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Digger (2026 film)

Shares rank 6 of 14 comedy films by recommenders

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.

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.

7 people gave an opinion

recommend it
7
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Very funny, non-stop laughs

    “Digger itself, classified as a black comedy, was thoroughly hilarious, and farcical”

    Comment from 18 Oct 2026 in “The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving”

    “Digger was non-stop laughs when I saw it.”

    Comment from 21 Oct 2026 in “The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving”
  • Good plot and overall quality

    “reading the plot summary it sounds pretty good”

    Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Tom Cruise film 'Digger' could lose $245M”

    “It's honestly a pretty darn good movie”

    Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Tom Cruise film 'Digger' could lose $245M”

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The four most recommended other comedy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Digger (2026 film) compared with 4 alternatives
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Don't Look Up14767%7—Approved
Digger (2026 film)This page70100%1——
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What people said

5 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“Digger was non-stop laughs when I saw it.”

RecommendsComment from 21 Oct 2026 in “The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving”

“Digger itself, classified as a black comedy, was thoroughly hilarious, and farcical”

RecommendsComment from 18 Oct 2026 in “The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving”

“reading the plot summary it sounds pretty good”

RecommendsComment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Tom Cruise film 'Digger' could lose $245M”

“It's honestly a pretty darn good movie”

RecommendsComment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Tom Cruise film 'Digger' could lose $245M”

“he did a great job but you would really have to enjoy his tropic thunder performace to appreciate digger”

MixedComment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Tom Cruise film 'Digger' could lose $245M”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.