Chef

Right now you can watch Chef in Australia on Stan, and in the US on Netflix and fuboTV — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 3,677 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Jon Favreau's performance alone is worth the time investment. Start it on Stan whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Chef keeps coming up in conversation. Chef gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. When Chef Carl Casper suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner, he is left to figure out what's next. Finding himself in Miami, he teams up with his ex-wife, his friend and his son to launch a food truck. Taking to the road, Chef Carl goes back to his roots to reignite his passion for the kitchen -- and zest for life and love. Jon Favreau and John Leguizamo lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2014. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Chef 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.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Chef. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Jon Favreau anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.