Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is currently streaming in Australia on Disney Plus, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 2,766 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Olivia Cooke — stay for everyone else around them. Start it on Disney Plus whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason Me and Earl and the Dying Girl keeps coming up in conversation. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia. Olivia Cooke and Thomas Mann lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2015. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl respects your intelligence. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Olivia Cooke's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.