Robin Hood: Men in Tights

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Robin Hood: Men in Tights is available in Australia on BINGE and Foxtel Now right now. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 2,329 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Watch it for Cary Elwes — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on BINGE — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Robin Hood: Men in Tights earns its spot. Robin Hood: Men in Tights gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules England, with the help of the Sheriff of Rottingham. Robin Hood assembles a band of fellow patriots to do battle with King John and the Sheriff. Cary Elwes and Richard Lewis lead a cast that never overplays a joke. Robin Hood: Men in Tights came out in 1993. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Cary Elwes anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.