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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.

Win It All

2261. Win It All

Comedy Dark Comedy
6.2

20171h 28min

United States

Director: Joe Swanberg

A gambling addict faces a conflict when entrusted with keeping a bunch of money that isn't his.

Themes

Abuse and resilience, Fear as catalyst, Collective courage under pressure, Survival through friendship, Childhood trauma echoes, Trauma across generations


The Divine Order

2262. The Divine Order

Comedy Drama
7.1

20171h 36min

Director: Petra Volpe

Nora is a young housewife and mother, living in a quaint little village with her husband and their two sons. The Swiss countryside is untouched by the major social upheavals the movement of 1968 has brought about. Nora’s life is not affected either; she is a quiet person who is liked by everybody – until she starts to publicly fight for women’s suffrage, which the men are due to vote on in a ballot on February 7, 1971.


Mr & Mme Adelman

2263. Mr & Mme Adelman

Romance Drama Comedy Bittersweet Romance Family Drama
7.3

20172h

France, Belgium

Director: Nicolas Bedos

How did Sarah and Victor get along for more than 45 years? Who was this enigmatic woman living in the shadow of her husband? Love, ambition, betrayals and secrets feed the story of this extraordinary couple, as they experience both the large and small moments of the last century's history.

Themes

Ambition and betrayal, Wealth versus vulnerability, Power and control in marriage, Creativity and secrecy, Aging fame and decline, Forgiveness after transgression

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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How to Be a Latin Lover

2264. How to Be a Latin Lover

Comedy Ensemble Comedy
6.0

20171h 56min

Mexico, United States

Director: Ken Marino

An aging Latin lover gets dumped by his sugar mama and must fend for himself in a harsh world.

Themes

Aging romance for money, Deception in dating, Class and wealth pressures, Family loyalties under strain, Luxury lifestyle volatility, Pursuit of status through romance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Last Word

2265. The Last Word

Comedy Drama Buddy Comedy Relationship Drama
6.6

20171h 48min

United States

Director: Mark Pellington

A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth, and the result is a life-altering friendship.

Themes

Mentorship and guidance, Unconventional family bonds, Control under time pressure, Public persona reconstruction, Reframing life narratives, Agency through decisions

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Table 19

2266. Table 19

Comedy Drama Awkward Comedy
5.8

20171h 27min

United States

Director: Jeffrey Blitz

Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.

Themes

Fragile family bonds, Mortality awareness in gatherings, Pressure of wedding expectations, Unexpected connections under stress, Outsider status at celebration, Deception and misrepresentation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Patients

2267. Patients

Drama Comedy
7.2

20171h 50min

Director: Grand Corps Malade

After a serious sport accident in a swimming pool, Ben, now an incomplete quadriplegic, arrives in a rehabilitation center. He meets with other handicapped persons (tetraplegics, paraplegics, traumatized crania), all victims of accidents, as well as a handicapped since his early childhood. They go through impotence, despair and resignation, with their daily struggle to learn how to move a finger or to hold a fork. Some of them slowly find a little mobility while others receive the verdict of the handicap for life. Despite everything, hope and friendship help them endure their difficulties.


School of Life

2268. School of Life

Drama Comedy Family
6.9

20171h 56min

Director: Nicolas Vanier

Paris 1930. Paul has only ever had one and the same horizon: the high walls of the orphanage, an austere building in the Parisian working class suburbs. Entrusted to a joyful country woman, Célestine, and her husband, Borel, the rather stiff gamekeeper of a vast estate in Sologne, the city child, recalcitrant and stubborn, arrives in a mysterious and disturbing world, that of a sovereign and wild region. The huge forest, misty ponds, heaths, and fields all belong to the Count de la Fresnaye, an elderly taciturn man who lives alone in his manor.


The Healer

2269. The Healer

Family Drama Comedy Family Drama Parody
6.4

20171h 53min

Canada, Spain

Director: Paco Arango

The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

Themes

Mind-body medicine tension, Environment health link, Patient agency in healing, Medical system critique, Belief and resilience, Personal growth through illness

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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Fist Fight

2270. Fist Fight

Comedy Workplace Comedy
5.6

20171h 31min

United States

Director: Richie Keen

When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.

Themes

Work-family tension, Power struggles in school, Deception to influence outcomes, Systemic accountability vs autonomy, Downsizing anxiety in education, Institutional pressure on teachers

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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