In this era dominated by superhero movies and struggling cinema chains, comedies often slip through the cracks and fail to reach a broad viewership.
Fear not though! Watch With Us is ready to highlight some lesser-known comedy gems. We’ve picked out three recent comedies that offer plenty of laughter along with potential life lessons.
Explore three of our favorite lesser-known comedy gems and find out where you can watch them online below.
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‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ (2019)
Jillian Bell
(
Workaholics
) features an uplifting comedy with a young woman who dedicates her life to parties and plays the role of the “jolly hefty pal” to her roommate Gretchen.
Alice Lee
). When trying to obtain an Adderall prescription from her doctor prompts her to decide she needs to lose weight, she hesitantly starts running instead of purchasing a gym membership. However, once she joins a running group and meets new people, Catherine finds herself becoming more involved.
Michaela Watkins
) and Seth (
Micah Stock
She starts to take charge and exert control over her existence.
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Inspired somewhat by actual events,
Brittany Runs a Marathon
It’s a charming and smart comedy propelled by Bell’s outstanding performance. The film keenly examines how society stigmatizes individuals who are overweight and delves into the complexities of self-love and self-care. With a talented ensemble cast that features several noteworthy members, including
Utkarsh Ambudkar
(
Pitch Perfect
) and
Lil Rel Howery
(
Get Out
).
Watch
Brittany Runs a Marathon
on
Amazon Prime Video
.
‘The Lost City’ (2022)
Where can the hidden treasure referred to as the Crown of Fire be found? That’s what I’m curious about.
Sandra Bullock
, Channing Tatum
and
Daniel Radcliffe
eager to recall this delightful romantic comedy that gained moderate popularity about three years back.
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Loretta Sage (Bullock), an archaeologist-turned-novelist who is grieving the recent death of her husband, uses real history as the inspiration for her lusty romance novels. Unfortunately for Loretta, a psychotic billionaire (a hilariously evil Radcliffe) becomes convinced that her expertise is key to finding the Crown of Fire, so he kidnaps her. The Fabio-esque cover model for Loretta’s books, Alan (Tatum), takes it upon himself to rescue her.
However, even with his well-defined muscles, Alan is quite different from Indiana Jones. (There’s a comical moment where Loretta has to remove leeches from a terrified Alan.) As Loretta and Alan navigate the jungle together, they alternately find themselves in perilous situations, yet by rescuing each other, they both regain their self-assurance.
Watch
The Lost City
on
Paramount+
.
‘Fire Island’ (2022)
The
Keira Knightley
and
Matthew Macfadyen
film version of
Pride and Prejudice
Just marked its 20th birthday with celebratory showings that attracted crowds. For those who were there and wish to experience more Darcy/Elizabeth dynamics, look into this contemporary adaptation of the Jane Austen masterpiece.
In
Fire Island
, a group of longtime friends (all gay men) travel to the famous getaway location for seven days of festivities. Noah
Joel Kim Booster
, who also penned the movie) is set on assisting his introverted best friend, Howie (
Bowen Yang
,
Saturday Night Live
) discover love – or perhaps just a hookup – during their journey. However, when Howie connects with the charming physician Charlie (
James Scully
) At a gathering, Charlie’s acquaintance Will (
Conrad Ricamora
) appears intent on keeping them separated.
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Like any good
Pride and Prejudice
adaptation,
Fire Island
It’s a tale illustrating how initial perceptions might be totally off-base. The charmingly clumsy rapport between Booster and Ricamora transforms their shared animosity into reciprocal fondness.
Margaret Cho
is charming in the disruptive “Mrs. Bennet” role, and a scene where
Matt Rogers
(Yang’s
Las Culturistas
co-host) and
Tomás Matos
perform a scene from
My Cousin Vinny
is comedy gold.
Watch
Fire Island
on
Hulu
.