Sympathy for the Devil

Between everything competing for your attention, Sympathy for the Devil in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Foxtel Now, and in the US on Philo and AMC Plus Apple TV Channel is worth clearing space for. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 342 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Joel Kinnaman's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Sympathy for the Devil earns its spot. Sympathy for the Devil trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems. The performances from Joel Kinnaman and Nicolas Cage give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It was released in 2023. 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 knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Sympathy for the Devil. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Joel Kinnaman's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

Sympathy for the Devil was released in 2023, directed by Yuval Adler. The full 90-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.