Pieces of April

This week's easiest comedy pick in Australia on AMC+, and in the US on fuboTV and MGM+ Amazon Channel is Pieces of April. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 275 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Katie Holmes is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Available now on AMC+ — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Pieces of April arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Pieces of April does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Quirky and rebellious April Burns lives with her boyfriend in a low-rent New York City apartment miles away from her emotionally distant family. But when she discovers that her mother has a fatal form of breast cancer, she invites the clan to her place for Thanksgiving. While her father struggles to drive her family into the city, April -- an inexperienced cook -- runs into kitchen trouble and must ask a neighbor for help. The chemistry Katie Holmes and Derek Luke bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It was released in 2003. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Pieces of April holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in Pieces of April. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Katie Holmes is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

Pieces of April was released in 2003, directed by Peter Hedges. The full 81-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.