Top Rated Documentary TV Series on Amazon Video - Page 16

James May's Toy Stories

2009

James May's Toy Stories

2009
7.2
James May is out to prove why traditional, old fashioned toys are still relevant today when he pushes them to the limit in spectacular, supersize challenges.
Disappeared

2010

Disappeared

2010
7.9
Disappeared is a gripping series that focuses on missing person cases. Each hour delves into one story, tracing the time immediately before the individual vanished for critical clues about the disappearance.
MonsterQuest

2007

MonsterQuest

2007
7.6
Follows the search for various cryptozoological creatures and paranormal entities reportedly witnessed around the world.
Banged Up Abroad

2007

Banged Up Abroad

2007
7.7
Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with intimate personal interviews and dramatic reenactments.
Explorer

1985

Explorer

1985
5.8
National Geographic's Explorer gives viewers special access to the issues of the day.
The Naked Brothers Band

2007

The Naked Brothers Band

2007
6.2
The Naked Brothers Band is an American musical comedy series created by Polly Draper. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a fictional world-renowned rock band from New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is a hyperbole of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. Lead vocals and instrumentation are provided by the siblings; they wrote the lyrics themselves. The show stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, who encounter conflicts with each other that are later omitted. Nat's fictional female admirer and real life preschool friends—including the guitarist who had no prior acquaintance with the family—feature as the band members, with the siblings' genuine father and Draper's husband as their accordion-playing dad and Draper's niece as the group's babysitter. The series is a spin-off of Draper's 2005 film of the same name that was picked up by Nickelodeon, premiering in January 2007. Draper, star of Thirtysomething and her writings The Tic Code
Time Team

1994

Time Team

1994
7.1
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
Himalaya with Michael Palin

2004

Himalaya with Michael Palin

2004
8.1
Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.
Secrets of the Elephants

2023

Secrets of the Elephants

2023
8.2
We travel the globe to meet different families of elephants, each with their own set of remarkable cultural behaviors which they’ve adapted to suit the environment in which they live.
UFO

2021

UFO

2021
7.5
Ignited by a bombshell story revealing the Pentagon had been tracking UFOs for years, the series examines the history of the phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints, including testimony from eyewitnesses across the country.
Snapped: Killer Couples

2013

Snapped: Killer Couples

2013
8.2
This extension of the long-running true-crime series 'Snapped' shifts the focus to couples whose passion drives them to commit terrible criminal acts. Using re-creations and gripping firsthand accounts, each episode takes a deep dive into a case, telling the story of the couple's romance, how the relationship evolved from love to manipulation, and what ultimately drove the couple to commit the crime.
Lost Treasures of Egypt

2019

Lost Treasures of Egypt

2019
6.8
An immersive, action-packed and discovery-led series following International teams of Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest seam of ancient archaeology - Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
The 2000s

2018

The 2000s

2018
6.2
Explore the cultural and political milestones of the 2000s decade, including technological triumphs like the iPhone and social media, President George W. Bush’s war on terror and response to Hurricane Katrina, Barack Obama’s presidential election and the financial crisis, hip-hop’s rise to dominance and a creative renaissance in television.
Civilisations

2018

Civilisations

2018
7.6
The story of art from the dawn of human history to the present day—for the first time on a global scale. Inspired by Civilisation, Kenneth Clark’s acclaimed landmark 1969 series about Western art, this series broadens the canvas to reveal the role art and the creative imagination have played across multiple cultures and civilizations.
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman

2017

The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman

2017
6.7
Morgan Freeman travels the globe in search of an answer to one fundamental question for humanity: what are the common forces that bind us together?
Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads

2009

Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads

2009
7.5
This documentary series examines the Einsatzgruppen, Nazis responsible for the mass murder of Jews, Romani and Soviet prisoners in Eastern Europe.
Marooned with Ed Stafford

2014

Marooned with Ed Stafford

2014
6.5
Adventurer and survivalist Ed Stafford is back, pushing his survival skills to the limit and pitting himself once again against Mother Nature. Ed is left high and dry in some of the most inhospitable and extreme environments – equipped with nothing but an emergency phone, medical kit and his camera to record his adventures.
Big Pacific

2017

Big Pacific

2017
5.9
Plunge into the Pacific with researchers and cinematographers and see the ocean’s rare and dazzling creatures in a way never before seen on television. The show examines an ocean that covers a third of the Earth’s surface.
Cooper's Treasure

2017

Cooper's Treasure

2017
6.5
The incredible story of 1960's legendary astronaut Gordon Cooper and the secret treasure map he began from space.
Murder Comes To Town

2014

Murder Comes To Town

2014
7.5
A world of true crime with an authentic Americana tone, style and attitude. Each episode brings a gripping tale of betrayal and murder, told by friends, family and neighbors. It's stories of crime from America's heartland.