Being Julia

Skip the endless scrolling — Being Julia, on Crave and Hollywood Suite, is exactly the comedy you were looking for. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 122 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Annette Bening's performance alone is worth the time investment. Available now on Crave — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Being Julia keeps coming up in conversation. Being Julia does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. The chemistry Annette Bening and Jeremy Irons bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2004. The timing in Being Julia is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Being Julia is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Annette Bening is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

Being Julia was released in 2004, directed by István Szabó. The full 104-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.