The Sand

The Sand is currently streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video and Bloodstream, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video and Icon Film Amazon Channel, and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. A 5/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Brooke Serene Butler sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Sand earns its spot. The Sand does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. After an all-night graduation beach party, a group of hung-over students wakes up under the blazing sun to find their numbers somewhat depleted. An enormous alien creature has burrowed down deep and anyone foolish enough to make contact with the sand finds themselves at the mercy of a sea of flesh-eating tentacles. Will they ever be able to escape its carnivorous clutches? The chemistry Brooke Serene Butler and Cleo Berry bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It hit screens in 2015. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and The Sand 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 Sand 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. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Brooke Serene Butler anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.