Moonwalkers

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Moonwalkers is available in the US on Amazon Prime Video and The CW, and in the UK on Disney Plus right now. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 396 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Rupert Grint sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Moonwalkers is worth clearing space for. Moonwalkers gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn CIA agent will never find Kubrick but is forced to team up with a lousy manager of a seedy rock band to develop the biggest con of all time. Rupert Grint and Ron Perlman lead a cast that never overplays a joke. Moonwalkers came out in 2015. Moonwalkers earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Moonwalkers is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Rupert Grint 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.

Moonwalkers was released in 2015, directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet. The full 107-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.