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7 Tom Hardy dramas critics call better than MobLand

7 Tom Hardy dramas critics call better than MobLand

Good Housekeeping has published a list of seven Tom Hardy dramas that critics are calling '5-star' — and one of them is described as even better than MobLand.

The roundup was posted on the magazine's UK site under the headline: 'Better than MobLand: 7 5-star Tom Hardy dramas to watch now on ITV, Netflix, the BBC and more.'

If you finished the latest season of MobLand and felt a Tom Hardy-shaped hole in your life, the article says it is here to fill the void.

Hardy plays Harry Da Souza in MobLand, a ruthless fixer for the Harrigan crime family on Paramount+.

The Good Housekeeping list covers films and series available on ITVX, Disney+, Prime Video, Netflix and the BBC.

Here is what the magazine picked and where you can find each one.

THE BIKERIDERS — Prime Video.

Hardy stars as Johnny, the leader of the Vandals Motorcycle Club in 1960s Chicago.

The story follows the club as it morphs from a group of rebellious outsiders into something violent and sinister.

Jodie Comer plays Kathy, a woman who falls in love with reckless biker Benny, played by Austin Butler.

Kathy gets drawn into the dangerous world of the bikers as Johnny starts to lose control of his club.

The trio are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other.

BRONSON — ITVX and Disney+.

Hardy plays Michael Peterson, a 19-year-old who robbed a post office with a sawn-off shotgun in 1974.

He was swiftly arrested and sentenced to seven years in jail — but that was only the beginning.

Peterson went on to become one of Britain's most notorious prisoners and renamed himself Charles Bronson after the American action hero.

7 Tom Hardy dramas critics call better than MobLand

Hardy dons a bald head and curled mustache to step into the criminal's shoes.

The film guides viewers through most of Bronson's life spent behind bars and in solitary confinement.

Good Housekeeping calls it 'equal parts fascinating and terrifying.'

WARRIOR — Netflix and Prime Video.

Hardy plays Tommy Conlon, a troubled Marine who returns home to Pittsburgh after 14 years away.

He asks his father Paddy, played by Nick Nolte, to train him for a huge MMA fight.

Tommy's estranged brother Brendan, played by Joel Edgerton, is an ex-fighter turned teacher who returns to the ring after his family falls into financial ruin.

The brothers end up face-to-face in the tournament, prepared to hurt each other for a life-changing sum of money.

LEGEND — Prime Video.

This 2015 film directed by Brian Helgeland is widely considered one of Hardy's best performances.

Hardy takes on the acting challenge of playing both Reggie and Ron Kray, the notorious gangster twins from east London.

The movie is based on John Pearson's book 'The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of The Kray Twins.'

The Kray twins operated out of Bethnal Green in east London through their organized crime unit known as The Firm.

They were at their peak during the 1960s.

The film charts the brothers' rise to success, their growing empire, their relationships, and the police's obsession with taking them down.

Variety called Hardy's dual performance 'astonishing.'

7 Tom Hardy dramas critics call better than MobLand

The Independent said he was 'utterly fascinating' playing both Ron and Reggie.

One IMDb reviewer called it 'one of the best films ever made.'

Another said Hardy will 'blow you away with his 5-star performance.'

Taron Egerton co-stars as Mad Teddy Smith, a gangster in The Firm.

Emily Browning plays Frances Shea, Reggie's wife.

David Thewlis plays Leslie Payne, a business manager at The Firm.

Christopher Eccleston plays Nipper Read, the detective leading the manhunt for the twins.

Chazz Palminteri plays Angelo Bruno, an American mafia boss.

Paul Anderson plays Albert Donoghue, a high-ranking member of The Firm.

Colin Morgan plays Frank Shea, Frances' older brother and Reggie's driver.

Legend is now streaming on Prime Video.

THE DROP — Netflix.

Hardy plays Bob Saginowski, a lonely bartender who works at a bar used as a drop point for organized crime.

The film is set in Brooklyn and was written by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island.

Noomi Rapace and James Gandolfini co-star in what was Gandolfini's final film role.

The story follows Bob as he gets caught between local gangsters and a robbery that goes wrong.

7 Tom Hardy dramas critics call better than MobLand
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