Messiah of Evil

You don't need another "must-watch drama" list — Messiah of Evil in Australia on Bloodstream and JustWatch TV, and in the US on fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel earns the spot regardless. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 171 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Marianna Hill leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Put it on tonight on Bloodstream and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Messiah of Evil earns its spot. The writing in Messiah of Evil treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult. Marianna Hill and Michael Greer lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. Messiah of Evil came out in 1975. The performances in Messiah of Evil do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Messiah of Evil delivers. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Marianna Hill carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.

Messiah of Evil was released in 1975, directed by Willard Huyck. The full 90-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.