Small Things Like These

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Small Things Like These is available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Hulu right now. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 557 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Cillian Murphy anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Small Things Like These earns its spot. Small Things Like These takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church. Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2024. What elevates Small Things Like These is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Small Things Like These delivers. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Cillian Murphy's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.