Best Comedy Film

The Lion King is a 1994 animated film by Disney that tells the story of Simba, a young lion cub who must accept his role as king after his father’s death. Notable for its iconic musical numbers and timeless themes of responsibility and destiny, it remains a beloved classic. The film appeals to famil...

Monty Python’s Life of Brian is a landmark British comedy film released in 1979. It uses irreverent satire to examine faith and fanaticism through the story of an unassuming villager mistaken for the Messiah. The film's absurdist humor and challenging themes have made it a significant work within th...

The Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by George Seaton and released by 20th Century Fox. Edmund Gwenn plays Kris Kringle, an elderly man hired as a department-store Santa who says that he is the real Santa Claus. The story follows his effect on a skeptica...

Aladdin is a 1992 animated film from Disney featuring a street urchin who finds a magic lamp containing a genie. The story blends Arabian folklore with comedic adventure and notable for its voice acting including Robin Williams’ iconic Genie performance. It's suitable for families and appeals to aud...

Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. Steve Martin plays Neal Page, a marketing executive trying to return to Chicago for Thanksgiving, while John Candy plays Del Griffith, an exuberant traveling salesman whose plans repeatedly intersect w...

Ghostbusters is a 1984 comedic film following three parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in New York City. Notable for its blend of science fiction and humor, it popularized the concept of paranormal investigation. The movie appeals to fans of classic comedy and those interested in...

The Big Lebowski is a 1998 film directed by the Coen brothers featuring Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski. It’s notable for its absurdist humor and laid-back protagonist navigating a convoluted kidnapping plot. The film appeals to viewers who enjoy character-driven comedy, particularly tho...

The Muppets is a 2011 American musical comedy film directed by James Bobin and co-written by its star, Jason Segel, alongside Nicholas Stoller. The film follows devoted fans as they attempt to reunite the fractured Muppets to stage a telethon and save their historic studio from demolition by an oil...

Iron Man, released in 2008, introduces Tony Stark a billionaire inventor who builds a high-tech armored suit after being captured by terrorists. The film is notable for establishing the Marvel Cinematic Universe and showcases Robert Downey Jr’s portrayal of a witty and reluctant hero. It appeals to...

The Producers, directed by Mel Brooks, is a groundbreaking comedy film from 1967. Starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, it earned an Academy Award for its original screenplay. The story centers on Max Bialystock, a struggling Broadway producer, and Leo Bloom, a timid accountant, who devise a scheme...

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. Cleese plays a barrister drawn into a scheme involving stolen diamonds, while Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin portray criminals trying to deceive one another and recover...

"MASH" is a 1970 American black comedy war film directed by Robert Altman. It depicts the irreverent and anti-authoritarian exploits of the medical staff at a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War. The ensemble cast includes Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, and Tom Skerritt, who navig...

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe is a 1972 French comedy film directed by Yves Robert. It stars Pierre Richard as François Perrin, alongside Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort, and Mireille Darc, following his misadventures in espionage. The film was a sequel to “The Return of the Tall Blond Man wi...

Born Yesterday is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor, adapted from the 1946 stage play by Garson Kanin. The narrative follows Harry Brock, a corrupt millionaire junkman who travels to Washington, D.C., with his seemingly unintelligent ex-chorus girl girlfriend, Billie Dawn...

Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, the story follows a young woman who disguises herself as a man to take her ailing father's place in the Imperial...

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 American comedy directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and written by John Hughes. The third film in the Vacation series follows Clark Griswold, played by Chevy Chase, as his attempt to host an ideal family Christmas is disrupted by difficult relatives, house...

The Menu is a 2022 American dark comedy thriller directed by Mark Mylod and produced by Adam McKay. The film stars Ralph Fiennes as Julian Slowik, a renowned and exacting chef who invites a group of wealthy guests, food critics, and fervent fans to his exclusive, hyper-isolated island restaurant. As...

The Pink Panther is a 1963 slapstick comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, featuring a famous musical score by Henry Mancini. Although originally conceived as a vehicle for David Niven's gentleman thief, the Phantom, the film is remembered for introducing Peter Sellers as the inept French detective...

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is a 2006 American sports comedy film directed by Adam McKay, who co-wrote the screenplay with Will Ferrell. The film stars Ferrell as Ricky Bobby, a dim-witted but successful NASCAR driver whose dominance is upended by the arrival of Jean Girard, a flambo...

Barbie is a 2023 fantasy comedy directed by Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach. Margot Robbie stars as Barbie alongside Ryan Gosling as Ken, following the iconic Mattel doll as she leaves the idealized Barbie Land to confront existential questions in the real world. The ens...

Crazy, Stupid, Love is a 2011 romantic comedy directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman. Steve Carell stars as Cal Weaver, a man whose wife Emily (Julianne Moore) unexpectedly asks for a divorce, leading him to be mentored in dating by a confident bachelor named Jaco...

Death at a Funeral is a 2007 British black comedy directed by Frank Oz from a screenplay by Dean Craig. The film follows a family whose gathering for the patriarch's funeral spirals into chaos through mishaps including the accidental ingestion of a hallucinogenic drug, revelations about the deceased...

Hail, Caesar! is a 2016 American comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in the Hollywood studio system of the early 1950s, it follows Eddie Mannix, played by Josh Brolin, as he handles production crises and searches for actor Baird Whitlock, played by George Clooney,...

Nope is a 2022 science fiction horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Jordan Peele. The story follows siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood, played by Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer, who attempt to capture evidence of an unidentified flying object terrorizing their California horse ranch. Co-st...

The Inbetweeners Movie is a 2011 British teen comedy film directed by Ben Palmer. Serving as a conclusion to the E4 television series The Inbetweeners, the film follows friends Will, Neil, Jay, and Simon on a post-graduation holiday to Malia, Crete. The main cast of Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buc...

The Addams Family is a 1991 supernatural black comedy directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and based on the macabre family created by cartoonist Charles Addams. Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia portray Morticia and Gomez Addams, while Christopher Lloyd plays a man believed to be Gomez's long-missing brother,...

Tommy Boy is a 1995 American road comedy directed by Peter Segal and starring Chris Farley and David Spade. Farley plays Tommy Callahan, the immature heir to an Ohio auto-parts manufacturer who must sell enough brake pads to keep the company operating after his father's sudden death. He travels with...

The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear is a 1991 American parody film directed by David Zucker. Leslie Nielsen returns as police lieutenant Frank Drebin, whose investigation draws him into a scheme involving energy policy, industrial lobbying, and the kidnapping of a scientist. The sequel continues...

Jeff, Who Lives at Home is a 2011 American comedy-drama written and directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Jason Segel plays Jeff, an unemployed man living in his mother's basement who interprets coincidences as signs of a larger purpose, while Ed Helms plays his dissatisfied brother, Pat. A simp...