Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available in Australia on BINGE and Foxtel Now, and in the UK on Sky Go and Now TV Cinema. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 9,234 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Selena Gomez leads a cast with real comic timing. Available now on BINGE — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Hotel Transylvania is worth clearing space for. The jokes in Hotel Transylvania land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything! Selena Gomez and Adam Sandler lead a cast that never overplays a joke. It hit screens in 2012. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Hotel Transylvania 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.

Hotel Transylvania 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. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Selena Gomez anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.