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What Documentary Movies to watch on Tubi

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Wild Girl

1 hr 18 mins

Bret Harte's story of Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl who is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the Stagecoach.

Wild Girl
  • 1932

Hell House

1 hr 25 mins

A look at the "Hell House" performed annually in October by the youth members of Trinity Church (Assemblies of God) in Cedar Hill, Texas (a Dallas suburb) - seen by over 10,000 visitors each year. We see the organization and planning of the event - including auditions, construction, scripting and rehearsals - largely through the involvement of one family: a single father with 4 children (one of whom suffers from cerebral palsy) including his daughter, a cast member.

Hell House

Inside the Bubble

1 hr 17 mins

"Inside The Bubble" is a film by director Steve Rosenbaum (7 Days In September). and produced by Rob Barnett. They had broad access inside the 2004 presidential campaign of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaign, whose senior team is seen early on election night prematurely proclaiming they'd recaptured the White House.

  • 2005

Original Schtick

0 hrs 55 mins

Meet Robert (Bob) Fischer - and then wish you never had. This exposé follows an American (con) artist on his forest fire tour of Melbourne. Bob, a colourfully misanthropic nobody, manages to fool everyone within earshot - artists, gallery owners, art dealers and sponsors-scorching the poor suckers in the process. The unravelling disaster is expertly captured by director Maciej Wszelaki's omnipresent and frequently daring and intrusive lens.

  • 1999

Bettie Page: Dark Angel

1 hr 30 mins

Bettie Page was America's number one pin-up girl in the 1950s and became a cult icon. This biopic tells the story of the last 3 years of her short-lived career, recreating the incriminating bondage films which gave her the nickname "Dark Angel", and led to her mysterious disappearance.

Bettie Page: Dark Angel
  • 2004

The Aggressives

1 hr 15 mins

This pioneering documentary filmed in NYC from 1997-2004 follows a group of "Aggressives," or "AG's" - masculine presenting and/or identifying - queer people of color who were assigned female at birth. It explores their dreams, secrets and deepest fears as well as their social spaces like the "ballroom" and club scene. Ultimately the film focuses on the humanity of the subjects while attempting to unravel evolving terms around gender definition.

The Aggressives

A/k/a Tommy Chong

1 hr 20 mins

At the height of popularity of the Bush administration -- the federal government entrapped and subsequently imprisoned Tommy Chong. Josh Gilbert began documenting the federal case against his long time friend and counter-culture icon for the terrible crime of selling bongs. This film examines the personal effects on Tommy, the motivations and tactics of the politicized Justice Department under George Bush, set against the back drop of the War on Drugs and the legal issues involved.

A/k/a Tommy Chong

The Witnessing of Angels

0 hrs 59 mins

As a force of light, angels are God's ministering spirits, messengers who protect and comfort, created for the purpose of carrying out the will of God. Serving as an intermediary between heaven and earth, angels pass through the invisible windows between the worlds. The Witnessing of Angels" features breathtaking eyewitness accounts of people who have seen and heard angels. These divine encounters with angels have brought with them a renewed sense that God is at work and that these angels among us are real. Join us on a spiritual journey of never before told stories of ordinary people's personal encounters with God's Messengers.

  • 2006

Tony Cragg in Celebration of Sculpture

1 hr 5 mins

One of the most versatile sculptors working today is Tony Cragg. Shaping forms in plastic, glass, stone, wood, steel, fiberglass, and found objects he has been making magic come alive in hard materials since emerging in the mid-70s. His vocabulary is wide and his ideas explode across a broad creative landscape, destabilizing our normal viewing habits, while widening our perspective and attitudes. The Celebration of Sculpture is cinema verité at its most powerful. Cragg reveals himself while installing exhibitions of his work internationally, and restlessly moving around in his Wuppertal studio. Filmed in New York, California, London, Eindhoven, and Dusseldorf, one senses the peripatetic nature of a restless creator. The sculptor's workplace is where he prefers to be.

