4 great documentaries you can watch for free on Tubi this week (December 8

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Tubi is one of the best risk-free streaming services. It costs nothing (except a little ad time) and there are tons of movies and shows to watch, updated every month. And if you like documentaries, you might be surprised to learn that the FAST channel (free, ad-supported streaming television) has a cool and eclectic selection of docs.

If you’re looking for a good movie to dive into this week, I’ve picked four of my favorites below, including an award-winning and controversial expose on fast food, one of the greatest concert films ever filmed, a too-strange-to-be-true story of three brothers reunited, and a deep dive into the making of a great American album.

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Super size me

When Morgan Spurlock’s controversial documentary Super size me released in 2004, its premise alone was enough to make moviegoers salivate (or vomit). The experiment, much to our delight: what would happen to a man’s health if he ate nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days and always “oversized” his meals when asked. The result is one of the funniest, darkest, and most fascinating social experiments ever filmed, and a film that would take the fast food industry to task for its effects on the health of millions of Americans.

Under the guidance of doctors and nutrition experts, we witness Spurlock’s daily drive-thru visits as his cholesterol levels, weight, liver function and mood spiral out of control. Spurlock, who sadly died in 2024 from cancer, was nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar for the film, sparking a boom in food documentaries. Super size me has a 92% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The last waltz

That of Martin Scorsese The last waltz could be considered the definitive concert documentary. Filmed while Scorsese was still filming the Robert De Niro and Liza Minnelli musical drama New York, New Yorkthe then-young director flew to San Francisco to film legendary ’70s band The Band’s epic farewell show at the Winterland Ballroom.

Featuring candid and intimate interviews with members Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson, The last waltz also captures the band’s electrifying performance, making viewers feel like they’re there. But what makes this two-hour documentary special are the A-list guests joining The Band on stage, including Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, and more. I’ve seen this groundbreaking concert film several times, and it impresses every time, especially if you’re a fan of the Canadian-American rock icons.

The last waltz

Release date: April 26, 1978
Runtime: 117 minutes
Director: Martin Scorsese

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Three identical strangers

Three identical strangers is one of those almost too improbable stories of chance. And just when you think it couldn’t get any weirder, it does. The 2018 Emmy-nominated documentary from director Tim Wardle (producer of Netfix’s documentary series Trainwreck) tells the needle-in-a-haystack story of identical triplet brothers – Bobby Shafran, Eddy Galland and David Kellman – who were separated at birth and discover each other by chance in their adult lives in New York. Imagine going to college in a new city and everyone you meet thinks they know you. They then introduce you to your doppelganger, who is so identical that there is no doubt that you are related. Oh, and then there’s a third.

First of all, Three identical strangers This looks like a touching reunion story as the guys become great friends. Then things go off the rails when they learn that they were deliberately separated, without their adoptive families’ knowledge, as part of a secret social psychology study. If that doesn’t interest you, then perhaps its well-deserved 98% Rotten Tomatoes score will sway you. It’s a 90 minute game, and it’s free on Tubi. What are you waiting for?

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Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free

Tom Petty’s 1994 album Wildflowers is one of my favorite albums of all time. It is the first solo album he has made outside of his longtime band, The Heartbreakers. And although most of its members ended up playing on the album, it marked an awakening for Petty where he said, in his own words, “I really wanted to break free from the democratic process.”

Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free is a loving tribute to the legendary musician, who died in 2017. Assembled from a collection of 16mm film discovered in Petty’s archives in 2020, the footage was shot by Petty filmmaker Martyn Atkins during the Wildflowers recording sessions between 1993 and 1995. The never-before-seen footage, much of it in beautifully grainy black and white, is on display here, taking fans on a journey through the often painstaking writing and recording of the masterpiece album with producer Rick Rubin, as well as classic songs such as You don’t know what it feels like and the holder Wildflowers take shape. This is a must-see documentary for Petty fans.

You don’t need a subscription to big services like Netflix or Prime Video to access great documentaries. As long as you’re willing to put up with a handful of ads (it’s like old-fashioned TV!), Tubi has a plethora of solid material to watch, for free!