Delivery Man

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Delivery Man is available in Australia on Disney Plus right now. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. With 1,597 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Vince Vaughn is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Put it on tonight on Disney Plus and see for yourself.

Delivery Man is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Delivery Man gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity. Vince Vaughn and Cobie Smulders lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2013. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Delivery Man holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Delivery Man is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Vince Vaughn's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.