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2025A young woman brought back to life by a mad scientist embarks on a journey of self-discovery across Europe.
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94 curated comedy picks across film, television, and literature. Award winners, critical darlings, and hidden gems.
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A young woman brought back to life by a mad scientist embarks on a journey of self-discovery across Europe.
Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner follows Ani, a Brooklyn sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch, only to have the fairytale violently dismantled when his family sends enforcers to annul the union.
A Chinese-American laundromat owner discovers she must explore alternate universes to save the multiverse.
A young chef returns to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop after his brother's suicide.
Barbie and Ken leave Barbieland for the real world, triggering an existential crisis about identity and womanhood.
A curmudgeonly prep school teacher is forced to stay on campus over Christmas break with a troubled student.
A hotel maid with a unique personality discovers a dead body in one of the rooms and finds herself the prime suspect.
A frustrated Black novelist writes an outrageous parody of racial stereotypes, only to see it become a bestseller.
The third season of FX's culinary pressure cooker follows Carmy and his team as they chase a Michelin star, pushing the boundaries of ambition and self-destruction in equal measure.
A failed bank robber takes hostages during an apartment viewing, and the situation goes hilariously sideways.
A British aristocrat inherits his family's estate β along with the marijuana empire hidden beneath it.
A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for a Black concert pianist on a tour through the Deep South.
A desert junction in 1955 becomes the setting for a Junior Stargazer convention disrupted by extraordinary events.
A mild-mannered man embarks on a surreal odyssey to visit his mother.
An unremarkable professor suddenly appears in everyone's dreams, becoming an overnight celebrity.
A sex podcaster and a newly single rabbi fall for each other despite their very different worlds.
Detective Blanc travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a new mystery involving a tech billionaire and his friends.
Jesse Eisenberg's deeply personal comedy-drama follows two mismatched cousins on a Holocaust heritage tour in Poland, where grief, humor, and family resentment collide with devastating honesty.
A couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant run by a celebrated chef with shocking plans.
Survivors of a nuclear apocalypse navigate a retro-futuristic wasteland full of factions, mutants, and mysteries.
A novelist travels the world to avoid his ex-boyfriend's wedding, stumbling through midlife crisis.
A casino worker with an extraordinary ability to detect lies hits the road, solving murders at every stop.
A 1960s chemist becomes the host of a cooking show and uses her platform to teach women about science.
Wednesday Addams investigates a series of murders at her new school, Nevermore Academy.
A young Black woman navigates friendships, career, and relationships in Los Angeles.
The First Son of the United States falls for the Prince of England in a secret relationship.
A single mother and working actress raises three daughters in Los Angeles.
A PhD student fakes a relationship with a brooding professor to convince her friend she's moved on.
A washed-up sitcom star navigates Hollywood, addiction, and the consequences of his terrible behaviour.
A woman in New York keeps dying and reliving her birthday party in an inescapable loop.
A hitman travels to Los Angeles and discovers a passion for acting.
Vampire roommates navigate modern life on Staten Island while being filmed for a documentary.
Four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma steal and scheme their way to a new life in California.
A young woman navigates love and career in contemporary Oslo across twelve chapters.
After her husband leaves her, a 1950s housewife discovers she has a talent for stand-up comedy.
Two cousins navigate the Atlanta rap scene after one becomes manager of the other's music career.
A wealthy family loses everything and must rebuild their lives in a small town they once bought as a joke.
An American football coach is hired to manage a British soccer team, despite having no experience with the sport.
Three strangers who share an obsession with true crime suddenly find themselves caught up in one.
Trevor Noah's coming-of-age story set during the twilight of apartheid and the early days of freedom in South Africa.
94 picks total