The Last Laugh
Two retired entertainment veterans trade routine for a cross-country comedy comeback that tests their friendship and rekindles their appetite for performance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- lazy sunday
- road movie double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a generic buddy comedy that underuses the comic talents of Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Al Hart persuades retired comic Buddy Green to leave their retirement community and resume performing on a national tour.
The central action follows two elderly men escaping a retirement community for a cross-country comedy tour.
Buddy abandoned comedy fifty years earlier, while Al remains connected to the entertainment world as a retired talent manager.
The protagonists are retired men whose late-life friendship, travel, and career comeback drive the plot.
Films like The Last Laugh, and why
The Bucket List
buddy comedy built around aging performers, renewed purpose, and a late-life road journey
Going in Style
warm, accessible road comedy about older people pursuing unfinished ambitions and personal renewal
The Kominsky Method
retirement-age protagonists, show-business nostalgia, and bittersweet self-discovery within a conventional comedy format
Movie Details
- Director
- Greg Pritikin
- Release Date
- 2019-01-11
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (186)
Cast
- Chevy Chase
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Andie MacDowell
- Kate Micucci
- Chris Parnell
- George Wallace
- Lewis Black
- Richard Kind
- Carol Sutton
- Amy Brassette
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Last Laugh about?
- Two retired entertainment veterans trade routine for a cross-country comedy comeback that tests their friendship and rekindles their appetite for performance.
- What is The Last Laugh like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Last Laugh as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Last Laugh violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Last Laugh.
- What did critics think of The Last Laugh?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a generic buddy comedy that underuses the comic talents of Chevy Chase and Richard Dreyfuss.
- Which films are like The Last Laugh?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bucket List, Going in Style, and The Kominsky Method.
- How long is The Last Laugh?
- The Last Laugh runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Last Laugh?
- In United States, The Last Laugh streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
