The Marvels

Right now you can watch The Marvels in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Disney Plus — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 3,476 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Brie Larson — the performance elevates material that could easily tip into self-seriousness. Available now on Disney Plus — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

The Marvels arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Marvels treats its concept seriously enough to follow it all the way through. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. Astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Brie Larson and Teyonah Parris lead a cast that makes the ambitious moments land. The Marvels came out in 2023. The Marvels resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find The Marvels genuinely rewarding. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Brie Larson's performance is the anchor the more ambitious moments need. The world-building pays off in ways you will not anticipate on a first watch.