Popular Documentary Movies on Amazon Prime Video - Page 127

Otra forma de entender la vida

2021

Otra forma de entender la vida

2021
6.2
A documentary that goes over a historical year for Atlético Madrid until they became the champions of La Liga. Told from the inside with unseen footage and with the testimonies of the stars. With the special participation of Leiva and Joaquín Sabina, you will witness the birth of the song “Partido a Partido”.
Best Kids in Texas

2017

Best Kids in Texas

2017
When Texas emerges as a hotbed for recruiting young talent into the professional paintball scene in early 2000s, a group of teenagers find a mentor, pledge to stick together, and in the process change professional paintball in Texas forever.
Truly Texas Mexican

2021

Truly Texas Mexican

2021
10
Over time and during conquest, "comida casera," home cooking of Texas Mexican families sustained indigenous identity and memory. Cooking deer, cactus and tortillas, women led the cultural resistance against colonization. This road movie weaves through Texas cities, names the racism that erased Native American history. It celebrates a new type of encounter, one with a table where All are welcome.
Queer Nation

2020

Queer Nation

2020
Vintage Queer Montreal: A glimpse into the 90s. Working though the 90s, House of Pride brought Montreal LGBTQ+ people together in the celebration of diversity.
Libyan Sahara Water from the Desert

2001

Libyan Sahara Water from the Desert

2001
Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons

2019

Skin Deep: The Battle Over Morgellons

2019
9
A nurse journeys to discover the truth behind a disease so bizarre, patients who suffer from it are regularly written off as delusional by doctors and loved ones.
Triumph of the Tomato

2013

Triumph of the Tomato

2013
The original Peruvian tomat'l -«swollen fruit»- was yellow and the Conquistadors prized it for its blossom. But in Europe under the Spanish sun its lycopene went wild; rounded and red, it became irresistible. In Austria they still call it the «paradise fruit», and in Italy the «golden apple». This was surely the real forbidden fruit in the world's first seduction! Today's obsession with shape, size and long shelf-life has reduced the once glorious tomato to mushy tastelessness. But the counter-revolution has started!
Terra de Cegos

2005

Terra de Cegos

2005
What characterizes the spaces, differentiating the fields of the cities, the suburbs of the centers is, in large part, the speed of their modification. The circulation experience will have allowed us to compare the looks of foreign artists with the looks of local children, to measure resistance and change capacities.
Surviving the Outback

2019

Surviving the Outback

2019
8
Michael Atkinson places himself in the historic predicament of two stranded German aviators in 1932 to see if the his skills as a survival instructor, pilot and adventurer will allow him to escape to the nearest civilisation.
Cannabis to Save My Life

2015

Cannabis to Save My Life

2015
Marijuana as a cancer fighting drug? Science says yes, federal law says no. Patricia Crone is caught in the life-and-death stand-off. Patricia Crone, a professor of Islamic history at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2011, when the cancer had already spread to her brain. She was busy preparing for the end when she saw that the National Cancer Institute described some of the chemicals in marijuana, or cannabis, as having cancer-fighting potential. With only grim prospects for the future, she wanted to try it. So Patricia, who had never had as much as a puff of pot, started a hunt for marijuana, and for credible evidence of its medicinal potential.
The Amish and the Reformation

2017

The Amish and the Reformation

2017
8
A heartbreaking, yet redemptive journey into the history of the Amish People. The year 2017 is the five hundred year anniversary of Martin Luther nailing the 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenberg and starting the Reformation in Germany. This film considers the impact of the Reformation Era on the Amish Church in America today.
Less is More: How to be Happy with Nothing

2013

Less is More: How to be Happy with Nothing

2013
The car, the library and a wardrobe full of clothes. Status symbols of yesterday. Today car sharing, swap markets and minimalism are booming as aspects of a lifestyle that rejects materialism. The cult of "less is more" is slowly spilling over from the United States to Europe.
100 Years of BMW

2016

100 Years of BMW

2016
5.5
The Bavarian Motor Works started out in 1916 as a small producer of aircraft engines. Yes, its origins lie in the air. The asset that BMW is best-known for today is actually the last product to be added to its portfolio. It was only in the 30s that BMW built its first car. Since then, the company's 100-year history has seen technological innovations, racing victories and also severe crises.
The Iron Forest

1998

The Iron Forest

1998
The Limestare Alps National Park is a mosaic of forests of different ages. The wild, romantic waterways are important habitats for many water insects and a paradise for the water ouzel and the gray wagtail. Another rarity shown in this film is a brood of black storks that do not actually nest in the national park but frequently catch trout in the park's brooks and streams.
Wild Mongolia

2006

Wild Mongolia

2006
One of the most stunning, untouched landscapes on earth is found in the heartland of Asia: stretching from the impenetrable forests of Siberia in the North to the Chinese wall in the South and touching the horizon in the distance. And here, a huge variety of rare animal species are found under its deep blue sky.
D-Day: The Price Of Freedom

2006

D-Day: The Price Of Freedom

2006
6
D-Day, June 6, 1944, was a turning point in the history of the world and thousands of young Americans played an important role that day. Travel with several of these men as they return to the beaches of Normandy to tell their stories of survival.
Elephants, the twilight of the giants

2010

Elephants, the twilight of the giants

2010
8
Elefants are the largest land animals on our planet. They appeared on Earth 50 million years ago, long before human beings emerged as a species, and were distributed all over the world to the very limit of permafrost. They are strong, intelligent and have powerful adaptive weapons. But their evolutionary success is due, more than any other factor, to their extraordinary family ties.
The Essentials

2025

The Essentials

2025
In this documentary, the cleaner Güven Ciftci, the DHL courier Khaleel Al Bodach, and the caretaker Cynthia Würpel take us into their often-invisible daily working lives. From the first ringing of the alarm clock at half past three in the morning to coming home in the evening, the film depicts the physical strain, daily routines, and the dignity of three professions without which our society could not function, but which are hardly noticed in the public consciousness.
Ancient Origins of Giants: Myth, Mystery and Evidence

2024

Ancient Origins of Giants: Myth, Mystery and Evidence

2024
Through the ages and across continents, a recurring theme has captured human imagination: Giants. Embark on a quest to unravel the tales, the mysteries, and the realities of the giants who might have once walked amongst us.
Nicki Minaj: My Turn

2023

Nicki Minaj: My Turn

2023
The "Queen of Bubblegum Rap" was never a fairytale princess. Despite her early years of struggles, Nicki Minaj would prevail with 100 million records sold, 7 songs on the Billboard Charts at the same time and 10 Grammy nominations.