Ferrari

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Ferrari is available in Australia on Paramount Plus, and in the US on Netflix and Kanopy right now. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. With 1,271 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Adam Driver sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Start it on Paramount Plus whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Ferrari arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Ferrari takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. The performances from Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. Ferrari came out in 2023. Ferrari resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with Ferrari. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Adam Driver's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.