Tetris

Right now you can watch Tetris in Australia on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel, and in the US on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel — and it earns its twists rather than manufacturing them. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 1,916 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Taron Egerton's performance alone is worth the time investment. Start it on Apple TV whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Tetris earns its spot. The plotting gives Tetris its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. In 1988, American video game salesman Henk Rogers discovers the video game Tetris. When he sets out to bring the game to the world, he enters a dangerous web of lies and corruption behind the Iron Curtain. Taron Egerton and Nikita Efremov lead a cast that never lets the mystery feel thin. It was released in 2023. Tetris is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find Tetris proves them wrong. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Taron Egerton anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.