Catch-22

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Catch-22 is available in the US on MGM Plus and Kanopy right now. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 359 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Alan Arkin — stay for everyone else around them. Start it on MGM Plus whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Catch-22 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Catch-22 does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. A WWII military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane in order to be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch. The chemistry Alan Arkin and Martin Balsam bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. Catch-22 came out in 1970. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Catch-22 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Catch-22 respects your intelligence. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Alan Arkin anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.