
Good times are had and good times always end. That balancing act culminates in an explosive burst of anger and, ultimately, mourning. Sorrow hangs around the edges of his eyes as surely as bliss spreads across his face with each occasion for drinking. As one of the day’s preeminent screen actors, Mikkelsen finds the sweet spot between regret and rejoicing, where his revelries are honest and true while still serving as covers for deeper misgivings and emotional rifts. To cure their malaise, Nikolaj proposes putting Norwegian psychiatrist Finn Skårderud’s blood alcohol content theory to the test: Skårderud maintains that hovering at a cool 0.05% BAC helps people stay relaxed and loose, thus increasing their faculty for living to the fullest. Martin’s closest connections are with his friends and fellow teachers, Tommy (Thomas Bo Larsen), Nikolaj (Magnus Millang) and Peter (Lars Ranthe), who like many dudes of a certain age share his glum sentiments. Martin (Mads Mikkelsen), a teacher in Copenhagen, bobs lazily through his professional and personal lives: When he’s at school he’s indifferent and when he’s at home he’s practically alone. In Thomas Vinterberg’s new film Another Round, camaraderie starts out as emotional support before dissolving into male foolishness cleverly disguised as scientific study: A drinking contest where nobody competes and everybody wins until they lose. Stars: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang Here are the funniest movies on Hulu today as of January 2022, listed in alphabetical order. So if you feel the need to go all Margaret Dumont about the sheer impropriety of these rankings, maybe go check out some of our more tasteful overall movie rankings, instead. I’m mostly looking at how much a movie makes me laugh when I’m putting together a list like this. With not just comedy, but all genres, Hulu tends to offer a more diverse set of films than Netflix, with something for all tastes and ages.īefore we jump in, let me include the standard disclaimer that I always start that Netflix comedy list with.


The streaming site has long been a full-service rival to Netflix, and arguably has a deeper and stronger lineup of films. If you still think Hulu is just a place to watch sitcoms the day after the networks broadcast them, it must’ve been a few years since you last logged in.
