age 8+

High-flying docu has positive messages, some peril.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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Kiss the Future

age 14+

Docu about power of music has language, intense war footage.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind

age 13+

Docu about controversial rock star has sex, drugs, alcohol.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2022)

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Butterfly in the Sky

age 10+

Inspiring look at Reading Rainbow's legacy; mild language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)

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