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Top 20 Quirky Offbeat Comedies

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  • Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson in Ghost World (2001)

    1. Ghost World

    20011h 51mR90Metascore
    7.3 (130K)
    Two eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated.
    DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsSteve BuscemiThora BirchScarlett Johansson
  • Vince Vaughn in Swingers (1996)

    2. Swingers

    19961h 36mR71Metascore
    7.2 (91K)
    A wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends.
    DirectorDoug LimanStarsVince VaughnHeather GrahamJon Favreau
  • Loren Taylor and Jemaine Clement in Eagle vs Shark (2007)

    3. Eagle vs Shark

    20071h 28mR55Metascore
    6.7 (27K)
    The tale of two socially-awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love: through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers, and video games.
    DirectorTaika WaititiStarsLoren TaylorJemaine ClementCraig Hall
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    4. 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
  • Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

    5. Napoleon Dynamite

    20041h 36mPG64Metascore
    7.0 (249K)
    A listless and alienated teenager helps his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while dealing with his bizarre family life back home.
    DirectorJared HessStarsJon HederEfren RamirezJon Gries
  • Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)

    6. Me and You and Everyone We Know

    20051h 25mR76Metascore
    7.2 (38K)
    A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take on contemporary life.
    DirectorMiranda JulyStarsJohn HawkesMiranda JulyMiles Thompson
  • David Byrne in True Stories (1986)

    7. True Stories

    19861h 29mPG67Metascore
    7.2 (8.1K)
    A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
    DirectorDavid ByrneStarsDavid ByrneJohn GoodmanAnnie McEnroe
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Annie Hall (1977)

    8. Annie Hall

    19771h 33mPG92Metascore
    7.9 (285K)
    Alvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony Roberts
  • The American Astronaut (2001)

    9. The American Astronaut

    20011h 31mNot Rated51Metascore
    6.9 (3.3K)
    Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader, sets forth through a rustic and remote solar system, unaware that his old friend Professor Hess is trying to kill him.
    DirectorCory McAbeeStarsCory McAbeeRocco SistoGregory Russell Cook
  • Ed Helms in Cedar Rapids (2011)

    10. Cedar Rapids

    20111h 27mR70Metascore
    6.3 (41K)
    Tim Lippe has no idea what he's in for when he's sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to represent his company at an annual insurance convention, where he soon finds himself under the "guidance" of three convention veterans.
    DirectorMiguel ArtetaStarsEd HelmsJohn C. ReillyAnne Heche
  • Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)

    11. Rushmore

    19981h 33mR87Metascore
    7.6 (204K)
    A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanBill MurrayOlivia Williams
  • Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline in The Squid and the Whale (2005)

    12. The Squid and the Whale

    20051h 21mR82Metascore
    7.3 (94K)
    Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
    DirectorNoah BaumbachStarsOwen KlineJeff DanielsLaura Linney
  • Junebug (2005)

    13. Junebug

    20051h 46mR80Metascore
    6.9 (24K)
    A dealer in "outsider" art travels from Chicago to North Carolina to meet her new in-laws, challenging the equilibrium of this middle class Southern home.
    DirectorPhil MorrisonStarsEmbeth DavidtzAlessandro NivolaDavid Kuhn
  • Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in Made (2001)

    14. Made

    20011h 35mR62Metascore
    6.3 (20K)
    Two aspiring boxers, life-long friends, get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.
    DirectorJon FavreauStarsVince VaughnJon FavreauJoe Goossen
  • Bananas (1971)

    15. Bananas

    19711h 22mPG-1367Metascore
    6.9 (39K)
    When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenLouise LasserCarlos Montalbán
  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

    16. Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    19851h 31mPG47Metascore
    7.1 (62K)
    When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsPaul ReubensElizabeth DailyMark Holton
  • John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott in The Promotion (2008)

    17. The Promotion

    20081h 26mR51Metascore
    5.6 (20K)
    Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
    DirectorSteve ConradStarsSeann William ScottJohn C. ReillyChris Conrad
  • Kôji Yakusho in Shall We Dance? (1996)

    18. Shall We Dance?

    19962h 16mPG66Metascore
    7.7 (12K)
    A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
    DirectorMasayuki SuôStarsKôji YakushoTamiyo KusakariNaoto Takenaka
  • Flakes (2007)

    19. Flakes

    20071h 24mNot Rated35Metascore
    5.9 (3.6K)
    A cereal bar manager with dreams of making it big as a rock star, is admired by the locals in town until a greedy capitalist steals his entrepreneurial business.
    DirectorMichael LehmannStarsAaron StanfordZooey DeschanelChristopher Lloyd
  • Going Nomad (1998)

    20. Going Nomad

    19981h 37mTV-MA
    7.0 (53)
    The film follows a new trend that appeared in New York - "Nomad Movement". This movement involves New Yorkers who stay up all night and drive through the city in their cars to release stress and escape from everyday life.
    DirectorArt JonesStarsDamian YoungVictor ArgoMarilyn Brett

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