Popular Documentary Movies on Amazon Video - Page 112

I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story

2023

I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story

2023
10
The story of how music saved Sully Erna and how that salvation manifested into the formation of the rock band, Godsmack.
From the Hood to the Holler

2022

From the Hood to the Holler

2022
Charles Booker rode to the brink of one of the biggest upsets in political history. The documentary follows his campaign across Kentucky from the most urban to the most rural settings. Booker and his team rewrite the campaign playbook. They lean into the charge that average Kentuckians have common bonds, a unifying day-to-day struggle. That struggle is color blind. Booker fights to represent Kentuckians that feel invisible. His message is simple whether you are from the city “Hood,” or the Appalachian “Holler,” you are not invisible.
The Man Who Got Carter

2018

The Man Who Got Carter

2018
1
This is a documentary feature film about the phenomenal life and career of Tony Klinger's father, the legendary British film producer Michael Klinger.
Holy Silence

2020

Holy Silence

2020
7
As World War II looms, Pope Pius XI calls on a humble American priest to help him challenge the evils of Nazism and anti-Semitism. But death intervenes, and Pope Pius XII now carries out a very different response to Hitler and the Holocaust.
Alien Worlds: Giants and Hybrids

2020

Alien Worlds: Giants and Hybrids

2020
4
Explore evidence of colossal, biblical Giants that once towered over man in a mysterious realm of our ancient past that is far stranger than any fiction.
The Last Stop

2017

The Last Stop

2017
7.6
The Élan School was a for-profit, residential behavior modification program and therapeutic boarding school located deep within the woods of Maine. Delinquent teenagers who failed to comply with other treatment programs were referred to the school as a last resort. Treatment entailed harsh discipline, surveillance, degradation, and downright abuse. Years later, the patients who were institutionalized in this facility still carry the trauma they endured, with mixed opinions on the impact of their experience.
Growing Up Coy

2016

Growing Up Coy

2016
6.5
A Colorado family is thrust into the international media spotlight when they fight for the rights of their 6-year-old transgender daughter in a landmark civil rights case.
Champagne Safari

1954

Champagne Safari

1954
6
Travelogue/documentary follows newly married Rita Hayworth and Prince Aly Khan on their honeymoon trip through exotic locales.
Rhythm and Blues Revue

1955

Rhythm and Blues Revue

1955
6
Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant. Originally 86 minutes, the "short" version available on public domain collections and websites is missing a reel
Anselm

2023

Anselm

2023
6.6
This unique cinematic experience dives deep into an artist’s work and reveals his life path, inspiration, and creative process. It explores his fascination with myth and history. Past and present are interwoven to diffuse the line between film and painting, allowing the audience to be completely immersed in the remarkable world of one of the greatest contemporary artists, Anselm Kiefer. Wim Wenders shot this unique portrait over the course of two years in stunning 3D.
The Murder of Emmett Till

2003

The Murder of Emmett Till

2003
6.8
A documentary examining the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago while visiting relatives in Mississippi, and the broad impact of his death, his funeral, and the subsequent trial and acquittal of his accused killers.
Food for Profit

2024

Food for Profit

2024
8
The film exposes the links between Agrifood and politics. With a pool of international experts it analyses the many problems related to factory farming: water pollution, migrants exploitation, biodiversity loss and antibiotic resistance.
AUM: The Cult at the End of the World

2025

AUM: The Cult at the End of the World

2025
The shocking story of Aum Shinrikyo, the doomsday cult that unleashed a deadly nerve gas in Tokyo’s subway system in 1995. Founded by disillusioned yoga teacher Shoko Asahara, Aum transformed into a terrorist organization while Japan’s police and media turned a blind eye. Featuring rare archival footage and an interview with one of Asahara’s former high-ranking disciples. A Sundance premiere.
Joy Division - Under Review

2006

Joy Division - Under Review

2006
4.8
This 70-minute documentary covers the entire career of Joy Division, one of Manchester and Post-Punks most respected bands. It charts the entire short lifespan of the group, from their origins in their days as Warsaw to the more well known incarnation of Joy Division. Features include rare musical performances, obscure footage of rare interviews and rarely seen photographs. Plus review, comment, criticism and insight from; Mick Middles, co-author of Torn Apart: The Life Of Ian Curtis; former NME and Melody Maker journalist, Barney Hoskyns; Ex-Mojo Magazine editor, Pat Gilbert; Manchester punk musician and author, John Robb; music journalist and author David Stubbs; and more.
Vernon, Florida

1981

Vernon, Florida

1981
6.7
Early Errol Morris documentary intersplices random chatter he captured on film of the genuinely eccentric residents of Vernon, Florida. A few examples? The preacher giving a sermon on the definition of the word "Therefore," and the obsessive turkey hunter who speaks reverentially of the "gobblers" he likes to track down and kill.
Kingdom of Archers

2020

Kingdom of Archers

2020
Kingdom of Archers explores the way a unique cultural tradition in the tiny mountain kingdom of Bhutan is rapidly evolving - for better or for worse.
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

2014

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

2014
This fast-paced Documentary was filmed inside America's biggest Comics/Film Convention and includes informative and humorous interviews with Levar Burton (Star Trek Next Generation, Roots), William Shatner (Star Trek, Boston Legal, Wrath of Khan) Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk) Saul Rubinek (Warehouse 13), Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky and Hutch, Num3ers) Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds) and more!
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture

2022

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture

2022
9
Seeking to uncover the origins of the rabid homophobia of the conservative church, a gay seminary scholar and a straight activist make a shocking discovery: In 1946 an erroneous translation of the term homosexual in the Bible that has been weaponized against the LGBTQIA+ community ever since.
Florida's Walk on the Wild Side

2013

Florida's Walk on the Wild Side

2013
Filmmakers Ferd and Beverly Sebastian take you to their retirement state where they show us what they fell in love with.
Trumping Democracy

2017

Trumping Democracy

2017
5.4
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States by winning three key states, a victory engineered by an ultra-conservative faction that quietly mapped its way to power using fake news, lies and psychometrics. This explosive documentary follows the money to the elusive multi-billionaire Robert Mercer who bought Breitbart News and funded the effort, while inserting Steve Bannon into the presidential campaign as its manager.