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Satirical & Smart Comedies

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  • Wag the Dog (1997)

    1. Wag the Dog

    19971h 37mR74Metascore
    7.1 (91K)
    Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanRobert De NiroAnne Heche
  • Peter Dinklage and Alan Tudyk in Death at a Funeral (2007)

    2. Death at a Funeral

    20071h 30mR67Metascore
    7.3 (125K)
    Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
    DirectorFrank OzStarsMatthew MacfadyenPeter DinklageEwen Bremner
  • The Death of Stalin (2017)

    3. The Death of Stalin

    20171h 47mR88Metascore
    7.3 (121K)
    Moscow, 1953. After being in power for nearly 30 years, Soviet dictator, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, takes ill and quickly dies. Now the members of the Council of Ministers scramble for power.
    DirectorArmando IannucciStarsSteve BuscemiSimon Russell BealeJeffrey Tambor
  • John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

    4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    19751h 31mPG91Metascore
    8.2 (591K)
    King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
    DirectorsTerry GilliamTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseEric Idle
  • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)

    5. Fierce Creatures

    19971h 33mPG-1362Metascore
    6.4 (26K)
    Zookeepers struggle to deal with the policies of changing directors.
    DirectorsRobert YoungFred SchepisiStarsJohn CleeseJamie Lee CurtisKevin Kline
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    6. Office Space

    19991h 29mR68Metascore
    7.6 (301K)
    Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss.
    DirectorMike JudgeStarsRon LivingstonJennifer AnistonDavid Herman
  • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

    7. A Fish Called Wanda

    19881h 48mR80Metascore
    7.5 (161K)
    In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool the very proper barrister Archibald Leach.
    DirectorsCharles CrichtonJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleeseJamie Lee CurtisKevin Kline
  • Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski (1998)

    8. The Big Lebowski

    19981h 57mR71Metascore
    8.1 (895K)
    Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJeff BridgesJohn GoodmanJulianne Moore
  • Fargo (1996)

    9. Fargo

    19961h 38mR88Metascore
    8.1 (761K)
    Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsWilliam H. MacyFrances McDormandSteve Buscemi
  • Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets (1997)

    10. As Good as It Gets

    19972h 19mPG-1367Metascore
    7.7 (330K)
    A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
    DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsJack NicholsonHelen HuntGreg Kinnear
  • Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Olga Kurylenko, and Bonny in Seven Psychopaths (2012)

    11. Seven Psychopaths

    20121h 50mR66Metascore
    7.1 (283K)
    A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
    DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellWoody HarrelsonSam Rockwell
  • George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

    12. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    20001h 47mPG-1369Metascore
    7.7 (343K)
    In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsGeorge ClooneyJohn TurturroTim Blake Nelson
  • Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, and Fred Gwynne in My Cousin Vinny (1992)

    13. My Cousin Vinny

    19922hR68Metascore
    7.6 (151K)
    Two New Yorkers accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college call in the help of one of their cousins, a loudmouth lawyer with no trial experience.
    DirectorJonathan LynnStarsJoe PesciMarisa TomeiRalph Macchio
  • Ice Cube, Troy Garity, Anthony Anderson, Cedric The Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Michael Ealy, Eve, and Leonard Earl Howze in Barbershop (2002)

    14. Barbershop

    20021h 42mPG-1366Metascore
    6.3 (35K)
    A day in the life of a South Side Chicago barbershop.
    DirectorTim StoryStarsIce CubeCedric The EntertainerEve
  • In the Loop (2009)

    15. In the Loop

    20091h 46mNot Rated83Metascore
    7.4 (63K)
    A political satire about a group of skeptical American and British operatives attempting to prevent a war between two countries.
    DirectorArmando IannucciStarsTom HollanderPeter CapaldiJames Gandolfini
  • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

    16. Beverly Hills Cop

    19841h 45mR66Metascore
    7.4 (226K)
    A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
    DirectorMartin BrestStarsEddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJohn Ashton
  • Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)

    17. Modern Times

    19361h 27mG96Metascore
    8.5 (275K)
    The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardHenry Bergman
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

    18. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

    19641h 35mPG97Metascore
    8.3 (541K)
    A mentally unstable American general orders a hydrogen bomb attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to global nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsPeter SellersGeorge C. ScottSterling Hayden
  • Taika Waititi, Ben Fransham, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jemaine Clement, Jonny Brugh, and Stu Rutherford in What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

    19. What We Do in the Shadows

    20141h 26mR76Metascore
    7.6 (209K)
    Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
    DirectorsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiStarsJemaine ClementTaika WaititiCori Gonzalez-Macuer
  • Thank You for Smoking (2005)

    20. Thank You for Smoking

    20051h 32mR71Metascore
    7.5 (233K)
    Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son.
    DirectorJason ReitmanStarsAaron EckhartCameron BrightMaria Bello
  • Salma Hayek, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, Kevin Smith, and Jason Mewes in Dogma (1999)

    21. Dogma

    19992h 10mR62Metascore
    7.3 (236K)
    An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loop-hole and reenter Heaven.
    DirectorKevin SmithStarsBen AffleckMatt DamonLinda Fiorentino
  • Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

    22. Little Miss Sunshine

    20061h 41mR80Metascore
    7.8 (541K)
    A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
    DirectorsJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg Kinnear
  • Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr., and Michelle Monaghan in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

    23. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    20051h 43mR73Metascore
    7.5 (245K)
    After being mistaken for an actor, a New York thief is sent to Hollywood to train under a private eye for a potential movie role, but the duo are thrown together with a struggling actress into a murder mystery.
    DirectorShane BlackStarsRobert Downey Jr.Val KilmerMichelle Monaghan
  • Jeff Bridges, Kirsten Dunst, Simon Pegg, and Megan Fox in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

    24. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

    20081h 50mR35Metascore
    6.4 (72K)
    A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York City.
    DirectorRobert B. WeideStarsSimon PeggKirsten DunstMegan Fox
  • Rob Lowe, Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K., and Ricky Gervais in The Invention of Lying (2009)

    25. The Invention of Lying

    20091h 40mPG-1358Metascore
    6.4 (154K)
    A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.
    DirectorsRicky GervaisMatthew RobinsonStarsRicky GervaisJennifer GarnerJonah Hill

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