McLaren

Skip the surface-level coverage elsewhere — McLaren, in Australia on Stan and DocPlay, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video, goes deeper. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 110 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. The access the production secured is remarkable, and it does justice to it. Start it on Stan whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

McLaren is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The access McLaren gets is remarkable — and the storytelling does full justice to it. The story of New Zealander Bruce McLaren, who founded the McLaren Motor Racing team, showing the world that a man of humble beginnings could take on the elite of motor racing and win. Featuring Dwayne Cameron and Bruce McLaren, it gets access that is hard to secure twice. It hit screens in 2016. Documentary work at this level requires access that is hard to get and storytelling that does justice to it — McLaren has both. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Anyone after documentary work that genuinely informs rather than confirms will value McLaren. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. The access the production gets is remarkable, and the storytelling does full justice to it. Worth watching in order, from the beginning.

McLaren was released in 2016, directed by Roger Donaldson. The full 94-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.