  • 1993

Bon Jovi: Music in Review

1 hr 2 mins

This reviews the rise of Jon Bon Jovi, the band he leads and their music. Candid interviews and criticism from musicians, journalists and those close to the band.

Bon Jovi: Music in Review
  • 2007

The First Emperor

1 hr 50 mins

The film narrates how Ying Zheng became the king of Qin state in 221 B.C. at 13 and finally the first Chinese Emperor. The excavated Terracotta Army finds, his wars, paranoia's, court intrigues and quest for immortality are also discussed.

The First Emperor
  • 2006
  • 2003

My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports

1 hr 16 mins

According to Hulu's offering, this documentary (from 1966) is "a Powerful account of an astonishing slice of Holocaust history, told with poignant intimacy by the daughter of a survivor. On the eve of WWII, Jewish children boarded trains taking them to refuge in London, many never to see their parents again.

My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports
  • 1996

D-Day: The Normandy Invasion

0 hrs 20 mins

This documentary was produced in 1944 by the United States Coast Guard, featuring on-the-spot coverage of the initial assault on fortress Europe.

D-Day: The Normandy Invasion
  • 1945

Silhouettes

In the midst of a routine inspection on a space station orbiting Earth, astronaut Katherine Barnes is visited by an extraterrestrial, who takes her on a tour of the universe- past, present, and future.

Atlantis: Secret Star Mappers of a Lost World

0 hrs 50 mins

Go beyond the lost human history! A profile and examination of the recent findings of a highly advanced human settlement submerged at the end of the Ice Age when the sea level rose. The story of Atlantis has its roots in actual historical events!

  • 2007

My SHINee World

1 hr 51 mins

Anniversary film dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Korean boy band SHINee. The film reveals the backstage of the professional life of the band members, reveals the details of the creative process. The film includes interviews with all the idols and footage from the band's grand show.

My SHINee World
  • 2023

Silver Servers

1 hr 37 mins

Silver Servers tells the story of four "Super Senior" tennis players - Leonid, Etty, King and John - as they descend on the latest International Tennis Federation Senior World Championship.

Silver Servers
  • 2023

Journey to the West

1 hr 0 mins

What do we misunderstand about Chinese medicine? A historical and detailed exploration of Chinese Medical philosophy that challenges misconceptions and reveals a valid form of healthcare fighting for its deserved spot in the mainstream.

Journey to the West
  • 2023

In the Company of Kings

1 hr 10 mins

In the Company of Kings follows a fight fan’s unforgettable journey into the dark heart of American boxing to talk to eight former World Champs and those closest to his hero, Muhammad Ali, about race, struggle, victory, defeat and picking yourself up off the canvas. Features Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers, the Spinks brothers, Bob Arum and more.

In the Company of Kings
  • 2024

A Step Apart

2 hrs 0 mins

Some experts say the American family isn't working anymore. In this production, seven step families bare their hearts and tell what it takes to make a step family work. A must-see for any step family members.

A Step Apart
  • 1992

August

1 hr 25 mins

Cuba, summer 1994. In the midst of Periodo Especial, one of the greatest crises in the country's history, thousands of Cuban rafters try to reach the United States illegally, never sure if they'll make it out alive. With holidays starting, Carlos plunges into a carefree August, wandering around with his friends and falling in love for the first time. Little does he know about the country's uncertain future, until one by one, neighbors and friends leave in search of a better life, friendships break apart and families split up. In this hot summer, the world of Carlos will turn upside down.

August
  • 2019

The Bohemian

2 hrs 23 mins

In the 18th century, aspiring composer Josef Mysliveček, a mentor to Mozart, travels to the sophisticated Venice opera world to achieve his dream in a lush biopic following the most prolific decades of an underappreciated musical great.

The Bohemian
  • 2022

The inflated jungle

1 hr 10 mins

The Colombian Amazon region is suffering a series of suicides amongst the young indigenous people that belong to its ancestral communities. The city arrived to the thick green of the rainforest, along with its light skinned men and their capital. Different cultures in the frenetic friction of our times, we see a generation of young ones born form this encounter, and who are hanging themselves before the mirages of a strange world.

  • 2015
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