What Documentary Movies to watch on Tubi

A documentary film that takes a journey into unforgiving wilderness to discover the existence of an elusive tribe of creatures that science is yet to acknowledge.

After being paralyzed in a car accident at the age of 18, musician Ryan 'Gooch' Nelson struggled to reconnect with his passion. But after years of physical and emotional rehabilitation, nothing could stop him from playing the guitar again--not even his paralyzed hands. With a special technique for playing and renewed sense of purpose, Gooch has spent the past decade creating music despite the obstacles he encounters every day, from morning to midnight. This documentary follows his progress as he records a studio album with his new band, Gooch and the Motion, and Grammy-winning music producer, Joe 'the Butcher' Nicolo. Gooch's unique musical style--which blends country, blues, rock, and hip hop--takes us on a journey through his world of love, pain, faith, and medicine.

Girl on Wave follows windsurfer Sarah Hauser and documents her journey as a New-Caledonian athlete competing on the American stage of windsurfing. Performing in competitions around the globe, Sarah is leaving a unique mark on the sport.

With great singleness of purpose, Sam Borenstein painted for over 40 years. Despite his obvious talent it was only near the end of his life that his work began to be known. Twenty years after the artist's death, animation filmmaker Joyce Borenstein brings her father's work to a wider audience. Using various animation techniques in this documentary, she skillfully and harmoniously integrates archival material, filmed sequences, the painting themselves, and reminiscences of friends and family, to bring Sam Borenstein's work to life.

This documentary chronicles the transition of Zo Thorpe and the sympathetic response of his family. The film speaks to the complexity of young adulthood, being a person of color, and coming out as trans and gender-nonconforming.

Music, myth, and memory mix as one of the last great untold World War II stories unfolds against an Irish landscape. Three hundred thousand American servicemen and women served in Northern Ireland from 1942 to 1945. Soldiers trained for the invasion of North Africa and Normandy, sailors fought the Battle of the Atlantic and U.S. airmen flew coastal patrols from Northern Ireland ports and bases. History has forgotten much of this, but the people still remember. And now GIs themselves return to Northern Ireland to complete the tale. Introduced by Walter Cronkite, who was himself a "Yank in Ireland," the program follows World War II veterans back to their "Home Away From Home." Secrets are revealed and old loves renewed in these moving stories. Rare photographs and archival film help tell the stories.

Winner of a record breaking, 6 Ballon d'Or's, Messi has proved time and time again that he is the greatest player of all time. He is the most award winning player and at the age of 32, he is still performing at a world class standard.

Inspired by true events and paying homage to the Golden Age of Broadway during the summer of 1948. This is the story of private, often forbidden romances of legends from Montgomery Clift to Richard Rodgers, told through the perspective of 24-year-old Sidney Lumet.

Baratometrajes 2.0 is a 'more than a documentary' that radiograph the cinema in Spain, giving a lead role and voice to filmmakers of low-budget films, to cultural promoters which make things differently, and to distribution and exhibition professionals, obtaining the (almost) perfect portrait of what could be the future of cinema made in Spain.

This made-for-TV movie tells the story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, beginning in the 1930s when they met as actors under contract at RKO and ends with their divorce in 1960. In between are how their careers developed, their often-rocky marriage, and how they came to develop the groundbreaking and iconic "I Love Lucy" show.

The filmmakers follow Oliver North's unsuccessful 1994 bid for a Virginia Senate seat, focusing on North's campaign strategist, Mark Goodin, and a Washington Post reporter. Mudslinging ensues.

A Japanese skier ultimately dreamed of literally skiing Mt. Everest. He planned to ski some 8,000 feet down an icy glacier at a 40 to 45 degree angle, from the 26,000 foot level near the summit. This documentary chronicles this incredible feat and the tremendous task of climbing Everest itself. The narrator reads from the diary that the skier personally kept.

This high-voltage concert film shot in New Orleans, features the sensational Richard Pryor in his prime. Doing some of his most innovative material, Pryor takes charge on stage with an electrifying style and an unequaled comedic genius, in an incredibly funny performance guaranteed to rock you withside-splitting laughter!

Herzog examines the world championships for cattle auctioneers, his fascination with a language created by an economic system, and compares it to the lifestyle of the Amish, who live nearby.

Film maker Simon Sharman goes in search of answers to the biggest UFO mystery of the 20th century, as he tracks down the last living witnesses to the Roswell incident of 1947. The three year investigation leads Sharman to Washington D.C. where he connects the dots between the UFO subject and the White House, involving the Clinton's attempts at disclosure of classified documents dating back to the time of the cover up. Along the way the director also finds himself in the middle of an explosive controversy when the Roswell investigators are presented with old picture slides which are alleged to be photographic evidence of alien bodies removed from the Roswell crash site. As the story unfolds, its the ufo investigators themselves who become the focus of attention after they plan to present the new evidence to a global audience live from Mexico City, to prove once and for all that aliens crash landed in Roswell. With unprecedented access behind the scenes during what was the most ambitious and controversial public ufo event of recent years, Sharman shows us a world seldom seen by those not on the 'inside' in this unique and refreshing documentary on the Roswell crash and the secretive world of ufologists.

Antiquarian booksellers are part scholar, part detective and part businessperson, and their personalities and knowledge are as broad as the material they handle. They also play an underappreciated yet essential role in preserving history. THE BOOKSELLERS takes viewers inside their small but fascinating world, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers.

A feature length documentary that explores the struggles of hair identity told by women of color.

This program covers the exciting histories of some of the most well-known gangsters in American history: Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone and John Dillinger.

Two feisty elders of the Timbisha Tribe fight the US Government and their own tribal council for justice as they struggle to save their ancient culture in the hottest place on earth, Death Valley, CA. They confront their enemy, the tribal Chairman with their grievances -- he is unmoved, but they are undaunted.

After spending two tumultuous terms in office, through a period of geopolitical upheaval and economic crisis, it is easy to forget how the young president captivated the world simply by being ‘Obama’.

Many people think of Space as a quiet and desolate vacuum of emptiness, but new evidence reveals that space is rife with activity beyond our comprehension. Just as we sent Voyager and Pioneer probes beyond our solar system, Aliens have probes of their own that may have arrived as early as the 1600's. While Tesla was the first to successfully communicate with neighboring worlds using radio waves, we have received recent signals from intelligent sources. In 1989, Russian Space Probe Phobos 2 photographed a UFO on the surface of Mars just prior to losing contact. Scientists have determined that the craft was real and of a thin elliptical shape over 20 miles in length. We are not alone in outer space and while the Aliens may be initiating contact, they could also be here already.

The film focuses on Tommy Zeigler, a man convicted of killing his wife, her mother and father, and another male in his Winter Garden, Florida furniture store on Christmas eve in 1975. But did he actually do it?

Hawaii was an independent nation until January 17, 1893. That day, the archipelago and its monarchical government were overthrown illegally by the United States. Since then, the USA has taken over Hawaii illegitimately, turning the island into a military base that threatens world peace, while sovereignty groups organize to rescue its legitimacy.

When ocean explorer and filmmaker Mike deGruy dies unexpectedly in an accident, his wife returns to the edit room to make a film that both celebrates his vibrant career but also calls attention to what he cared most about with the hope that others would be inspired to finish what he could not.