Best Documentaries on Amazon Prime Video

Last updated: July 14, 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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I Am: Celine Dion movie poster: The singer up close.
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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 movie poster: Roger from behind.
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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 Blue Angels movie poster: Pilot in the cockpit with team of jets behind him.
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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 Movie Poster: Kiss the Future logo on top of black and white still images from Sarajevo
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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 movie poster: Rocker lounging on chair with foot on piano
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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 Movie Poster: Rainbow monarch butterfly emerges from a television, with LeVar Burton on the screen
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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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Mad Props Movie Poster: Tom Biolchini looks up at several movie props hovering above him
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Mad Props

age 13+

Flawed but fun docu about memorabilia collecting; language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)
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Giannis: The Marvelous Journey movie poster: Giannis Antetokounmpo documentary
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Giannis: The Marvelous Journey

age 14+

Inspiring docu tells immigrant tale, has language, violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2024)
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Bye Bye Barry movie poster: Football player runs with the ball
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Bye Bye Barry

age 10+

Inspirational sports docu about football legend; language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story movie poster: Dark purple-tinted photo strip collage of images of African American media mogul Tyler Perry, wearing a variety of outfits and accessories that include a jacket, open-collared shirt, a cross around the necklace, and glasses, and documentary credits and distributor's name appear in white, blue, and purple letters
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Maxine's Baby: The Tyler Perry Story

age 14+

Inspiring docu about Black media mogul; language, violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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David Holmes -- The Boy Who Lived movie poster: Daniel Radcliffe stands next to his stunt double David Holmes who is sitting in a wheelchair.
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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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Silver Dollar Road movie poster: Black family of smiling older men and women, one sitting down, are in front of background of large river with fishing boat driving off into the distance
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Silver Dollar Road

age 10+

Tragic story of one family's fight against racism; violence.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Kelce movie poster: Two football players stand with crowd behind
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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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Every Body Movie Poster: Sean Saifa Wall, River Gallo, and Alicia Roth Weigel are pictured within the LGBTQIA+ flag
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Every Body

age 15+

Gripping, heartfelt, mature docu about intersex Americans.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey: Documentary tracks NBA prospects.
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Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey

age 14+

Language, role models in behind-the-scenes basketball docu.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed movie poster: A collage of scenes from the film that make up a puzzle featuring images of the cast that includes kids, teens, and adults who are multiracial, BIPOC, and White and have a range of different skin tones
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1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed

age 10+

Multiracialism is explored and explained in meaningful docu.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Judy Blume Forever movie poster: Doc looks at the author's lasting impact
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Judy Blume Forever

age 14+

Like beloved author's books, terrific docu has frank talk.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Reggie movie poster: Illustration of African American Yankees outfielder Reggie Jackson, wearing a black baseball cap with the team's white NY insignia lettering, a black T-shirt covered by the Yankees pinstripe top, and gold-framed mirrored aviator sunglasses featuring in image of marching BIPOC activists with signs in the left frame and Yankee fans in a stadium displaying Mr. October sign, the player's nickname for his postseason wins
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Reggie

age 14+

Baseball star shares life story in dynamic docu; language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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The Legend of the 81-Point Game movie poster: African American and Los Angeles Lakers guard and forward Kobe Bryant's back of his yellow jersey with the number 8 in white and the NBA player's last name in purple lettering
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The Legend of the 81-Point Game

age 14+

Inspiring docu about NBA icon Kobe Bryant; language.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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Plastic Earth Movie Poster: A young girl wearing sunglasses collects empty plastic bottles on a beach
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Plastic Earth

age 10+

Busy, thorough docu explores solutions to plastic problem.

On DVD/Streaming (Release Year: 2023)
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