A film you’ve probably never heard of has been officially named as one of the best movies of last year.
Film review website Letterboxd has shared their ‘Year in Review 2024’ and revealed Hundreds of Beavers as the highest rated comedy.
The film is set in the 19th century and follows a drunken applejack salesman who must go from zero to hero and become North America’s greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
Viewers can log into the website and rate or review their favourite films, with the comedy being watched by a huge 99,000 members and liked by 47,000.
One fan has reviewed: “My favourite comedy movie of all time. While watching it I already felt the need to rewatch scenes I just saw. Extremely impressive visual comedy with hundreds of clever ideas. I am so glad this exists!”
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Another has expressed on the site: “A masterpiece. So many f****** beavers. More genius gags than I’ve seen in the entire past decade of movies. Also secretly the best video game movie (not based on a video game) ever?”
Hundreds of Beavers has been heavily inspired by the slapstick comedy of many 1920 and 1930s artists. Written and directed by Mike Cheslik, the movie initially premiered at Fantastic Fest back in September 2022 before being released via video on demand in April 2024.
It stars actors Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Olivia Graves, Wes Tank, Doug Mancheski and Luis Rico in leading roles and has received plenty of accolades including Best Director for Mike at the Phoenix Film Festival and Best Comedy Film from St. Louis Film Critics Association.
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The slapstick comedy has a 7.7 rating on IMDb from 9,000 reviews and a 97% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 81% Popcornmeter rating.
Fans have labelled it a “genuine masterpiece” while another Rotten Tomatoes user labelled it as “the funniest film of 2024, hands down”.
Another gushed: “Hundreds of Beavers, meanwhile, is a shining beacon of how to tip your hat to yesteryear while making something incredibly fresh.” While a third added: “Hundreds of Beavers is an absolute gem and we are lucky to experience it.”
Hundreds of Beavers is available to rent or buy on Google Play and can also be streamed via Shudder
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