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Parody movies

Comedy that spoofs a genre or style, exaggerating familiar clichés and references for laughs.

Warm Bodies

61. Warm Bodies

Horror Comedy Romance Zombie Horror Romantic Comedy
6.8

20131h 38min

United States

Director: Jonathan Levine

After a zombie becomes involved with the girlfriend of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

Themes

Awakening humanity, Interspecies romance, Fragile human-undead alliance, Post-apocalyptic adaptation, Memory as bridge, Integration of communities

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A.R.O.G

62. A.R.O.G

Science Fiction Fantasy Comedy Time Travel Sci-Fi Parody
7.4

20082h 7min

Türkiye

Director: Ali Taner Baltacı

Commander Logar fools Arif and sends him 1.000.000 years back in the time. He must civilize people from past to reach today.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Collaboration under pressure, Oppression and resistance, Adaptation under threat, Competition and ritual, Technology versus tradition

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Amazon Video
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We Bought a Zoo

63. We Bought a Zoo

Drama Comedy Family Parody Animal Companion Family
7.0

20112h 4min

United States

Director: Cameron Crowe

Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

Themes

Grief and renewal, Generational tension, Financial strain, Family resilience, Caretaking of animals, Community effort

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The Final Girls

64. The Final Girls

Comedy Horror Parody Slasher Horror
6.5

20151h 31min

United States

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson

Max, still struggling with the loss of her mother — once a popular actress — goes to the cinema with her friends to watch a teen horror film in which her mother once played the lead role. During the screening, the group is mysteriously pulled into the film itself, and they must now fight for their lives inside a cliché-filled slasher.

Themes

Parent child relationship, Film within film parody, Time loop narrative, Virgin final girl dynamic, Survival through choice, Camp setting tension

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Royal Night Out

65. A Royal Night Out

Comedy Drama Romance Historical Drama Romantic Comedy
6.5

20151h 37min

Belgium, Sweden

Director: Julian Jarrold

The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter romance and danger.

Themes

Romance under scrutiny, Duty vs freedom, Class expectations, Public persona vs private desire, Gendered public spectacle, Youth confronting tradition

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Shaun of the Dead

66. Shaun of the Dead

Horror Comedy Zombie Horror Parody
7.8

20041h 39min

United Kingdom

Director: Edgar Wright

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Group loyalty under threat, Satirical crisis comedy, Reluctant heroism under ridicule, Improvised combat in chaos, Ordinary life disrupted

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The Chorus

67. The Chorus

Drama History Comedy Historical Drama Parody
7.8

20041h 37min

France, Switzerland

Director: Christophe Barratier

In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration.

Themes

Mentorship under pressure, Discipline through humor, Music as discipline, Resilience through choir, Authority and care, War trauma on youth

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2 Guns

68. 2 Guns

Action Comedy Crime Buddy Action Parody
6.7

20131h 49min

United States

Director: Baltasar Kormákur

A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.

Themes

Money as leverage, Betrayal under pressure, Deception within partnerships, Institutional intrigue and risk, Undercover double lives, Loyalty versus selfishness

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Futurama: Bender's Game

69. Futurama: Bender's Game

Animation Comedy Science Fiction Action Fantasy
7.3

20081h 28min

United States

Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill

When Leela is insulted by a group of space-rednecks (like regular rednecks, but in space), she enters the Planet Express ship in a demolition derby. Leela emerges victorious, but when she brings the damaged ship home, and the Professor sees the fuel gauge, he's enraged by the hit he's going to take at the Dark Matter pump. Now the crew have to find a way to break Mom's stranglehold on starship fuel, even if they have to wade through a Lord of the Rings-inspired fantasy-land to do it!

Themes

Corporate control of resources, Role playing as escape, Fantasy world as hazard, Memory erasure as concealment, Science powering fantasy conflict, Reality vs fantasy boundary


Paul

70. Paul

Adventure Comedy Science Fiction Alien Contact Sci-Fi Parody
6.9

20111h 44min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Greg Mottola

For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.

Themes

Authenticity vs performance, Unlikely alliances, Resilience under pressure, Government manipulation, Otherness and belonging, Belief vs evidence

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