Top Rated Documentary TV Shows on Amazon Video - Page 80

True Nordic Crimes

2015

True Nordic Crimes

2015
2
Illegal smuggling, armed robbery, large scale prostitution and malicious murders are among the 16 unique stories in this true crime series.
Die Farben der Wüsten

2012

Die Farben der Wüsten

2012
8
A Thousand and One Nights: The well-known folk tales from the Orient are passed on from generation to generation. Adventurers fire our imaginations. Expeditions give us a glimpse. There is no other landscape that is so barren and at the same time so filled with mysteries. Our films will unveil some of these secrets and tell stories about landscape and people in the desert today.
Photographer

2024

Photographer

2024
10
Photographer will tell the intensely personal stories of the world’s greatest visual storytellers and artists, from how they found themselves behind a camera to how they dedicate themselves to the endless pursuit of perfecting their craft.
The Co-Ed Killer: Mind of a Monster

2021

The Co-Ed Killer: Mind of a Monster

2021
8
Cruising Santa Cruz's ocean highways, Edmund Kemper appears to be a 6'9" gentle giant who offers hundreds of young female hitchhikers a ride. But behind his charming smile and signature gold-rimmed glasses lurks a brutal and perverted monster. In 1973, while awaiting trial, Kemper was interviewed by psychiatrist Dr. Donald Lunde. Lunde records Kemper's detailed confession on audiotape. For 50 years these tapes were locked away and forgotten, but now they are public for the first time and reveal a tormented childhood, dark sexual fantasies, and a thirst for revenge on the person he despises most, his own mother.
Lyndey Milan’s Taste of Australia

2014

Lyndey Milan’s Taste of Australia

2014
8
Join much-loved TV personality Lyndey Milan as she unearths the characters, places, pastures, and heroes - the backbone of a thriving Australian culinary culture - and delivers a real Taste of Australia.
I Was There

2022

I Was There

2022
10
An immersive trip back in time, placing host Theo Wilson—the grandson of a Tuskegee Airman with a passion for history—at the center of some of the world’s most impactful events, to deconstruct how they truly unfolded.
Australia's First 4 Billion Years

2013

Australia's First 4 Billion Years

2013
8
Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of our planet's origins than Australia. NOVA's four-part "Australia's First 4 Billion Years" takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With help from host and scientist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the land "down under," the one island continent that has got it all. Join NOVA on the ultimate Outback road trip, an exploration of the history of the planet as seen through the window of the Australian continent.
Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

2023

Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico

2023
8
Follow Eva Longoria as she traverses Mexico exploring one of the most popular, and arguably misunderstood, global cuisines. From harvesting blue agave for tequila as the Aztecs once did, to slow cooking traditional mole sauce in Oaxaca, join Longoria as she journeys across the many vibrant regions of Mexico to reveal its unique and colorful cuisines.
Die Trying

2014

Die Trying

2014
2
Witness amazing, never-before-seen adventures as experts push the limits of possibility for science.
Der Vietnamkrieg - Trauma einer Generation

2012

Der Vietnamkrieg - Trauma einer Generation

2012
8
Food Markets: In the Belly of the City

2013

Food Markets: In the Belly of the City

2013
2
Going to the local market when we visit a foreign city is something we all love to do. More people visit them in one day than all the city's art museums put together. Markets attract us for their colours, smells, people, sounds and taste.
How Cities Work

2013

How Cities Work

2013
2
We turn on the shower and there’s clean water. We buy food grown on the other side of the world from the shop next door. We get the train, tube or light railway into the office. We boot up the computer and there’s power. Our cities are like huge complex living organisms and just like the human body; our cities rely on its vital organs—its infrastructure—power, transport, food, water, and buildings to keep it and the people who live and work there alive. This series explores how these vital systems work. If our cities are to prosper bold new solutions are needed. We will visit many of the ingenious engineering projects and vital enterprises that will keep our cities running in the years to come. Actuality will drive the narrative. We’ll meet the individuals who perform surprising and unseen tasks that keep the power on and the water flowing.
Family Massacre

2021

Family Massacre

2021
7
"Family Massacre" is a gripping and powerful exploration of some of the most ruthless murders ever committed. This series follows the true and gruesome tales of the unthinkable: multiple members of the same family slain in cold blood. Each episode hears from friends and surviving relatives, those people closest to the family that were massacred, while also detailing the work of the dedicated investigators and prosecutors tasked with finding their killer and bringing them to justice. Through firsthand accounts, archival footage and cinematic recreations, the twists and turns of the investigation unfold and delve deeper into who could have committed such a shocking crime and just how they were caught and made to answer for it.
Beneath New Zealand

2016

Beneath New Zealand

2016
New Zealand is a geologically young land, created and shaped by tectonic forces, volcanism and the elements. It is a living laboratory for scientists seeking to more accurately understand and predict volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Deadly Affairs: Betrayed by Love

2021

Deadly Affairs: Betrayed by Love

2021
1
Actress Susan Lucci hosts this enthralling series that looks at love triangles gone bad, office romances gone awry and other passionate love affairs that ended in death.
Yellowstone Journals

2019

Yellowstone Journals

2019
1
Nestled deep in the Rocky Mountains of the American west is a place unlike anywhere else on the planet. Yellowstone National Park is home to hundreds of animals that have adapted to survive in a harsh and dynamic landscape.
Fatal Frontier: Evil in Alaska

2021

Fatal Frontier: Evil in Alaska

2021
7
Investigating homicide cases in Alaska and the darkness that lurks within America's Last Frontier.
Royals: Keeping the Crown

2021

Royals: Keeping the Crown

2021
5
Nothing quite captures the world’s attention like the rise, the fall, and the rebranding of royalty. From Queen Victoria’s attempts to unite Europe, to the end of Russia’s Romanovs, right up to Princes William and Harry, this series explores the survival strategies of royals through the ages.
Diana

2021

Diana

2021
7
This six-part documentary reveals the person behind the princess, with rarely seen footage and new interviews that reframe the conventional story of her life and legacy. The series explores Diana's strength and flaws, revealing a compelling and complicated woman who was an aristocratic rebel, fashion icon, humanitarian hero, hopeless romantic, and dedicated mother.
Snapped: Behind Bars

2021

Snapped: Behind Bars

2021
1
Taking viewers behind prison walls to meet the convicted murderers featured on "Snapped" who are now willing to discuss their cases; exclusive jailhouse interviews with the killers.