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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.

Dead Talents Society

1. Dead Talents Society

Horror Comedy
7.0
20241h 50min

Overview

When ghosts must compete to survive in the underworld by haunting the living, one unassuming young woman needs help creating a lasting performance while under the tutelage of a passionate agent and a washed-up diva.


Kneecap

2. Kneecap

Music Comedy Drama Narrative Musical Parody
7.6
20241h 45min

Overview

When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed "low life scum" Naoise and Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.

Themes

Language act activism, Language preservation through art, Political expression through music, Anti-establishment resistance, Art as social movement, Youth culture and identity

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Instigators

3. The Instigators

Crime Comedy Dark Comedy Heist
6.2
20241h 42min

Overview

Rory and Cobby are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. But when it goes awry, they team up with an unusual accomplice — Rory's therapist — to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.

Themes

Mayoral election pressure, City hall dynamics, Heist gone wrong consequences, Underworld alliances, Corrupt mayor power, Political scandal fallout

Available on

Apple TV
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

4. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

Family Comedy Adventure Animation Science Fiction
6.8
20241h 31min

Overview

Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Against all odds, the two are determined to save their town (and the world!)...that is if they don't drive each other crazy in the process.


Harold and the Purple Crayon

5. Harold and the Purple Crayon

Family Comedy Adventure Fantasy Coming-of-Age Adventure
5.7
20241h 30min

Overview

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.

Themes

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Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Dìdi (弟弟)

6. Dìdi (弟弟)

Comedy Drama
7.3
20241h 34min

Overview

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.


Deadpool & Wolverine

7. Deadpool & Wolverine

Action Comedy Science Fiction Superhero Action Parody
7.5
20242h 8min

Overview

A listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade must reluctantly suit-up again with an even more reluctant Wolverine.

Themes

Anti hero tensions, Time monitoring authority, Mutant power dynamics, Aftercreditsstinger hints, Hero under surveillance, Superhero teamup tensions, Anchor-based deterioration

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Find Me Falling

8. Find Me Falling

Romance Comedy Music
6.3
20241h 34min

Overview

After a failed comeback album, a rock star retreats to a cliffside home on Cyprus, only to find his new life complicated by visitors — and an old flame.


My Spy The Eternal City

9. My Spy The Eternal City

Action Comedy Family Spy Action Buddy Comedy
5.7
20241h 52min

Overview

JJ, a veteran CIA agent, reunites with his protégé Sophie, in order to prevent a catastrophic nuclear plot targeting the Vatican.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Loyalty under danger, Intergenerational mentorship, Duty vs protection, Supervision vs independence, Youth agency under risk

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Successor

10. Successor

Comedy
6.8
20242h 13min

Overview

Ma Chenggang, a wealthy man in Xihong City, worries that his eldest son is too spoiled to succeed him. Determined to raise a capable successor, he takes an unconventional approach. They conceal their wealth, moving the family to a dilapidated neighborhood, and maintain an illusion of poverty, so that his son could develop qualities such as hard work, knowledge, careful budgeting, physical fitness, and perseverance.