Leap Year

Right now you can watch Leap Year in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Starz Apple TV Channel — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 2,181 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Amy Adams — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Amazon Prime Video — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Leap Year is worth clearing space for. The jokes in Leap Year land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Amy Adams and Matthew Goode lead a cast that never overplays a joke. Leap Year came out in 2010. Leap Year 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.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Leap Year. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Amy Adams anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.