Richard Jewell

Right now you can watch Richard Jewell in Australia on Netflix, and in the UK on Netflix — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 2,743 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Paul Walter Hauser leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

There is a reason Richard Jewell keeps coming up in conversation. Richard Jewell takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage. Paul Walter Hauser and Jon Hamm lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2019. The performances in Richard Jewell 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, Richard Jewell delivers. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Paul Walter Hauser anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.