Author! Author!

Skip the endless scrolling — Author! Author! Is exactly the comedy you were looking for. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 117 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Al Pacino sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Author! Author! Keeps coming up in conversation. Author! Author! Gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her. The chemistry Al Pacino and Dyan Cannon bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 1982. What keeps Author! Author! 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.

Author! Author! Is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Al Pacino anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Author! Author! was released in 1982, directed by Arthur Hiller. The full 110-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.