The Best You Can

The Best You Can, in the US on Netflix, does something a lot of comedies forget to: it's consistently funny. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 55 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Kyra Sedgwick is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

There is a reason The Best You Can keeps coming up in conversation. The Best You Can gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Cynthia Rand is a buttoned-up New Yorker married to a brilliant professor 25 years her senior. She begins feeling the effects of her husband’s advancing age on their relationship, just as her world is turned upside down by the arrival of sharp but chronically underachieving security guard Stan Olszewski in this smart rom-com that reunites Bacon and Sedgwick on screen for the first time in 20 years. Between them, Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon carry the comedy without ever forcing it. The Best You Can came out in 2025. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and The Best You Can 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.

The Best You Can 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. Kyra Sedgwick is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

The Best You Can was released in 2025, directed by Michael J. Weithorn. The full 103-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.