Netflix/Tubi recommendations

December 17, 2024 1:20 PM

I’m recovering from Covid and very bored. As you might notice from my fanfare history, I’ve torn through a few shows and movies. I’m looking for some fresh recommendations to help me break through the stuff that Netflix has decided I must surely want to watch.
posted by bunderful to Media & Arts (16 answers total)

Lake Mungo is a not new but new to me horror(?) sad (?) creative musing on grief (?) (fake) investigative ghost documentary that I watched a few weeks ago. It was fantastic. Available on free Tubi.
posted by phunniemee at 1:24 PM on December 17

Some things I've enjoyed on Netflix:

Lupin
Derby Girls
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Man on the Inside
The Umbrella Academy
Enola Holmes
Wednesday

Good luck!
posted by bruinfan at 1:48 PM on December 17

black doves was really good, on netflix.
posted by koroshiya at 1:54 PM on December 17

We are currently doing a re-watch of Kim's Convenience. It is sitcom that is funny but also warm - the family all cares about each other and nothing really bad ever happens.
posted by metahawk at 2:04 PM on December 17

Two seasons of The Diplomat (the Kerri Russell one)
posted by TWinbrook8 at 2:37 PM on December 17

Spooks (MI-5) on Tubi. A classic espionage series.
posted by H21 at 2:42 PM on December 17

I really enjoyed "Kaos" on Netflix.
posted by belladonna at 2:46 PM on December 17

Some movies from Tubi (potentially subject to geoblocking, I'm in Canada):
Le Samourai
Croupier
Rembrandt's J'Accuse
The Witch: Subversion
The Limey
Millenium Actress (also available dubbed)
posted by juv3nal at 5:24 PM on December 17

Have you watched Kleo? I loved it!
posted by ichimunki at 8:29 PM on December 17

From Tubi:

The Love Witch
Anthony Bourdain: A Cook’s Tour
Dot the I
Just a Gigolo
Identikit
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 8:58 PM on December 17

I enjoyed these on Netflix:
Get Shorty (the season with Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano)
Snowpiercer
Cunk on Earth
Kaminski Method
Norsemen
Peaky Blinders
Extras
The Diplomat
Ozark
Derry Girls
Shitt’s Creek
Better Call Saul
Russian Doll
Dark Winds
Loudermilk
Kim’s Convenience
Bodyguard
Lilyhammer
posted by LiverOdor at 1:01 AM on December 18

Also Fisk
posted by LiverOdor at 1:04 AM on December 18

BoJack Horseman and Disenchanted. Individual episodes are amusing, but both have storylines that build up over time.
posted by SPrintF at 4:47 AM on December 18

One thing I like about Tubi is that unlike many other streaming services (like Netflix) they still allow you to easily browse by categories and genres. So you can find interesting stuff by selecting, say, the "actors turned directors" collection and there's just a whole list of films you might never have known existed, from Gary Sinise's version of Of Mice And Men to a bunch of Buster Keaton silent comedies to a 1968 comedy western (The Scalphunters) directed by Sidney Pollack.

Not necessarily recommending those particular flicks - well, the Buster Keaton films, absolutely - just a reminder that Tubi still allows you to stumble upon things maybe better than most other services.

They also seem to have a very high percentage of non-US films. So if you've ever wondered "what's up with this Bollywood thing anyway?" there's a whole collection of films. During the lockdowns I wound up watching a bunch of Russian-made movies set in World War 2 that mostly didn't suck, just because I stumbled upon them cruising around Tubi.
posted by soundguy99 at 8:45 AM on December 18

If you're into classic TV, Tubi has The Saint and Columbo (plus Family (Fanfare) and Soap).

ParaNorman, the Boxtrolls, and Coraline are all good - pretty sure those are all Laika productions. Oh, even Missing Link was pretty good.

As soundguy99 pointed out, Tubi does have a few (semi-)good recommendation categories - Award Winners and Nominees shows they actually have Wonka right now! Huh. There's also Highly Rated on Rotten Tomatoes; Moonstruck could be a decent option.

Hope you feel better soon!
posted by kristi at 12:47 PM on December 18

On tubi, you'll find:
The Long, Long Trailer
The Blood on Satan's Claw
The Season of the Witch
The Maltese Falcon
The Haunting
The Road to Wellville
A Streetcar Named Desire
Forbidden Planet
Mr. Majestyk
Farewell, My Lovely
Foxy Brown
Hagazussa
Rare Exports:A Christmas Tale
A bunch of Werner Herzog movies

If you're willing to do Pluto.tv, they're streaming all 5 seasons of the original Twilight Zone free.

Shout Factory seems to streaming loads of old tv shows on youtube.
posted by 2N2222 at 5:19 PM on December 18