Flubber

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Flubber is available in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Disney Plus right now. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 2,581 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Robin Williams leads a cast with real comic timing. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Disney Plus.

Flubber arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Flubber gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air. Robin Williams and Marcia Gay Harden lead a cast with the timing to make it work. Flubber came out in 1997. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Flubber 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.

Flubber is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Robin Williams sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.