Love and Monsters

Right now you can watch Love and Monsters in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Hoopla — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. 4,500 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Dylan O'Brien — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Netflix.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Love and Monsters earns its spot. Love and Monsters does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way. The chemistry Dylan O'Brien and Jessica Henwick bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. Love and Monsters came out in 2020. The timing in Love and Monsters 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.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Love and Monsters is a strong candidate. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Dylan O'Brien's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.