Best movies — documentaire on Prime Video : our Top 20

2008 · Pablo Orlowsky

When a series of coordinated attacks shakes cities around the globe, a diverse team of intelligence officers, a battle-worn field operative, and a reluctant whistleblower are thrown together to track down the shadowy network behind them. Chasing leads from crowded metropolises to remote safe houses, they confront political interference, fractured alliances, and the moral cost of combating an enemy that thrives on chaos — forcing each to question how much they will sacrifice to prevent the next strike.

2014 · Omar A. Razzak

A filmmaker looks back on his childhood in a small village, where afternoons in the local cinema sparked his passion for the screen and led to a quiet, shaping friendship with the theater’s lone projectionist.

With Juan Manuel Hidalgo, Luisa Martínez, Rafael Sánchez and Julián Valbuena

2008 · James Marsh

On August 7, 1974, French wire-walker Philippe Petit stepped onto a cable illegally strung between New York’s World Trade Center twin towers — then the tallest buildings on Earth. For nearly an hour he balanced, danced and improvised 1,350 feet above Manhattan’s sidewalks before being taken into custody. This mesmerizing, buoyant documentary reconstructs the daring plot, the tension of the act itself, and the breathtaking audacity of Petit's most celebrated feat.

With Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix, David Forman, Alan Welner and Barry Greenhouse

2000 · Spike Lee

Rupert Pupkin, a determined yet struggling stand-up, becomes obsessed with a famous late-night talk-show host and begins following him relentlessly in a desperate bid to break into show business, despite the host’s strong desire for privacy.

With Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac

2020 · Jonah Malak

At the bottom of Boesmansgat, a 283-meter sinkhole, longtime dive partners Don and Dave complete a record-setting plunge—then, just as they begin to surface, Dave, fresh from breaking a world record, spots a corpse drifting in the gloom. Compelled to know whose life ended in the depths, they ignore protocol and descend again, plunging into a tense, dangerous recovery that forces them to confront the unforgiving silence of the abyss and the secrets it hides.

With Don Shirley, David Shaw, Ann Shaw and Gordon Hiles

1978 · Martin Scorsese

Facing imminent execution for the killing of a young couple, a condemned man on death row seeks spiritual counsel from a local nun during the last days before his sentence is carried out.

With Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Eric Clapton and Neil Diamond

2014 · Juan Álvarez Neme

In a half-built theater, a neglected national ballet company lingers in obscurity until the arrival of Julio Bocca — a legendary dance figure whose presence ignites their discipline, ambition, and belief in a second chance. What was once an abandoned rehearsal space becomes a crucible of renewal, pushing each dancer to confront past failures and reach for a daring rebirth.

With Julio Bocca

2022 · Eran Creevy

An intimate behind-the-scenes portrait built from brand-new, in-depth interviews and candid cast conversations, carrying fans on a spellbinding, first-person journey through the making and enduring magic of one of cinema’s most cherished franchises.

With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, Tom Felton and James Phelps

2008 · Ari Folman

An Israeli filmmaker speaks with fellow veterans of the 1982 Lebanon invasion, collecting their testimonies to piece together and come to terms with his own memories of serving in that war.

With Ari Folman, Mickey Leon, Ori Sivan, Yehezkel Lazarov, Ronny Dayag, Shmuel Frenkel and Zahava Solomon

2018 · Hawa Essuman

One night, at the exact same instant, every pupil in a single classroom disappears—except for one—leaving a tight‑knit town shaken as parents, authorities and neighbors race to unravel whether a person, a force, or something else entirely is to blame.

With Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor

2006 · Davis Guggenheim

This film traces Al Gore’s determined effort to thrust climate change into the global spotlight, blending archival footage, personal interviews and behind-the-scenes access to chronicle his speeches, advocacy and the international movement that grew from his campaign.

With Al Gore, Billy West, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush

2011 · Ron Fricke

Captured on 70mm over nearly five years and filmed across twenty-five countries on five continents, Samsara presents a visual odyssey through consecrated sites, regions marked by catastrophe, vast industrial landscapes, and the planet’s most awe-inspiring natural scenes.

With Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika, Marcos Luna, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Olivier De Sagazan and Ladyboys of Cascade Bar

2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer

Former leaders of Indonesian death squads stage reenactments of their mass killings, each shot in the stylistic language of a different film genre. As these choreographed scenes unfold, the boundary between lived violence and theatrical performance collapses, turning atrocity into spectacle. The film examines the enduring wounds of Indonesia’s 1965–66 anti-communist purge and probes the moral and psychological landscape of those who carried out the killings, raising unsettling questions about memory, complicity and the ways societies narrate and normalize violence.

With Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik, Yapto Soerjosoemarno, Safit Pardede and Jusuf Kalla

2009 · Michael Moore

Michael Moore returns to the central question of his work, examining how unchecked corporate power corrodes the everyday lives of ordinary Americans—and, by extension, people around the world.

With Michael Moore, Elijah Cummings, Marcy Kaptur, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Thora Birch and Baron Hill

2011 · Tim Story

Step into the performance that captured the nation's attention as Kevin returns to Philadelphia—the very streets where his comedic path began—for an intimate, inside look at his rise to comedy stardom. Expect sharp storytelling, candid moments, and relentless laughs that keep the crowd roaring long after the final punchline.

With Kevin Hart and Na'im Lynn

2003 · Kevin Macdonald

Based on real events, two climbers set out in 1985 to conquer the forbidding 6,344 m west face of Siula Grande in Peru's Cordillera Huayhuash; after an avalanche leaves one of them gravely injured, their descent becomes a harrowing struggle to survive, forcing impossible choices and pushing friendship and endurance to the brink.

With Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking and Simon Yates

2023 · Fanny Molins

Nathalie runs the Atlantic Bar, a small, raucous refuge where nights spill into song, dancing and close, messy human connection. When the bar is suddenly put up for sale, she and her regulars are forced to confront the possible end of their world and the loss of a sanctuary that, despite its wounds, has become utterly indispensable.

2004 · Morgan Spurlock

A filmmaker eats nothing but McDonald’s meals—three times a day—for thirty days and gives up exercise while a team of three doctors conducts regular medical exams and tracks his weight. Their continuous assessments document rapid declines in his health, culminating in a shocking demonstration of how a fast-food diet can contribute to obesity and related problems.

With Morgan Spurlock, Daryl Isaacs, Lisa Ganjhu, Stephen Siegel, Bridget Bennett, Eric Rowley and Mark Fenton

2006 · Tony Kaye

Katia and Maurice Krafft, fearless French volcanologists, are drawn into a passionate and perilous romance intertwined with an obsession for the erupting mountains they study—an alluring devotion that leads them from awe-struck wonder to tragic consequences.

With Noam Chomsky, Flip Benham and Bill Baird

2022 · Brett Morgen

Featuring previously unseen archival footage, the film traces David Bowie's artistic evolution and the musical experiments that shaped his singular career.

With David Bowie, Lou Reed, Tina Turner, Russell Harty, Dick Cavett, Mick Ronson and Trevor Bolder