Stuck in Love

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Stuck in Love is available in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video right now. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. With 2,022 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch it for Greg Kinnear — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Stuck in Love is worth clearing space for. The jokes in Stuck in Love land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year. Between them, Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Connelly carry the comedy without ever forcing it. It hit screens in 2013. What keeps Stuck in Love from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Stuck in Love 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. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Greg Kinnear's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.