Factory Girl

This week's most rewarding drama pick in Australia on Hoopla, and in the US on Philo and Kanopy is Factory Girl. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 271 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Sienna Miller sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now on Hoopla — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Factory Girl earns its spot. Factory Girl trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu. The performances from Sienna Miller and Guy Pearce give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. Factory Girl came out in 2006. What elevates Factory Girl is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Factory Girl. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Sienna Miller is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

Factory Girl was released in 2006, directed by George Hickenlooper. The full 91-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.