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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.

Elio

1. Elio

Family Comedy Adventure Animation Science Fiction
6.7
20251h 38min

Overview

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

Themes

Interspecies friendship, Coming of age pressures, Leadership and responsibility, Belonging vs isolation, Deception and diplomacy, Family duty vs personal yearning

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Deep Cover

2. Deep Cover

Action Comedy Crime Workplace Comedy Undercover Sting Crime
6.7
20251h 39min

Overview

Kat is an improv comedy teacher beginning to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals.

Themes

Corruption of authority, Loyalty under pressure, Undercover deception, Moral ambiguity in crime, Performance vs reality, Improvisation as strategy

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Phoenician Scheme

3. The Phoenician Scheme

Comedy Adventure Crime Dark Comedy Treasure Hunt
6.6
20251h 42min

Overview

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

Themes

Moral compromise, Betrayal and loyalty, Ethics of leadership, Slave labor, Convent devotion vs empire, Investor pressure

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Colours of Time

4. Colours of Time

Drama Comedy
7.5
20252h 6min

Overview

United by the unexpected inheritance of a house in Normandy, four estranged cousins discover their family history by retracing their ancestor's steps.


Lilo & Stitch

5. Lilo & Stitch

Family Science Fiction Comedy Parent-Child Family Alien Contact Sci-Fi
6.7
20251h 48min

Overview

The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Themes

Family resilience under pressure, Nontraditional guardianship dynamics, Protective bonds across adversity, Belonging through chosen kin, Institutional interference in care, Empathy through action

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Friendship

6. Friendship

Comedy Buddy Comedy
6.7
20251h 40min

Overview

Suburban dad Craig falls hard for his charismatic new neighbor Austin, and his attempts to make an adult male friend threatens to ruin both of their lives.

Themes

Perception vs reality, Jealousy and obsession, Deception and secrecy, Mental health instability, Social pressure and performance, Friendship vs loyalty

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Nonnas

7. Nonnas

Comedy High-Concept Comedy
6.8
20251h 52min

Overview

After losing his beloved mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with actual nonnas — grandmothers — as the chefs.

Themes

Intergenerational collaboration, Grief driving reinvention, Tradition shaping innovation, Legacy through recipes, Local resistance testing resilience, Economic risk and reward

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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The Wedding Banquet

8. The Wedding Banquet

Comedy Romance Drama
6.3
20251h 43min

Overview

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.


A Nice Indian Boy

9. A Nice Indian Boy

Romance Comedy
7.3
20251h 36min

Overview

When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams.


Freaky Tales

10. Freaky Tales

Action Comedy Crime Epic Action Satire
6.3
20251h 47min

Overview

In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.

Themes

Collective defense against fascism, Subcultural solidarity under threat, Surrealism in street culture, Gendered harassment and empowerment, Police harassment and corruption, Youth rebellion in the 1980s

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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