10 Best Netflix Original Movies Of 2020 - Ranked

9. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga

Eurovision Song Contest The Story of Fire Saga Rachel McAdams Will Ferrell
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Will Ferrell has been having a rough time lately, with duds like The House and complete trainwrecks like Holmes & Watson seeming to indicate that the funnyman was running out of steam - either that, or he had just stopped trying altogether.

And so, Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga couldn't have come at a better time. It's the best Ferrell comedy in years, throwing the goofiness of Zoolander and the big heart of Daddy's Home into a hilarious story about an underdog Icelandic duo navigating the iconic, titular music competition.

Ferrell - who also co-wrote the script - isn't trying to win any awards here, and he fully embraces the silliness of the real-life contest to great effect. The costumes are flamboyant, the songs are ridiculous, and there's even a small subplot about some Icelandic elves that end up murdering one of the story's corporate villains. Seriously.

It's a little too long and it does get painfully predictable as it enters its final stretch, but if you're on Netflix looking for comedies, then Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga is definitely worth your time.

Also, the movie gets bonus points for a scene-stealing Dan Stevens as Russia's confident and eccentric Eurovision candidate. Spinoff please!

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