Love You to Death

This week's most rewarding drama pick in Australia on Foxtel Now is Love You to Death. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 106 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Marcia Gay Harden anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Available now on Foxtel Now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Love You to Death earns its spot. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — Love You to Death earns every emotional beat it goes for. Inspired by a true story, this film tells the shocking tale of a mother and daughter who are nothing like they seem, their tumultuous relationship ending in a brutal murder. Marcia Gay Harden and Emily Skeggs lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. It was released in 2019. The performances in Love You to Death do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Love You to Death delivers. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Marcia Gay Harden's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

Love You to Death was released in 2019, directed by Alex Kalymnios. The full 86-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.