Pimp

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Pimp is available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and History Vault right now. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 40 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Keke Palmer's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Pimp arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Pimp trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki. Keke Palmer and Haley Ramm lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2018. Pimp resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with Pimp. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Keke Palmer 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.