I, Madman

I, Madman is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 114 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Jenny Wright's performance alone is worth the time investment. Available now on Amazon Prime Video — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason I, Madman keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in I, Madman treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. A bookshop clerk starts seeing the disfigured killer from her favorite 1950s pulp novels come to life and start killing people around her. The performances from Jenny Wright and Clayton Rohner give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It was released in 1989. 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. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

I, Madman is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Jenny Wright's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

I, Madman was released in 1989, directed by Tibor Takács. The full 89-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.