Plus One

This week's easiest comedy pick in the US on Hulu and Philo, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video is Plus One. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Jack Quaid leads a cast with real comic timing. Available now on Hulu — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

There is a reason Plus One keeps coming up in conversation. Plus One does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Longtime single friends, Ben and Alice, agree to be each other's respective plus one at every wedding they're invited to, during a busy summer of wedding fever. Jack Quaid and Maya Erskine lead a cast with the timing to make it work. Plus One came out in 2019. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Plus One 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.

Plus One is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Jack Quaid is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

Plus One was released in 2019, directed by Andrew Rhymer. The full 98-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.