Suffragette

This week's most rewarding drama pick in Australia on Foxtel Now and Stan is Suffragette. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 1,681 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Carey Mulligan anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Available now on Foxtel Now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Suffragette earns its spot. The writing in Suffragette treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. The performances from Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It hit screens in 2015. The performances in Suffragette do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Suffragette is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Carey Mulligan 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.

Suffragette was released in 2015, directed by Sarah Gavron. The full 106-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.