Honor Society

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Honor Society is available in Australia on Paramount Plus, and in the US on Paramount Plus Premium right now. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Angourie Rice leads a cast with real comic timing. Start it on Paramount Plus whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Honor Society arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in Honor Society land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael. Angourie Rice and Gaten Matarazzo lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2022. The timing in Honor Society is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. 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 Honor Society. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Angourie Rice anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.