Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane is currently streaming on major platforms, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. With 157 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Jonny Lee Miller's performance alone is worth the time investment. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Plunkett & Macleane earns its spot. Plunkett & Macleane does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Between them, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle carry the comedy without ever forcing it. It was released in 1999. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Plunkett & Macleane holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Plunkett & Macleane is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Jonny Lee Miller anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

Plunkett & Macleane was released in 1999, directed by Jake Scott. The full 93-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.