All That Jazz

Between everything competing for your attention, All That Jazz on Crave is worth clearing space for. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Roy Scheider — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Put it on tonight on Crave and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, All That Jazz is worth clearing space for. All That Jazz trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going. Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. All That Jazz came out in 1979. What elevates All That Jazz is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, All That Jazz delivers. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Roy Scheider's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

All That Jazz was released in 1979, directed by Bob Fosse. The full 123-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.