Where to Watch True Grit in New Zealand

True Grit is currently streaming in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel, and it rewards the patience it asks of you. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 876 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. John Wayne's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

True Grit arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. True Grit takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done. The performances from John Wayne and Kim Darby give it more weight than the premise alone would suggest. It was released in 1969. True Grit resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

True Grit is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. John Wayne carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.