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.

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.'

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.
Critics praised Hardy's quiet, internal performance as a man who says very little but reveals everything through small gestures.
TABOO — BBC iPlayer and Netflix.
Hardy created and stars in this period drama set in 1814 London.
He plays James Keziah Delaney, a man who returns to England from Africa after years presumed dead.
Delaney inherits his father's shipping company and a mysterious piece of land in North America that both the British and American governments want.
The series was co-created by Hardy, his father Chips Hardy, and Steven Knight, the writer of Peaky Blinders.
It ran for one season of eight episodes on the BBC.
Fans have been waiting for a second season since 2017, and Hardy has said repeatedly that it is still in development.
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD — Netflix and Prime Video.
Hardy took over the role of Max Rockatansky from Mel Gibson in George Miller's 2015 post-apocalyptic action film.
The movie follows Max as he teams up with Imperator Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron, to escape a warlord's citadel.
It won six Academy Awards including Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design.
Many critics and fans consider it one of the greatest action films ever made.
The article from Good Housekeeping does not rank the seven picks but does say one film is 'dare we say, even better than MobLand.'
The magazine does not name which film earns that description in the excerpt available.
Readers will need to visit the full article to find out which drama the editors placed above MobLand.
All seven dramas are streaming now across ITVX, Disney+, Prime Video, Netflix, and BBC iPlayer.
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