Amazon Prime Documentaries

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films.

Sting: A Free Man

100 million records sold, 16 Grammy Awards and a place on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Sting is a genre-breaking paradox in the world of music. Yet we know so little about him.

The Story of Film: A New Generation

Critic and film-maker Mark Cousins offers a new instalment in his monumental Story of Film series, examining what digital technology has brought to the table.

Stray

Filmmaker Elizabeth Lo follows the plight of three stray dogs as they find human companionship on the streets of Turkey.

The Street

A study of a street in one of London’s poorest boroughs during the era of government-inflicted austerity, the Grenfell tragedy and Brexit.

Studio 54

In 1977 a nightclub in an unfashionable part of New York opened. It became the hottest spot in the world, packed with movie and rock stars. Then it all came crashing down.

Summer of Soul

After 50 years hidden away, the historic performances of the Harlem Cultural Festival are unearthed from the vault.

Sven

A celebrated football manager's path to greatness takes a profound turn when Svennis confronts an incurable cancer diagnosis in 2024.

Teenage

Not until the early 1950s did the term gain widespread recognition, but "Teenage" offers compelling evidence that teenagers had a tumultuous effect on the previous half-decade.

They Shall Not Grow Old

Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the BBC and Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there.

The Thief Collector

One of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century was cut from its frame and stolen. 32 years later, the painting was found hanging in a New Mexico home.

This is Not a Movie

The veteran war reporter Robert Fisk poses painful and profound questions about conflict and humanity.

Three Identical Strangers

When three teenagers meet by chance and discover they're identical triplets separated at birth, they're delighted -- until their true story emerges.

Time

Fox Rich spends 20 years campaigning for the release of her husband who is serving a 60-year prison sentence for a robbery they both committed in the 1990s out of desperation.

The Times of Harvey Milk

A remarkable documentary which chronicles Harvey Milk's journey to become a San Francisco supervisor which results in his tragic assassination.

Tower

Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting.

Tramps!

Rising from the ashes of the punk movement, a fresh crowd of flamboyant fashionistas begin to materialise on the streets of East London.

The Truffle Hunters

A handful of men search for rare, expensive, and delicious white Alba truffles deep in the forests of Piedmont, Italy.

Twinsters

Adopted from South Korea, raised on different continents and connected through social media, Samantha & Anaïs believe that they are twin sisters separated at birth.

Unbranded

Four friends embark on a life-changing adventure. They travel on wild horses across the American West, from the Mexican border to the Canadian border.

Untamed Romania

Beyond the cities in Romania, there is a another world. Mountains, ancient forests and wetlands provide undisturbed habitats to many of the continent's most iconic creatures.

Val

A raw, honest portrait of self-reflection by one of Hollywood's biggest names in a personally and professionally challenging period of transition.

The Vietnam War

Ken Burns and Lynn Novick present an epic chronicle of the Vietnam War, featuring the soldiers, protesters, politicians and families who lived it.

Wait for Your Laugh

Rose Marie, the untold story of fame, love, tragedy and 90 years of American entertainment through the eyes of the woman who did it all.