Spartacus

Right now you can watch Spartacus in Australia on BINGE and Foxtel Now — and it moves faster than most of the genre's competition. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 8/10 TMDB score, built from 2,407 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. No filler scenes, no spinning wheels between the action. Available now on BINGE — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Spartacus earns its spot. The set pieces are impressive, but it is the story underneath them that gives Spartacus its staying power. The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier lead a cast that gives the action real stakes. It was released in 1960. Spartacus earns its bigger moments by making you care about the outcome before it happens. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

Action fans who want craft and story alongside the spectacle will find exactly that in Spartacus. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Kirk Douglas's performance is the throughline that holds the bigger action elements together. Give it twenty minutes and decide — most viewers do not stop there.