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Comedy movies

Lighthearted stories designed to make you laugh, ranging from witty satire to hilarious slapstick moments.

Subgenres include: Parody, Satire, Dark Comedy.

Spoiler Alert

1531. Spoiler Alert

Romance Comedy Drama
7.4

20221h 50min

United States

Director: Michael Showalter

Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.


Your Christmas or Mine?

1532. Your Christmas or Mine?

Romance Comedy Romantic Comedy Ensemble Comedy
6.4

20221h 34min

United Kingdom

Director: Jim O'Hanlon

Students Hayley and James are young and in love. After saying goodbye for Christmas at a London train station, they both make the same mad split-second decision to swap trains and surprise each other. Passing each other in the station, they are completely unaware that they have just swapped Christmases.

Themes

Deception through disguise, Class tensions, Family expectations, Cross-class romance, Holiday chaos, Role reversal

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Amazon Prime Video
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Violent Night

1533. Violent Night

Action Comedy Fantasy Epic Action Dark Comedy
6.7

20221h 51min

Canada, United States

Director: Tommy Wirkola

When a team of mercenaries breaks into a wealthy family compound on Christmas Eve, taking everyone inside hostage, the team isn’t prepared for a surprise combatant: Santa Claus is on the grounds, and he’s about to show why this Nick is no saint.

Themes

Family resilience under threat, Mythic protector vs mercenaries, Wealth protection under siege, Improvised defense and trap craft, Ambiguous loyalties in crisis, Holiday violence as spectacle

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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An extraordinary young girl discovers her superpower and summons the remarkable courage, against all odds, to help others change their stories, whilst also taking charge of her own destiny. Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results.

Themes

Corruption of power, Abusive family resilience, Library literacy empowerment, Telekinesis as agency, Child prodigy identity, Parenting and protection

Available on

Netflix
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Stories Not to be Told

1535. Stories Not to be Told

Comedy
6.2

20221h 40min

Spain

Director: Cesc Gay

Five tales of human vulnerability and the hilarious, painful, and awkward curveballs life throws us.


White Noise

1536. White Noise

Comedy Drama Satire Psychological Drama
5.7

20222h 16min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Noah Baumbach

Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.

Themes

"movie: white noise. genres: comedy, Drama, Comedy, Drama main themes: based on novel or book, Natural disaster, New hampshire, Based on novel or book, Natural disaster, New hampshire full keywords list: based on novel or book, Natural disaster, New hampshire, Dysfunctional family, Toxic waste, Airborne attack, Dartmouth. concept analysis: the film explores the pervasive fear of death and the lengths individuals go to confront their mortality. it critiques modern society's obsession with technology and pharmaceuticals as means to escape existential anxieties."

Available on

Netflix
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The Noel Diary

1537. The Noel Diary

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.2

20221h 39min

Canada, United States

Director: Charles Shyer

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?

Themes

Home as catalyst for reconnection, Inheritance tension on belonging, Memory artifact reshapes bonds, Adoption and belonging dynamics, Romance complicated by past searching, Origin search reframes belonging, Diary as catalyst for connection

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Netflix
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World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.

Themes

Class inequality, Deception and manipulation, Group dynamics, Satire and social critique, Corporate ethics, Power and reputation

Available on

Netflix
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Three Wise Men and a Baby

1539. Three Wise Men and a Baby

TV Movie Comedy Drama
7.5

20221h 24min

Canada

Director: Terry Ingram

Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together to care for a baby over the holidays. As they slowly get the hang of things, they find themselves on unexpected journeys of self-discovery and begin to rebuild their relationships as brothers, as well as the damaged romantic and professional relationships in their respective lives…all while rediscovering their love of Christmas.


When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species.