{"id":996076,"date":"2026-01-08T16:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=462865"},"modified":"2026-01-08T16:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:09:23","slug":"you-can-now-watch-the-funniest-movie-of-the-year-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/you-can-now-watch-the-funniest-movie-of-the-year-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"You can now watch the funniest movie of the year for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-can-now-watch-the-funniest-movie-of-the-year-for-free.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Tired of the nonstop barrage of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/movies\/460843\/joker-2-review-folie-a-deux\">uninspired IP cast-offs at the box office<\/a>? I\u2019ve got just the antidote for you. The funniest movie of 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/24127338\/hundreds-of-beavers-movie-review-funny-new-comedy-silent\"><em>Hundreds of Beavers<\/em><\/a>, is now available to watch for free at home on the ad-supported platforms Tubi, Pluto TV, and the Roku Channel. (We loved it so much, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24111442\/hundreds-of-beavers-polygon-screening-frida\">we hosted a screening for the movie<\/a> where we gave 150 tickets away.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">An outrageous comedy inspired by video games, <em>Looney Tunes<\/em>, and silent movies, <em>Hundreds of Beavers <\/em>follows a 19th-century trapper contending with a harsh winter and hundreds of angry beavers as he tries to survive. The beavers, and most animals in the movie, are portrayed by humans in mascot suits, which is a constant source of joy as they fight with the trapper or go about their various day jobs. We\u2019re talking beavers in construction uniforms, beaver judges, beaver lawyers, a beaver Sherlock-and-Watson team on the case to solve the many beaver murders our protagonist has committed, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/you-can-now-watch-the-funniest-movie-of-the-year-for-free.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Created on a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/hundreds-of-beavers-movie-indie-black-and-white-1235989123\/\">micro-budget of around $150,000<\/a>, <em>Hundreds of Beavers <\/em>nevertheless looks better than many modern blockbuster productions. Director Mike Cheslik, who also designed the lo-fi visual effects for the movie and served as its editor, creates a consistent aesthetic with a joyful goofy tone out of the black-and-white scenery, a myriad of varied influences, and endless gags that build upon themselves to riotous conclusions. There\u2019s the part where the trapper\u2019s makeshift fire keeps getting blown out by gusts of wind that seemingly change direction each time he settles in. Or perhaps you prefer when the trapper is trying to steal eggs from a bird\u2019s nest but keeps getting in his own way by whistling with joy whenever he gets close, drawing the bird\u2019s attention and getting pecked in the face. Add in a hilarious Bruce Campbell-esque performance from Ryland Brickson Cole Tews as the trapper, and you have one of the most unforgettable and funniest movies of the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Hundreds of Beavers<\/em> is destined to be a midnight cult favorite in the future \u2014 now\u2019s your chance to get ahead of that and be an early adopter. It feels simultaneously like a throwback to a better era of comedy and like something wholly new.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Hundreds of Beavers<em> is now streaming for free with ads on Tubi, Pluto TV, and the Roku Channel. It is also available to watch for free with a library card on Hoopla, for digital rental or purchase on Amazon and Apple, and streaming on Fandor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/what-to-watch\/462865\/hundreds-of-beavers-movie-watch-streaming\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of the nonstop barrage of uninspired IP cast-offs at the box office? I\u2019ve got just the antidote for you. The funniest movie of 2024, Hundreds of Beavers, is now available to watch for free at home on the ad-supported platforms Tubi, Pluto TV, and the Roku Channel. (We loved it so much, we hosted a screening for the movie where we gave 150 tickets away.) An outrageous comedy inspired by video games, Looney Tunes, and silent movies, Hundreds of Beavers follows a 19th-century trapper contending with a harsh winter and hundreds of angry beavers as he tries to survive. The beavers, and most animals in the movie, are portrayed by humans in mascot suits, which is a constant source of joy as they fight&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/you-can-now-watch-the-funniest-movie-of-the-year-for-free\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":996077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-996076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>You can now watch the funniest movie of the year for free | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tired of the nonstop barrage of uninspired IP cast-offs at the box office? 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