The Lego Batman Movie

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, The Lego Batman Movie is available in Australia on Stan, and in the US on fuboTV and HBO Max Amazon Channel right now. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 5,473 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Will Arnett is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Stan.

The Lego Batman Movie arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Lego Batman Movie does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick. The chemistry Will Arnett and Michael Cera bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. The Lego Batman Movie came out in 2017. The Lego Batman Movie earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, The Lego Batman Movie respects your intelligence. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Will Arnett's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.