Best Documentary Movies on Amazon Prime Video in Canada
The top 50 of 342 documentary movies streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Canada, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.
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8.08.1 · 1.3K votes - 2
7.88.2 · 321 votes - 3
7.67.7 · 1.5K votes - 4
7.57.6 · 1.3K votes - 5
7.58.4 · 123 votes - 6
7.49.1 · 69 votes - 7
7.47.5 · 1K votes - 8
Häxan 1922Directed by Benjamin Christensen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Tubi TV7.47.6 · 465 votes - 9
7.37.7 · 326 votes - 10
7.38.0 · 152 votes - 11
Finding Vivian Maier 2014Directed by John Maloof · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Knowledge Network7.37.6 · 339 votes - 12
Requiem for the American Dream 2015Directed by Kelly Nyks · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV7.27.7 · 212 votes - 13
7.27.4 · 696 votes - 14
7.27.3 · 828 votes - 15
7.27.5 · 245 votes - 16
7.17.9 · 126 votes - 17
7.18.6 · 60 votes - 18
7.17.6 · 175 votes - 19
7.17.4 · 272 votes - 20
7.17.2 · 557 votes - 21
Supersonic 2016Directed by Mat Whitecross · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus7.17.4 · 252 votes - 22
7.07.3 · 266 votes - 23
7.08.4 · 56 votes - 24
7.07.7 · 106 votes - 25
6.97.0 · 678 votes - 26
6.97.2 · 246 votes - 27
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing 2005Directed by Rocco Urbisci · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV6.97.5 · 112 votes - 28
6.97.4 · 143 votes - 29
6.97.7 · 86 votes - 30
6.87.2 · 215 votes - 31
6.87.2 · 177 votes - 32
6.89.6 · 23 votes - 33
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward 2011Directed by Peter Joseph · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV6.87.0 · 243 votes - 34
6.77.7 · 58 votes - 35
6.77.3 · 98 votes - 36
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 2007Directed by Julien Temple · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Plex6.77.3 · 93 votes - 37
Paraguay, Droga y Banana 2016Directed by Juan Manuel Salinas A. · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Plex6.78.2 · 37 votes - 38
6.77.8 · 51 votes - 39
6.77.0 · 173 votes - 40
6.76.7 · 1.9K votes - 41
Operation Hope - The Children Lost in the Amazon 2024Directed by Tom Cross · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video6.77.8 · 47 votes - 42
6.76.9 · 241 votes - 43
6.77.3 · 83 votes - 44
6.77.1 · 122 votes - 45
6.77.2 · 96 votes - 46
6.78.1 · 35 votes - 47
The Resurrection of Jake The Snake 2015Directed by Steve Yu · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV6.77.5 · 61 votes - 48
Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! 2019Directed by Morgan Spurlock · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla6.66.9 · 183 votes - 49
6.67.2 · 89 votes - 50
6.67.3 · 70 votes
Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.
Hidden gems
Highly rated but with 22 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 13 votes so smaller films can show.
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6.49.1 · 10 votes - 2
6.48.1 · 17 votes - 3
6.47.9 · 21 votes - 4
The Jupiter Enigma 2018Directed by Thomas Lucas · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Magellan TV6.47.9 · 21 votes - 5
6.47.9 · 22 votes - 6
Totally Bill Hicks 1998Directed by Rupert Edwards · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV6.47.8 · 21 votes - 7
6.37.9 · 15 votes - 8
Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream 2019Directed by Miki Wecel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Cineverse6.37.8 · 16 votes - 9
Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd 2025Directed by Didier Charette · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video6.38.0 · 11 votes - 10
Life After The Navigator 2020Directed by Lisa Downs · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV6.37.9 · 11 votes
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