Shampoo

Between the constant churn of new releases, Shampoo on Crave is the comedy actually worth stopping for. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Warren Beatty leads a cast with real comic timing. Put it on tonight on Crave and see for yourself.

Shampoo is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Shampoo gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. On Election Day, 1968, irresponsible hairdresser and ladies' man George Roundy is too busy cutting hair and dealing with his girlfriends and mistress Felicia Karpf, whose husband Lester is having an affair with his ex-girlfriend Jackie. The chemistry Warren Beatty and Julie Christie bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It hit screens in 1975. Shampoo earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Shampoo 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. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Warren Beatty is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

Shampoo was released in 1975, directed by Hal Ashby. The full 110-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.