John Cena’s Wild Satire Returns to Streaming as a Perfect Late-Night Watch

Blockers looked like the kind of movie that might be good for one or two laughs and then disappear. Instead, it turned out to be one of the more likable studio comedies of the late 2010s. A lot of that comes down to the cast, especially John Cena, who proves again that he is way funnier on screen than people first gave him credit for. Tubi will start streaming it for free on April 1.

Released in 2018, the film follows three parents who discover their daughters have made a pact to lose their virginity on prom night. Naturally, they respond in the most calm and rational way possible by launching a full mission to stop it. The setup is broad, but the movie works because it never completely loses sight of the emotional side underneath the chaos. The cast includes Cena as Mitchell, Leslie Mann as Lisa, Ike Barinholtz as Hunter, Kathryn Newton as Julie, Geraldine Viswanathan as Kayla, and Gideon Adlon as Sam.

How Good Is ‘Blockers’?

Collider’s review stated that Blockers takes what could have been a dated, uncomfortable premise and turns it into one of the funniest — and most surprisingly heartfelt — comedies of its year. Instead of shaming its teenage characters, the film focuses on the parents’ fear of letting go, giving the story a much more relatable emotional core. The jokes come fast and hard, but they land because the characters feel real. The cast plays a huge role in that success, with Mann and Barinholtz delivering exactly what you’d expect — while Cena steals the show.

“Yes, if this were a movie about boys losing their virginity, the tone would be different (you’d have American Pie), but Blockers goes out of its way to make sure that this isn’t about ‘protecting’ girls as much as it’s about the baggage of the parents who don’t want to see their kids grow up. Instead, Blockers trusts its audience and trusts its characters to have more depth, and that gamble pays off because then we can just enjoy the rest of the movie. And there’s so much to enjoy with Blockers, none of which I’ll spoil here. It’s a movie that had me howling with laughter from start to finish, and it sets a high bar for other comedies this year.”

Blockers will stream on Tubi beginning April 1. Check it out, you won’t regret it.