Movies in the Comedy genre
While it's true that making good romantic comedies is still something of an art, producing average films of the genre has become a science. Take a little chemistry, a portion of physics, some basic biology, and mix them together according to a wel...
U.S. Release Date: 1995-04-21
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ROMANCE/COMEDY
Director: Jon Turtletaub
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, ...
Whip It, the directorial debut of actress Drew Barrymore, is a sports film that uneasily straddles the divide that exists between comedy and drama. Built upon a mountain of clichés, the screenplay wallows in artificiality and, although some of th...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-10-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Situations, Profanity, Drugs)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Drew Barrymore
Cast: Ellen Page, Eve, Zoe Bell, ...
As a satire about the absurdity of war and the way the news media covers it, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot has surprisingly dull fangs. Coming from Lorne Michaels and Tina Fey, this is especially surprising since neither is known for pulling punches. Neverth...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Cast: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, ...
The Whole Nine Yards suffers from split personality syndrome - it's a strange hybrid of film noir and comedy. At first, this might not seem like an unusual approach, until you recall that most movies of this ilk are satires. That's not what's goi...
U.S. Release Date: 2000-02-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Cast: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Rosanna Arquette, ...
I might have felt sad about what director Howard Deutch and screenwriter George Gallo have done to the characters from The Whole Nine Yards if I cared about them in the first place. The problem with a movie like Jonathan Lynn's 2000 noir comedy is...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-03-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/COMEDY
Director: Howard Deutch
Cast: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, ...
I’m not going to lie. I laughed - just not as frequently or as hard as I would have liked to. Why Him? contains its share of effective humor, both of the clever and raunchy kinds, but it also suffers from two malaises that infect many mod...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-12-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Hamburg
Cast: Bryan Cranston, James Franco, Zoey Deutch, ...
As a comedy, Wicked Little Letters hits many of the right notes, although the satirical elements are often presented too bluntly to lacerate with maximum effect. As a mystery, however, it is less than impressive. The whodunnit? aspect is revealed ...
U.S. Release Date: 2024-04-05
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Brief Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
Director: Thea Sharrock
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Malachi Kirby, Anjana Vasan, ...
Wild Hogs is more tired, worn out, and sagging than its protagonists - an arthritic comedy whose humor is below mediocre and whose drama is cringe-worthy. Were it not for the marketability of its stars, this movie would be headed directly for Netf...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-03-02
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Nudity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Walt Becker
Cast: Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, ...
Damian Harris’ The Wilde Wedding is a delightfully loopy comedy about the hijinks that occur when families collide and intermingle at the fourth wedding of international film star Eve Wilde (Glenn Close). Weddings are, of course, beloved by ...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-09-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Director: Damian Harris
Cast: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart, ...
Released during the summer of 1971, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was envisioned as a transformation of Roald Dahl’s twisted fable of gluttony and greed into a family-friendly musical. Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, Willy Wonka sought ...
U.S. Release Date: 1971-06-30
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Fantasy/Musical/Comedy
Director: Mel Stuart
Cast: Gene Wilder, Ursula Reit, Paris Themmen, ...