# Digger (2026 film)

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Digger (2026 film) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a hilarious, non-stop black comedy with a strong lead performance; one mixed reviewer says you must enjoy Tropic Thunder to appreciate it.

## Why people recommend it

- Very funny, non-stop laughs (2 comments): "Digger itself, classified as a black comedy, was thoroughly hilarious, and farcical" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50140412)) "Digger was non-stop laughs when I saw it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50186051))
- Good plot and overall quality (2 comments): "reading the plot summary it sounds pretty good" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50063802)) "It's honestly a pretty darn good movie" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50062009))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Idiocracy](https://hackerapproved.com/p/idiocracy.md): 43 recommend
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- [Office Space](https://hackerapproved.com/p/office-space.md): 23 recommend
- [Don't Look Up](https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-t-look-up.md): 14 recommend
- [This Is Spinal Tap](https://hackerapproved.com/p/this-is-spinal-tap.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Digger (2026 film)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/digger/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).