Samson

Right now you can watch Samson in the US on Pure Flix and Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video — and it moves faster than most of the genre's competition. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Taylor James's performance is the throughline that holds the set pieces together. Start it on Pure Flix whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Samson keeps coming up in conversation. Samson understands that stakes only matter if you care who is at risk. After losing the love of his life to a cruel Philistine prince, a young Hebrew with Supernatural strength defends his people, sacrificing everything to avenge his love, his people, and his God. Taylor James and Jackson Rathbone lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2018. The geography of every set piece in Samson is legible, which is rarer in the genre than it should be. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

The genre has a long history of front-loading its best moments — Samson is not one of those. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Taylor James is the obvious draw, but the supporting cast gives the action the context it needs to land. The action holds up because the character work underneath it never lets up.