Jackie

Right now you can watch Jackie in Australia on Netflix, and in the UK on Now TV Cinema — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. With 2,446 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Natalie Portman anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Start it on Netflix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Jackie keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in Jackie treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963. Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2016. Jackie 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.

Jackie is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Natalie Portman 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.