Grimsby

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Grimsby is available in Australia on Stan, and in the US on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel right now. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 2,535 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Sacha Baron Cohen — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Stan — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Grimsby is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The jokes in Grimsby land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot. The chemistry Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It hit screens in 2016. Grimsby earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Grimsby is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Sacha Baron Cohen is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.