An American Pickle

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, An American Pickle is available in Australia on Netflix, and in the UK on Netflix right now. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. With 602 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Seth Rogen sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now on Netflix — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

An American Pickle arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. An American Pickle does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with. Seth Rogen and Sarah Snook lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2020. What keeps An American Pickle from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, An American Pickle respects your intelligence. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Seth Rogen sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.