Really promising filmmakers can wring comedy out of the most nerve-shredding, tense stories. Hailee Steinfeld gives a remarkable performance as a teenager who struggles to not sacrifice too much of her goofy warmth as she’s bothered by gendered sexual dynamics, alongside Woody Harrelson as a perfect grumpy but kind teacher. The Edge of Seventeen (2016) Watch on Prime Videoīefore she took a trip back to 70s suburbia with the relentlessly charming Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, director Kelly Fremon Craig looked at a different coming-of-age transition point in growing up, but with a 16-year-old about to hit young adulthood.
The film is not afraid of going to dark places with style, and thanks to a winning lead turn, it’s an energetic, funny time.
In this film about shady debt-collectors, she delivered a knockout performance as an ex-con scrambling to pay off debts and find purpose in a world of hustling. She played a wannabe influencer in the recent satire Not Okay, but Zoey Deutch is well-versed in playing unlikeable characters.
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The most heartfelt story Sacha Baron Cohen movie has made! Borat was let loose on locked-down America, ready to push buttons even further, this time recruiting his daughter (a fearless, Oscar-nominated breakout role for Maria Bakalova) for his satirical schemes. Making a Borat sequel as the world ends (the film was shot across early 2020) is one of these brilliant ideas no-one could have seen coming, but having seen the final product, you’re so glad they had the cameras rolling. Bell is a highlight, but the script fleshes out a wide ensemble of zany, likeable characters to keep you laughing the whole journey.īorat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) Watch on Prime Video Not content with being assigned to supporting comic roles, Jillian Bell ( 22 Jump Street) launched her snarky comedy into a lead role in this sharp and genuinely affecting film about someone completely discontent with their life focusing on the transformative goal of running the New York marathon. A refreshingly honest and completely disarming throwback comedy.īrittany Runs a Marathon (2019) Watch on Prime Video John Hughes’ most iconic coming-of-age film found endless humour in seeing how these teenage archetypes try and project coolness, before letting everyone’s defences slip away so they can connect over their shared hardships. What do you get if you force a nerd, a jock, a princess, a basket case, and a criminal to spend a day together? One of the best high school movies of all time. Subscribe to Prime? In the mood for a rib-tickler? Here Rory Doherty’s picked a diverse selection of funny films streaming on Prime Video, from gross-out classics to more thoughtful comedies.
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