Acclaimed thriller movie September 5 has landed a new UK streaming home.

The film, which originally premiered last year, tells the true story of the 1972 Munich massacre, in which militants infiltrated the Olympic Village during that year's games, killing two Israeli Olympic team members and taking nine others hostage.

The Tim Fehlbaum film tells the story of the events from the perspective of the ABC Sports crew, and stars The Batman's Peter Sarsgaard, Past Lives' John Magaro, The Nevers' Ben Chaplin and The Crown's Leonie Benesch.

Viewers in the UK wanting to stream September 5 can do so now via Sky Cinema and NOW or on Paramount+, as the movie has just been added to all those services.

The film proved popular with critics, sitting at an impressive 92% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the Associated Press calling it "an undeniably riveting and compelling watch".

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"The film looks of its time, but it also feels fairly modern in its sensibilities which makes it always seem more like a re-telling than an in-the-moment experience," it elaborated.

Deadline suggested that it "succeeds on every level", adding: "Taking a story that is now 52 years old and making it not just relevant but newly inspiring, in terms of the Herculean human effort by this team of professionals who left it all on the field, is no small feat."

The Observer further called September 5 "terrific" and "nail-chewing, edge-of-the-seat stuff", while Empire said it was "compelling and excellently acted".

September 5 is available to stream now in the UK on Sky Cinema/NOW and Paramount+.


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