Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Peter Finch — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Sunday Bloody Sunday arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The writing in Sunday Bloody Sunday treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives. Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. Sunday Bloody Sunday came out in 1971. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with Sunday Bloody Sunday. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Peter Finch anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.

Sunday Bloody Sunday was released in 1971, directed by John Schlesinger. The full 110-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.