Babylon (2023)
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Babylon is streaming in Japan on Amazon Prime Video.
What the audience says
Babylon is a dependable English film — it does what it sets out to do. It holds a 7.3/10 on TMDB from 3,956 ratings, well above what most films manage.
Should you spend 3h 9m on it?
3h 9m of English drama with comedy threaded through. Past two and a half hours, it needs a proper evening rather than a weeknight.
Don't watch this if…
- you're short on time. At 3h 9m it wants the whole night
- kids are in the room. This one is rated R15+
- Why
- 7.3/10 from 3,950 ratings — well received so far, on a modest sample.
- Skip if
- you don't have a clear three hours
- Best for
- A free weekend evening
Story
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
Good to know
| Runtime | 3h 9m — long |
| Watch with family? | R15+ · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Drama / Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Damien Chazelle
Cast
Where to watch in Japan
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 28 Sept 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: All Prime Video titles in Japan
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