Benny & Joon

Skip the endless scrolling — Benny & Joon, in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube TV, is exactly the comedy you were looking for. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 846 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Johnny Depp — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Benny & Joon earns its spot. Benny & Joon gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. Johnny Depp and Mary Stuart Masterson lead a cast that never overplays a joke. It was released in 1993. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Benny & Joon holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. 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 Benny & Joon. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Johnny Depp anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Benny & Joon was released in 1993, directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik. The full 98-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.