Home Team

Home Team, in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix, does something a lot of comedies forget to: it's consistently funny. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. With 803 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Kevin James's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

There is a reason Home Team keeps coming up in conversation. The jokes in Home Team land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Two years after a Super Bowl win when NFL head coach Sean Payton is suspended, he goes back to his hometown and finds himself reconnecting with his 12-year-old son by coaching his Pop Warner football team. Kevin James and Taylor Lautner lead a cast that never overplays a joke. It hit screens in 2022. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Home Team 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, Home Team respects your intelligence. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Kevin James anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Home Team was released in 2022, directed by Charles Kinnane. The full 95-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.