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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.

Monster Trucks

2291. Monster Trucks

Action Comedy Science Fiction Vehicle-Driven Action Buddy Comedy
5.7

20161h 44min

United States

Director: Chris Wedge

Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.

Themes

Accountability and oversight, Deception and coverups, Pickup truck dynamics, Unlikely alliance, Hive mind intelligence, Monster-driven exploitation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Moment You Fall in Love

2292. The Moment You Fall in Love

Drama Animation Romance Comedy
6.0

20161h 3min

Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa

Following Natsuki Enomoto's confession rehearsals with Yuu Setoguchi, their younger siblings Kotarou and Hina struggle to confess their own love. Despite a disastrous first meeting in middle school with her upperclassman Koyuki Ayase, Hina’s heart is captured by his warm smile. Initially confused by these newfound feelings, Hina soon realizes that she has fallen in love for the very first time. Chasing after her brother Yuu and her crush Koyuki, Hina also enrolls in Sakuragaoka High School; but the threads of love are far-reaching, and they entangle Hina and her friends. Boisterous but sensitive, Hina hopes to confess her feelings to the tender-hearted Koyuki. Meanwhile, Kotarou, oblivious to his own feelings for her, is determined to always keep Hina smiling. This movie follows Hina, Kotarou, and Koyuki in high school. Their youthful love forges new relationships, but also threatens to break others.


Ballerina

2293. Ballerina

Animation Adventure Comedy Family Family Animation
6.8

20161h 29min

Canada, France

Director: Eric Summer

In 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.

Themes

Class tension, Mentorship and talent, Deception for entry, Rivalry and legitimacy, Ambition and sacrifice, Performative pressure

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Two Is a Family

2294. Two Is a Family

Drama Comedy Family Drama Buddy Comedy
7.3

20161h 58min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Hugo Gélin

A man without attachments or responsibilities suddenly finds himself with an abandoned baby and leaves for London to try and find the mother. Eight years later after he and his daughter become inseparable Gloria's mother reappears.

Themes

Single parent resilience, Unconventional family bonds, Custody dispute dynamics, Imagined maternal figure, Language barrier adaptation, Illness stakes

Available on

Apple TV
Netflix
Google Play Movies
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La La Land

2295. La La Land

Comedy Drama Romance Passionate Romance Entertainment Industry Drama
8.0

20162h 9min

United States

Director: Damien Chazelle

The story follows a young aspiring actress and a talented jazz musician who meet at a party hosted by mutual friends. From there, a truly Hollywood-style love story unfolds—one that puts their big dreams and career ambitions to the test.

Themes

Fame and personal costs, Artistic integrity vs market demand, Ambition vs compromise, Creative collaboration challenges, Love under professional pressure, City dreams and burnout

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Office Christmas Party

2296. Office Christmas Party

Comedy Workplace Comedy
5.9

20161h 45min

United States

Director: Will Speck

When Carol Vanstone, CEO of the technology company Zenotek, expresses her intention to close the Chicago branch, run by her brother Clay, he and his co-workers organize a Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and save their jobs. But the party gets out of control…

Themes

Sibling rivalry dynamics, Job security under threat, Performative risk taking, Incentives vs loyalty, Corporate culture pressure, Spectacle vs consequence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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My Annoying Brother

2297. My Annoying Brother

Drama Comedy
7.3

20161h 50min

Director: Kwon Soo-kyung

A jailed swindler leaps at the chance to earn parole in return for taking care of his estranged brother, an athlete who recently lost his sight.


Sing

2298. Sing

Family Comedy Music Animation Family Animation
7.1

20161h 48min

United States

Director: Garth Jennings

A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.

Themes

Economic precarity, Creative collaboration, Community versus ambition, Deception and cheating, Ambition under pressure, Resilience through performance

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Rules Don't Apply

2299. Rules Don't Apply

Romance Comedy Drama Romantic Comedy Entertainment Industry Drama
5.7

20162h 7min

United States

Director: Warren Beatty

It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.

Themes

Public image pressure, Loyalty under scrutiny, Secrecy and reputation, Class tension vs ambition, Romance under contract, Control of talent, Religious virtue vs fame

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Edge of Seventeen

2300. The Edge of Seventeen

Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Awkward Comedy
7.3

20161h 45min

United States, China

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig

Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

Themes

Sibling rivalry and care, Family expectations vs autonomy, Friendship strain and reconciliation, Peer acceptance and jealousy, Self-doubt and loneliness, Coming of age in high school

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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