The Victim

Right now you can watch The Victim on streaming — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 1 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. David Strathairn's performance alone is worth the time investment. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Victim earns its spot. The writing in The Victim treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. She's the bar floozy, he's the stranger. She tries to pick him up but for some reason, he's not game. David Strathairn and Patti LuPone lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2001. What elevates The Victim is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It sustains a level of quality that very few manage to hold onto all the way through.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, The Victim delivers. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. David Strathairn's work here is the kind that gets referenced in career retrospectives. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.