Keeping the Faith

This week's easiest comedy pick is Keeping the Faith. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Ben Stiller sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Keeping the Faith arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in Keeping the Faith land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues. Ben Stiller and Edward Norton lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It was released in 2000. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Keeping the Faith 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.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Keeping the Faith is a strong candidate. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Ben Stiller anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Keeping the Faith was released in 2000, directed by Edward Norton. The full 127-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.