Sometimes, you just need a good movie that poses neither an emotional rollercoaster, nor an intellectual challenge. Here are the best no-brainer movies and shows to stream now for a carefree and uplifting watch, from the funny to the offbeat.
Dir. Jason B. Bergh
Jennifer Lopez believes that her latest album and its movie accompaniment, This Is Me…Now, are her magnum opus, so she…
Dir. Chris Foggin
Bank of Dave is a simple but well-told film that feels utterly satisfying from start to end. Dave is the…
Dir. Hideaki Anno
With Marvel and DC monopolizing the superhero landscape with high budgets, big-name actors, and CGI graphics, Shin Kamen Rider feels…
Dir. Matthew Goodhue
Amongst the google searches for this one you’ll find “Is Slotherhouse a real film?” and that says a lot. When…
Dir. Gene Stupnitsky
It’s best not to overthink the details of No Hard Feelings, an uproarious comedy that benefits from the lead actors’…
Dir. Gigi Soares & Renata Pinheiro
The less you try to think about the absurd fantasy premise of this satire on Brazilian telenovelas, the better. Based…
As a teen series, Los Billis follows a familiar structure. David, like most teen heroes, is shy, awkward, and hopelessly…
It’s ironic that Pete Davidson is the least interesting part of Bupkis, an autobiographical series about the ins and outs…
Dir. Anthony Fabian
It’s difficult to portray Cinderella stories nowadays without making them feel cliche and irrelevant, but Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris…
Dir. Christian Watt
Cunk on Earth is a five-episode mockumentary that takes the piss out of every single historical documentary you’ve seen. The…
From the creators of the beloved sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine comes Killing It, an offbeat but endearing show starring Craig Robinson.…
Four college freshmen from different parts of the country come together as roommates to earn their bachelor’s degree, sure, but…
Based on the 2014 film of the same title, this mockumentary series manages the difficult, Seinfeld-ean task of being about…
Los Espookys is the name of a horror-loving group of friends, who, following their passion, provide gory services to those…
Dir. Lee Byeong-heon & Lee Byoung-heon
A Korean police comedy built on a premise so dumb it’s brilliant: a group of bumbling cops who are so…
Dir. Tom Harper
A simple movie about a Scottish country singer with a dream to go to Nashville, U.S.A and reach stardom. It…
Unabashedly embracing the ridiculous twists, rotating romantic pairings, and other tropes common to young-adult comedy-dramas, Good Trouble offers a massive…
What this Dr. Seuss adaptation might lack in originality, it makes up for by committing to the bit: visual gags…
Dir. Michael Schwartz & Tyler Nilson
This buddies-on-the-road drama was the highest-grossing independent film of 2019, which tells you everything you need to know about it:…
Dir. Gurinder Chadha
The 1980s were not a great time to be of Pakistani descent in the UK. Hate crimes are at an…
Dir. Cathy Garcia-Molina & Cathy Garcia-Sampana
Joy is a dutiful, overseas Filipino worker supporting her entire family back home. Ethan is a well-off bartender who has,…
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