Bite the Bullet

You don't need another "best action shows" list — Bite the Bullet in the US on fuboTV belongs on it anyway. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 133 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Gene Hackman brings a physicality to the role that elevates every sequence. Start it on fuboTV whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Bite the Bullet earns its spot. The set pieces are impressive, but it is the story underneath them that gives Bite the Bullet its staying power. At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cow-boy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other. Gene Hackman and Candice Bergen lead a cast that keeps the chaos grounded in who's actually at stake. It hit screens in 1975. The geography of every set piece in Bite the Bullet is legible, which is rarer in the genre than it should be. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

The genre has a long history of front-loading its best moments — Bite the Bullet is not one of those. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Gene Hackman is the obvious draw, but the supporting cast gives the action the context it needs to land. The action holds up because the character work underneath it never lets up.

Bite the Bullet was released in 1975, directed by Richard Brooks. The full 132-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.