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Best documentary movies on Prime Video (US)

Updated Nov 9, 2026, 6 PM ET

The 25 highest-rated documentary movies on IMDb available now on Prime Video in the US. Number one: Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe (IMDb 9.2).

  1. 1Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe

    Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe

    2023 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 9.2RT 83%

  2. 2Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World

    Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World

    2024 · Movie · Documentary, War

    IMDb 9.2RT 100%

  3. 3Journey from Zanskar

    Journey from Zanskar

    2010 · Movie · Documentary, Adventure

    IMDb 9.1RT 90%

  4. 4Girls! Girls! Girls!

    Girls! Girls! Girls!

    1962 · Movie · Comedy, Arts, Entertainment, and Culture, Drama

    IMDb 9.0RT 33%

  5. 5Standout The Ben Kjar Story

    Standout The Ben Kjar Story

    2026 · Movie · Documentary, Drama, Sports

    IMDb 8.9RT 100%

  6. 6Bleeding Audio

    Bleeding Audio

    2022 · Movie · Music Videos and Concerts, Documentary, Music

    IMDb 8.7RT 100%

  7. 7The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

    The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

    2023 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 8.7RT 100%

  8. 8Hell or High Seas

    Hell or High Seas

    2021 · Movie · Documentary, Drama

    IMDb 8.6RT 100%

  9. 9Fioretta

    Fioretta

    2024 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 8.6RT 100%

  10. 10American Gadfly

    American Gadfly

    2022 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 8.6RT 80%

  11. 11Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father

    Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father

    2008 · Movie · Documentary, Crime

    IMDb 8.5RT 94%

  12. 12American: An Odyssey to 1947

    American: An Odyssey to 1947

    2022 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 8.5RT 100%

  13. 13Baraka

    Baraka

    1993 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 8.5RT 81%

  14. 14The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    2024 · Movie · Drama, Documentary, History

    IMDb 8.4RT 91%

  15. 15Sidney & Friends

    Sidney & Friends

    2018 · Movie · Documentary, LGBTQ

    IMDb 8.4RT 100%

  16. 16What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    2019 · Movie · Documentary, Science Fiction

    IMDb 8.3RT 100%

  17. 17Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    2018 · Movie · Documentary, Historical

    IMDb 8.3RT 97%

  18. 18Alive

    Alive

    2020 · Movie · International, Horror, Suspense

    IMDb 8.3RT 88%

  19. 19Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

    Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

    2023 · Movie · Documentary, Music

    IMDb 8.3RT 100%

  20. 20The Rescue

    The Rescue

    2020 · Movie · Action, Drama, Comedy

    IMDb 8.3RT 96%

  21. 21Rush - Time Stand Still

    Rush - Time Stand Still

    2016 · Movie · Documentary, Music

    IMDb 8.3RT 80%

  22. 22Tickling Giants

    Tickling Giants

    2017 · Movie · Comedy, Documentary

    IMDb 8.2RT 100%

  23. 23The Crash Reel

    The Crash Reel

    2013 · Movie · Sports, Documentary

    IMDb 8.2RT 96%

  24. 24Wait For Your Laugh

    Wait For Your Laugh

    2017 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 8.2RT 89%

  25. 25Wild Beauty Mustang Spirit of the West

    Wild Beauty Mustang Spirit of the West

    2023 · Movie · Documentary

    IMDb 8.2RT 91%