You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

This week's easiest comedy pick in Australia on Amazon Prime Video is You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. 916 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch it for Antonio Banderas — stay for everyone else around them. Available now on Amazon Prime Video — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Between them, Antonio Banderas and Josh Brolin carry the comedy without ever forcing it. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger came out in 2010. The timing in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Antonio Banderas is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger was released in 2010, directed by Woody Allen. The full 98-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.