Immortals

Immortals is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and in the UK on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and it earns its premise rather than just borrowing genre trappings. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. With 2,830 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Henry Cavill — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Immortals earns its spot. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Immortals through its more ambitious moments. Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity. Henry Cavill and Mickey Rourke lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2011. The rules of Immortals's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers burned by ambitious sci-fi that could not sustain its premise should give Immortals a chance. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Henry Cavill grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.