Vice

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Vice is available in Australia on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, and in the UK on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels right now. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for Christian Bale — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Vice earns its spot. Vice gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. The chemistry Christian Bale and Amy Adams bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. Vice came out in 2018. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Vice 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.

Vice 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. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Christian Bale's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.