Best Documentary Movies on Amazon Prime Video in the US

The top 50 of 708 documentary movies streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the US, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.

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1
Baraka 1992
Directed by Ron Fricke · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
8.0
8.2 · 729 votes
2
Ennio 2022
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, Brew
7.9
8.3 · 392 votes
3
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 2008
Directed by Kurt Kuenne · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
7.8
8.1 · 616 votes
4
Blackfish 2013
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
7.7
7.9 · 1.2K votes
5
Rite Here Rite Now 2024
Directed by Tobias Forge · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, YouTube Free
7.6
9.0 · 95 votes
6
Jiro Dreams of Sushi 2011
Directed by David Gelb · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo
7.6
7.7 · 802 votes
7
The Look of Silence 2014
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandor
7.5
7.8 · 327 votes
8
BTS: Yet to Come in Cinemas 2023
Directed by Yoon Dong Oh · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
7.5
8.4 · 123 votes
9
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief 2015
Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on HBO Max, The CW, Kanopy
7.4
7.6 · 894 votes
10
The Last Waltz 1978
Directed by Martin Scorsese · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
7.3
7.7 · 326 votes
11
Chasing Happiness 2019
Directed by John Lloyd Taylor · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
7.3
8.0 · 152 votes
12
Man on Wire 2008
Directed by James Marsh · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel
7.3
7.4 · 1K votes
13
Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008
Directed by Sacha Gervasi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
7.2
7.6 · 284 votes
14
Requiem for the American Dream 2015
Directed by Kelly Nyks · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
7.2
7.7 · 212 votes
15
Food, Inc. 2008
Directed by Robert Kenner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
7.2
7.4 · 696 votes
16
Colombia: Wild Magic 2015
Directed by Mike Slee · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
7.2
8.5 · 76 votes
17
Marley 2012
Directed by Kevin Macdonald · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
7.2
7.5 · 288 votes
18
The Imposter 2012
Directed by Bart Layton · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
7.2
7.3 · 828 votes
19
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
Directed by Colin Hanks · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
7.1
7.9 · 126 votes
20
Bruce Lee, the Legend 1984
Directed by Raymond Chow · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Philo
7.1
7.9 · 114 votes
21
Square One 2019
Directed by Danny Wu · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
7.1
8.6 · 60 votes
22
I Am: Celine Dion 2024
Directed by Irene Taylor · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
7.1
7.6 · 175 votes
23
Meru 2015
Directed by Jimmy Chin · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free
7.1
7.4 · 272 votes
24
I Am Bruce Lee 2012
Directed by Pete McCormack · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Brew
7.1
7.6 · 161 votes
25
Where to Invade Next 2015
Directed by Michael Moore · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
7.1
7.2 · 557 votes
26
Zero Days 2016
Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
7.1
7.4 · 272 votes
27
My Best Fiend 1999
Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
7.0
7.4 · 233 votes
28
I Am Heath Ledger 2017
Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Brew
7.0
7.4 · 233 votes
29
Gleason 2016
Directed by J. Clay Tweel · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
7.0
8.4 · 56 votes
30
Good Night Oppy 2022
Directed by Ryan White · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
7.0
7.7 · 106 votes
31
Cartel Land 2015
Directed by Matthew Heineman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
7.0
7.2 · 381 votes
32
Zeitgeist: Addendum 2008
Directed by Peter Joseph · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free, Daring Docs
6.9
7.2 · 277 votes
33
Valley Uprising 2014
Directed by Nick Rosen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Tubi TV
6.9
7.7 · 99 votes
34
S4: The Bob Lazar Story 2026
Directed by Luigi Vendittelli · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
6.9
8.4 · 50 votes
35
Life, Animated 2016
Directed by Roger Ross Williams · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel
6.9
7.4 · 149 votes
36
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room 2005
Directed by Alex Gibney · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
6.9
7.2 · 310 votes
37
Val 2021
Directed by Leo Scott · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
6.9
7.2 · 246 votes
38
In Search of Darkness 2019
Directed by David A. Weiner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
6.9
7.5 · 111 votes
39
Janis: Little Girl Blue 2015
Directed by Amy J. Berg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
6.9
7.3 · 167 votes
40
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing 2005
Directed by Rocco Urbisci · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
6.9
7.5 · 112 votes
41
Kiss the Ground 2020
Directed by Josh Tickell · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
6.9
7.7 · 86 votes
42
Above Majestic 2018
Directed by Roger R. Richards · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
6.8
7.4 · 121 votes
43
The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young 2014
Directed by Annika Iltis · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
6.8
7.4 · 119 votes
44
Zeitgeist: The Movie 2007
Directed by Peter Joseph · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video
6.8
7.0 · 566 votes
45
Little Dieter Needs to Fly 1997
Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
6.8
7.5 · 103 votes
46
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga 2010
Directed by Werner Herzog · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
6.8
7.3 · 142 votes
47
An Honest Liar 2014
Directed by Tyler Measom · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
6.8
7.1 · 245 votes
48
One Child Nation 2019
Directed by Nanfu Wang · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
6.8
7.2 · 177 votes
49
Alive Inside 2014
Directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
6.8
7.6 · 84 votes
50
Wick Is Pain 2025
Directed by Jeffrey Doe · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, The CW
6.8
7.4 · 112 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 23 votes or fewer (the median for this list), ranked with a lighter prior of 14 votes so smaller films can show.

1
Ghosts and the Afterlife 2021
Directed by Steve Sayre · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
6.8
9.6 · 23 votes
2
The Great Warning 2024
Directed by Juan Carlos Salas Tamez · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Plex Channel
6.7
9.4 · 22 votes
3
Master of Dark Shadows 2019
Directed by David Gregory · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
6.6
9.0 · 21 votes
4
Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story 2021
Directed by Mary O'Leary · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
6.5
9.4 · 13 votes
5
Fanmade: ENHYPEN 2024
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
6.4
9.1 · 10 votes
6
9/11: The Day the World Stood Still 2025
Directed by Finlay Bald · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, The CW
6.4
8.3 · 17 votes
7
32 Pills: My Sister's Suicide 2017
Directed by Hope Litoff · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player
6.3
8.7 · 11 votes
8
To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story 2017
Directed by Derek Dennis Herbert · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
6.4
7.9 · 23 votes
9
Rescue Bus 300 2018
Directed by Rotem Shamir · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, The CW
6.4
7.9 · 22 votes
10
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles 2023
Directed by Sally Aitken · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
6.4
8.1 · 17 votes