Analyze That

Analyze That is currently streaming in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Stan, and in the UK on HBO Max Amazon Channel, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 1,407 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Robert De Niro — stay for everyone else around them. Start it on Amazon Prime Video whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Analyze That is worth clearing space for. Analyze That does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress. Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2002. Analyze That earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Analyze That. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Robert De Niro anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.