Popular Documentary Movies on Amazon Prime Video - Page 97

You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South

2015

You Belong to Me: Sex, Race and Murder in the South

2015
6
In 1952 Ruby McCollum, a black woman, killed her white doctor in Live Oak, Fla after years of sexual abuse. The remarkable secrets and terrible truths revealed during her trial and incarceration haunted jurors and prosecutors for decades.
El patio de mi casa

2016

El patio de mi casa

2016
Doris and Oscar, a couple who has spent 40 years living and working together, face their impending retirement. Both dedicated their lives to educational projects and architecture in rural indigenous communities in Mexico. Isabel and Enedino, two indigenous professionals in the Sierra of Puebla, take the baton from their mentors and teachers. A documentary that celebrates and explores the transformational process of teaching, learning and building.
Uma Nova Paixão

2023

Uma Nova Paixão

2023
Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

2018

Blitzed: Nazis on Drugs

2018
2.5
The effect of Pervitin on Nazi Germany.
Im Reich des Regenbogens - Abenteuer Farbe

2012

Im Reich des Regenbogens - Abenteuer Farbe

2012
Getting to the Nutcracker

2014

Getting to the Nutcracker

2014
5.8
The Los Angeles-based Marat Daukayev School of Ballet gathers the resources, volunteers, and cast to put on The Nutcracker.
How China Got Rich

2019

How China Got Rich

2019
6.3
Over the last 40 years, China has been transformed out of all recognition. The scale of its growth and the sheer speed of change has been astonishing. The country has seen the largest lifting of people out of poverty that has ever taken place in human history. How did an impoverished and backward communist country become an engine of global capitalism? What lies ahead for this economic behemoth?
Our Father,

2021

Our Father,

2021
On April 10th, 2020, Father Fred Mazzarella died from Cancer. He was a man with a powerful heart. He touched the hearts of many, including my own. This documentary will explore a glimpse into his life and the people he inspired.
Hanna Ranch

2014

Hanna Ranch

2014
5.2
Hanna Ranch is a feature documentary about visionary cattleman Kirk Hanna and his personal struggle to protect a once prominent way of life in Colorado. Born into a life on the family ranch, Hanna became a leader in the environmental ranching movement that set out to protect the West from the relentless encroachment of development and misuse. Featured in the book Fast Food Nation and dubbed the “eco-cowboy,” he was an early adopter of Holistic Resource Management practices, sat on numerous environmental boards and was president of the Colorado Cattleman’s Association. Hanna’s opinion was so widely sought and respected, many even saw him as a future governor of Colorado. But when his dream of harmony and sustainability ran up against the reality of family conflict and mounting threats to the land, Hanna lost hope. Kirk’s legacy and fight live on as his family and friends continue to protect the West by saving Hanna Ranch.
Riding With a Spy

2021

Riding With a Spy

2021
After being convicted of espionage, branded a traitor, and ostracized by her people, Israeli whistleblower Anat Kamm tries to rebuild her life in the United States. She graduates from Columbia University, but her ghost of her past still haunts her.
Adele The Only Way Is Up

2012

Adele The Only Way Is Up

2012
She was signed in 2006, released her debut album in 2008, and the follow-up in 2011. And the rest, as they say, is history. But Adele Adkins' history is one that deserves investigation, analysis, documentation and review. Using rare archival interviews (during which she speaks candidly about her life and career), live and studio performance footage, and contributions from collaborators and industry insiders, ADELE: THE ONLY WAY IS UP reveals just what it is that has transformed this seemingly ordinary girl from Croydon into the most successful musical icon of the third millennium.
The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

2003

The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll

2003
5.5
Arguably second only to Muddy Waters among the Mississippi Delta singers who traveled north and pioneered urban electric blues (their supposed rivalry is the subject of one of this DVD's bonus features), Wolf was a big, imposing man with an inimitable, booming voice and a lasting influence on generations of rock & rollers--all of which comes across in the 90-minute film.
Federico Chiesa - Back on Track

2023

Federico Chiesa - Back on Track

2023
5.6
9 January 2022, Olympic Stadium of Rome. Within the first thirty minutes of the game, Federico Chiesa collapsed on the ground, screaming in pain: he had ruptured the cruciate ligament in his left knee. It was the beginning of a ten-month ordeal, during which Federico had to rediscover himself, both professionally and personally. On his side will be his family, teammates and the Juventus staff.
A Stone in Our Heart

2018

A Stone in Our Heart

2018
A mother and a daughter struggle to climb the Swiss Alps while they dig into a past that the mother has spent years suppressing. The daughter was sexually abused by her stepfather as a child and lately she has begun to doubt whether her mom knew what was going on. The daughter's persistence in trying to make her mom remember and take responsibility puts the two women's relation to a hard test.
Little Alien

2009

Little Alien

2009
7
They are teenagers who fled crisis regions and undertook an extremely dangerous journey to Europe, all alone, hoping for one thing: to live. After arriving here, they fight to live normal lives, struggling against a system that demands they sacrifice their youth to an uncertain future.
The Men Who Stole the World

2018

The Men Who Stole the World

2018
8
They're bankers, traders, investment funds executives. They forgot all about morality to make money. The entire world had to suffer the consequences of their actions. They impoverished countries, drove millions of workers into unemployment, and contributed to the rise in extremism. So who are they? And, after the 2008 crisis, were the real culprits condemned? Could there be another?
The Stand Up Doll

2019

The Stand Up Doll

2019
On the cusp of her 100th birthday, Risa Inglefeld looks back on a life full of hard knocks and shares her secrets to getting up again with joy and humor. A meditation on life, aging, love and the secret to living with joy.
Bob Saget: That's What I'm Talking About

2013

Bob Saget: That's What I'm Talking About

2013
6
Bob Saget takes to the stage with a song in his heart. A filthy, filthy song to be exact. In his latest stand up special, Saget lets loose and embraces the dark side as he tells his favorite dirty jokes and stories about his dad - the guy who made him like this.
Deep in Vogue

2019

Deep in Vogue

2019
4.3
Explore the power of dance in an intoxicating portrait of a club scene in the heart of Manchester. (BFI Flare 2019)
The American Scream

2012

The American Scream

2012
6.7
An original documentary which follows three families in a small seaside town in Massachusetts as they prepare for their annual home made haunted houses. This story highlights their long journey from planning to opening day and cleanup until next year and the obstacles which face them during the process.