Watch Idris Elba Movies and TV Shows in Australia

If you're looking to stream shows or movies starring Idris Elba in Australia then here is the definitive list. We show you which streaming providers currently have each of Idris Elba's most popular movies and shows available in their catalogue. List updated in December 2025.

List of the Best Movies and Shows Starring Idris Elba In Order of Popularity

  1. Luther
  2. Zootopia
  3. Thor: Ragnarok
  4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
  5. Sometimes in April
  6. Beasts of No Nation
  7. Coronavirus, Explained
  8. Molly's Game
  9. The Jungle Book
  10. Hijack
  11. The Suicide Squad
  12. Turn Up Charlie
  13. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
  14. Pacific Rim
  15. Idris Elba's Fight School
  16. Human Playground
  17. Zootopia+
  18. Three Thousand Years of Longing
  19. The Harder They Fall
  20. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
  21. The Mountain Between Us
  22. Luther: The Fallen Sun
  23. This Christmas
  24. Concrete Cowboy
  25. Bastille Day
  26. Guerrilla
  27. Daddy's Little Girls
  28. 100 Streets
  29. The Dark Tower
  30. No Good Deed

Stream the top 30 Movies and Shows starring Idris Elba

1. Luther

Seasons: 5

Rated: TV-MA

8.4/10

A dark psychological crime drama starring Idris Elba as Luther, a man struggling with his own terrible demons, who might be as dangerous as the depraved murderers he hunts.

2. Zootopia

Rated: PG

8.0/10

Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.

3. Thor: Ragnarok

Rated: PG-13

7.9/10

Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.

4. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

Rated: G

7.9/10

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy’s search for home.

5. Sometimes in April

Rated: M

7.8/10

Two brothers are divided by marriage and fate during the 100 horrifying days of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

6. Beasts of No Nation

Rated: MA15+

7.7/10

Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.

7. Coronavirus, Explained

Seasons: 1

Rated: M

7.6/10

In 2020, the world changed. This topical series examines the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts to combat it and ways to manage its mental health toll.

8. Molly's Game

Rated: M

7.4/10

Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.

9. The Jungle Book

Rated: PG

7.4/10

A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

10. Hijack

Seasons: 2

Rated:

7.4/10

When Flight KA29 is hijacked during its seven-hour journey from Dubai to London, Sam Nelson—an accomplished corporate negotiator—tries using his professional skills to save everyone on board. Will this high-risk strategy be his undoing?

11. The Suicide Squad

Rated: R

7.2/10

Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

12. Turn Up Charlie

Seasons: 1

Rated: TV-MA

7.1/10

A down-and-out DJ plots to rebuild his music career while working as a nanny for his famous best friend's wild 11-year-old daughter.

13. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Rated: M

7.1/10

A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

14. Pacific Rim

Rated: PG-13

6.9/10

A ragtag band of humans band together in the year 2025 to fight legions of monstrous creatures rising from the sea. Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes -- a washed up former pilot and an untested trainee -- who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.

15. Idris Elba's Fight School

Seasons: 1

Rated:

6.9/10

Idris will provide seven disadvantaged young people with lessons in discipline, focus and determination by putting them through an experimental boxing school.

16. Human Playground

Seasons: 1

Rated: MA15+

6.9/10

Narrated by Idris Elba, this docuseries explores the origins and evolution of play across the globe, from age-old rituals to billion-dollar businesses.

17. Zootopia+

Seasons: 1

Rated: PG

6.8/10

Head back to the mammal metropolis to dive deeper into the lives of a slew of intriguing residents.

18. Three Thousand Years of Longing

Rated: M

6.7/10

A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one until his stories spark in her a desire to be loved.

19. The Harder They Fall

Rated: MA15+

6.6/10

Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

20. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Rated: PG-13

6.5/10

Ever since US Diplomatic Security Service Agent Hobbs and lawless outcast Shaw first faced off, they just have traded smack talk and body blows. But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton's ruthless actions threaten the future of humanity, they join forces to defeat him.

21. The Mountain Between Us

Rated: M

6.4/10

Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing each other to survive and discovering their inner strength.

22. Luther: The Fallen Sun

Rated:

6.4/10

A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.

23. This Christmas

Rated: PG

6.3/10

This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.

24. Concrete Cowboy

Rated: M

6.3/10

Sent to live with his estranged father for the summer, a rebellious teen finds kinship in a tight-knit Philadelphia community of Black cowboys.

25. Bastille Day

Rated: R

6.3/10

A rogue CIA agent forms an unlikely partnership with a pickpocket to stop a terrorist conspiracy in Paris.

26. Guerrilla

Seasons: 1

Rated: MA15+

5.8/10

Set against the backdrop of one of the most explosive times in U.K. history, Guerrilla tells the story of a politically active couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London.

27. Daddy's Little Girls

Rated: PG-13

5.8/10

Monty is a mechanic struggling to make ends meet as he raises his three young daughters. When the court awards custody of his daughters to his shady ex-wife, Monty desperately tries to win them back with the help of Julia, a beautiful, Ivy League-educated attorney. Monty and Julia couldn't be less alike, but a flame is ignited...touching off a firestorm of love and conflict.

28. 100 Streets

Rated: MA15+

5.8/10

Three extraordinary stories covering infidelity, adoption, and a drug dealer turned actor intertwine as characters meet in the streets of London.

29. The Dark Tower

Rated: PG-13

5.6/10

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.

30. No Good Deed

Rated: PG-13

5.6/10

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.