13 Sins

Right now you can watch 13 Sins in Australia on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube TV — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch Mark Webber work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels.

13 Sins arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The plotting gives 13 Sins its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. Drowning in debt as he's about to get married, a bright but meek salesman receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he's on a hidden-camera game show where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a multi-million dollar cash prize. Mark Webber and Devon Graye lead a cast that never lets the mystery feel thin. It hit screens in 2014. 13 Sins is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in 13 Sins. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Watch Mark Webber work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.