Baby Driver

Baby Driver is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Stan, and in the US on fuboTV and Paramount Plus Premium, and its case-by-case structure never gets in the way of the bigger story. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 16,944 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch Ansel Elgort work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Baby Driver is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The plotting gives Baby Driver its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail. The writing gets a boost from Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey, who sell every scene they're in. It was released in 2017. What makes Baby Driver hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Crime and mystery fans will find exactly what they are after in Baby Driver. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Watch Ansel Elgort work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.