Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed

Name: Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 25, 2021
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Bob Ross

2021

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): August 25, 2021 | Not Rated

Starring: Bob Ross

Summary: Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed brings us the shockingly untold story of the prolific landscape artist and host of The Joy of Painting. With a keen appreciation for nature, and a kind and gentle demeanor, Bob Ross encouraged everyone he met to embrace their creativity and believe in themselves, becoming a cultural phenomenonBob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed brings us the shockingly untold story of the prolific landscape artist and host of The Joy of Painting. With a keen appreciation for nature, and a kind and gentle demeanor, Bob Ross encouraged everyone he met to embrace their creativity and believe in themselves, becoming a cultural phenomenon along the way. The man who famously said that there were no mistakes - just happy accidents - has brought sheer delight to the world for decades. Beyond the iconic hair, soothing voice and nostalgic paintings lies a mystery that many have yet to discover.… Expand

Director: Joshua Rofé

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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The Playlist Warren Cantrell

Aug 25, 2021

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed isn’t a takedown piece (at least not of Bob), but it isn’t precious about its eponymous subject, either, blending genuine admiration with a healthy dose of introspection that only deepens a viewer’s admiration of the painter. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Aug 27, 2021

Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed has a fairly standard talking head and archive video approach, but it has an inspired variation on the common documentary storytelling method of animation or art. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Aug 27, 2021

But as we follow the back and forth of a newly-empowered Britney Spears in battling her father, any documentary that takes up the cause of an embattled public figure, even one long dead, at least leaves us with hope. Read full review

IndieWire Kristen Lopez

Aug 25, 2021

This Bob Ross doc isn’t just messy, it one that paints a mixed portrait that’s hard to decipher. Read full review

Lisa Kennedy

Aug 26, 2021

The melancholy result is that the painter with the spectacularly lulling voice, the hallmark ’fro and the liberating kindness remains a mystery; not the brand that’s made millions but the guy who touched millions. Read full review

Chris Vognar

Aug 23, 2021

The new Netflix documentary Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed, produced by husband-and-wife team Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, paints a picture of naked opportunism that shattered Ross’ legacy. It’s the story of how a man became an industry, and how his family was gradually, systematically left out in the cold. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Aug 25, 2021

It’s much closer to the work of its main subject: a bit hurried, inoffensive and ultimately unsubstantial. It’s loosely informative, rarely revelatory and, despite what the title might lead you to expect, never provocative. Read full review

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Habibiehakim

Sep 3, 2021

Well, like Bob said "We Don't Have Mistakes, We Just Have Happy Accidents", and now that "Happy Accidents" turns to be a very well documentary film, it is frustrating to know what really happen while he is alive and after he die, but at in the end, we all love Bob, and Steve, but we all hateWell, like Bob said "We Don't Have Mistakes, We Just Have Happy Accidents", and now that "Happy Accidents" turns to be a very well documentary film, it is frustrating to know what really happen while he is alive and after he die, but at in the end, we all love Bob, and Steve, but we all hate the Kowalski's.… Expand

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Aravghostthised

Mar 22, 2023

I like this documentary about him and his life and it makes me happy learning about Bob ross and the joy of painting Rip Bob

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Iamcritical86

Sep 5, 2021

Pretty good documentary. I'd heard of Bob Ross, but all I knew was he was a painter. I never knew much about him. That Kowalski couple were really a couple of greedy bastards!

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KiKl

Aug 2, 2022

it doesn't leave the viewer confused, like some documentary tent to do in the beginning, it holds the viewers hand through it. It has an interesting start and catches the viewer by saying, “It´ll be hard to find people for interviews to this film”, as well as talking about a person that ait doesn't leave the viewer confused, like some documentary tent to do in the beginning, it holds the viewers hand through it. It has an interesting start and catches the viewer by saying, “It´ll be hard to find people for interviews to this film”, as well as talking about a person that a lot of people know at least a little about. It does leave an angry feeling after it is done, since it does not show any form of justice and really shows how the “bad people” got away.… Expand

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