Where to Watch Thunderball in Australia

Right now you can watch Thunderball on Crave — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. 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 Sean Connery — one of the stronger performances out there right now. Available now on Crave — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Thunderball keeps coming up in conversation. The writing in Thunderball treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world. Sean Connery and Claudine Auger lead a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. It was released in 1965. The performances in Thunderball do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Thunderball delivers. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Sean Connery anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.