Cheat

Between everything competing for your attention, Cheat in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video is worth clearing space for. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 74 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Corin Clay leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Cheat arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Cheat trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town's unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve - a female college student - sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. The performances from Corin Clay and Mick Thyer give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. Cheat came out in 2023. Cheat resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Cheat delivers. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Corin Clay anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

Cheat was released in 2023, directed by Nick Psinakis. The full 85-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.