Merry Little Batman

This week's easiest comedy pick in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video is Merry Little Batman. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 178 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Yonas Kibreab sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Merry Little Batman earns its spot. Merry Little Batman gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day. The chemistry Yonas Kibreab and Luke Wilson bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2023. What keeps Merry Little Batman from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. 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, Merry Little Batman is a strong candidate. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Yonas Kibreab sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

Merry Little Batman was released in 2023, directed by Mike Roth. The full 97-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.