'Marjoe' streaming guide: how to watch the Oscar-winning documentary
The Oscar-winning documentary Marjoe ripped the gloss off revival preaching—here’s where to watch it.
If you’ve never seen Marjoe—the Oscar- winning, exposé-style documentary about former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner—the easiest way in right now is the free, ad-supported route in the U.S. The film is widely available without a subscription, and most apps don’t even require an account.
- Watch free (with ads): Tubi, Fawesome, Plex, Cineverse, Fandango at Home Free
It ’s not on Netflix —in the U.S. it’s free (with ads) on Tubi, Plex, Cineverse, Fawesome and Fandango at Home Free.
Prefer to fold it into a live TV or specialty doc subscription? It’s included on Philo, fuboTV, and via the Fandor and DocuramaFilms channels on Amazon. If you’d rather just rent it, prices start at about $2.99 on Amazon Video; Apple TV lists it for $2.99–$3.99 to rent and from about $7.99 to buy. Availability tends to shift, so a quick check on JustWatch before you pay can save you a few bucks.
Running a tight 88 minutes, the 1972 film was directed by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan after Gortner approached Smith in 1971 looking for publicity. The tagline—“You Keep the Faith… Marjoe Keeps the Money”—sets the tone as Gortner, ordained at age 4, walks the filmmakers through the stagecraft behind revival preaching. Free options are strongest inside the U.S., with some reach in Canada.
Netflix’s October docs
Netflix doesn’t carry Marjoe, but October’s nonfiction slate is stacked with music, comedy and sports stories. Here’s what rolled out, date by date:
- Oct 2: Schumacher ’94 – The Birth of a Legend — how the 1994 season made Michael Schumacher a German hero.
- Oct 5: Lorne — director Morgan Neville profiles Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels.
- Oct 7: Who Is Martin Mull? — a look at the late comedian and actor.
- Oct 10: The First Monday in May — behind the 2015 Met exhibition and its star-studded gala.
- Oct 12: Free Leonard Peltier — from directors Jesse Short Bull and David France, following the campaign to free the activist.
- Oct 13: TYSON — a four-part series; plus Surviving Hurricane Otis, about two half-brothers in Acapulco.
- Oct 16: The Disciple — on the Wu-Tang Clan album that sold at auction for a reported $2 million; and Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, Judd Apatow’s tribute to the comedian.
- Oct 23: Paralyzed by Hope — a portrait of Maria Bamford.
- Oct 28: The One About Matthew Perry.
- Oct 29: SCTV closes the month.