Wreck-It Ralph

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Wreck-It Ralph is available in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Disney Plus right now. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. 13,158 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. John C. Reilly leads a cast with real comic timing. Available now on Disney Plus — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Wreck-It Ralph arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Wreck-It Ralph gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings that Ralph destroys. Wanting to prove he can be a good guy and not just a villain, Ralph escapes his game and lands in Hero's Duty, a first-person shooter where he helps the game's hero battle against alien invaders. He later enters Sugar Rush, a kart racing game set on tracks made of candies, cookies and other sweets. John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It hit screens in 2012. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Wreck-It Ralph holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Wreck-It Ralph is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. John C. Reilly sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.