Black Sunday

Black Sunday is currently streaming in the US on fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Robert Shaw sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it on fuboTV whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Black Sunday earns its spot. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — Black Sunday earns every emotional beat it goes for. An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl. Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. Black Sunday came out in 1977. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Black Sunday is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Robert Shaw carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

Black Sunday was released in 1977, directed by John Frankenheimer. The full 143-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.