The Bad Guys

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, The Bad Guys is available in Australia on Foxtel Now, and in the US on Netflix right now. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. An 8/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Sam Rockwell — stay for everyone else around them. Put it on tonight on Foxtel Now and see for yourself.

The Bad Guys arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in The Bad Guys land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison. Between them, Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron carry the comedy without ever forcing it. The Bad Guys came out in 2022. The Bad Guys earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

The Bad Guys is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. A contained runtime means every scene is doing real work. Sam Rockwell is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.