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My Favorite Comedies

by ginocox-206-336968 • Created 9 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
Comedies that are still funny on second viewing. These are not strictly in order and I've not included sequels, although many are on a par with the originals.
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  • Stephen Chow, Siu-Lung Leung, Qiu Yuen, and Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

    1. Kung Fu Hustle

    20041h 39mR78Metascore
    7.7 (158K)
    In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
    DirectorStephen ChowStarsStephen ChowWah YuenQiu Yuen
    This one belongs in a league of its own. Stephen Chow is in top form in a top-notch example of Hong Kong's genre-blending cinema.
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)

    2. Love Actually

    20032h 15mR55Metascore
    7.5 (561K)
    Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
    DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam Neeson
  • Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)

    3. Blazing Saddles

    19741h 33mR73Metascore
    7.7 (160K)
    In order to ruin a western town and steal their land, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
    DirectorMel BrooksStarsCleavon LittleGene WilderSlim Pickens
  • 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
  • Mike Myers, Cynthia LaMontagne, Cindy Margolis, Barbara Moore, and Donna W. Scott in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

    5. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    19971h 29mPG-1351Metascore
    7.0 (267K)
    A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.
    DirectorJay RoachStarsMike MyersElizabeth HurleyMichael York
  • Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English (2003)

    6. Johnny English

    20031h 27mPG51Metascore
    6.3 (181K)
    After a sudden attack on MI7, Johnny English, Britain's most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy.
    DirectorPeter HowittStarsRowan AtkinsonJohn MalkovichNatalie Imbruglia
  • The Man with Bogart's Face (1980)

    7. The Man with Bogart's Face

    19801h 46mPG
    6.2 (711)
    After getting plastic surgery to resemble his hero Humphrey Bogart, a detective goes on the trail of a group of unscrupulous characters trying to steal a set of blue sapphires.
    DirectorRobert DayStarsRobert SacchiFranco NeroMichelle Phillips
  • Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in The Hangover (2009)

    8. The Hangover

    20091h 40mR73Metascore
    7.7 (896K)
    Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They must make their way around the city in order to find their friend in time for his wedding.
    DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsZach GalifianakisBradley CooperJustin Bartha
  • Nick Frost and Simon Pegg in Hot Fuzz (2007)

    9. Hot Fuzz

    20072h 1mR81Metascore
    7.8 (555K)
    An overachieving London police sergeant is transferred to a village where the easygoing officers object to his fervor for regulations, all while a string of grisly murders strikes the town.
    DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin Freeman
  • Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in The Other Guys (2010)

    10. The Other Guys

    20101h 47mPG-1364Metascore
    6.7 (301K)
    Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops, whom they idolize, only things don't quite go as planned.
    DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellMark WahlbergDerek Jeter
    I'm not a huge Will Ferrell fan. He's better in small doses, when he has a co-starring or supporting role.
  • Steve Carell, Chris Renaud, Jemaine Clement, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier in Despicable Me (2010)

    11. Despicable Me

    20101h 35mPG72Metascore
    7.6 (614K)
    Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.
    DirectorsPierre CoffinChris RenaudStarsSteve CarellJason SegelRussell Brand
    My son loves this movie, so I've seen it more often than all the others on this list combined.
  • Steve Martin in The Pink Panther (2006)

    12. The Pink Panther

    20061h 33mPG38Metascore
    5.7 (96K)
    Bumbling Inspector Clouseau must solve the murder of a famous soccer coach and find out who stole the infamous Pink Panther diamond.
    DirectorShawn LevyStarsSteve MartinKevin KlineJean Reno
    The original was good in its day, but I actually prefer the remake and its sequel.
  • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)

    13. The Producers

    20052h 14mPG-1352Metascore
    6.4 (46K)
    After putting together another Broadway flop, timid accountant Leo Bloom teams up with down-on-his-luck producer Max Bialystock in a get-rich-quick scheme to put on the world's worst show.
    DirectorSusan StromanStarsNathan LaneMatthew BroderickUma Thurman
    Better and zanier than the original. Will Ferrell is hilarious.
  • Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

    14. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    19981h 58mR41Metascore
    7.5 (312K)
    An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJohnny DeppBenicio Del ToroTobey Maguire
  • Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Seann William Scott, Anna Faris, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Emma Stone, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Movie 43 (2013)

    15. Movie 43

    20131h 34mR18Metascore
    4.4 (117K)
    A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.
    DirectorsElizabeth BanksSteven BrillSteve CarrStarsEmma StoneStephen MerchantRichard Gere
    Over the top. I like over the top.
  • Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

    16. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

    19751h 40mR65Metascore
    7.4 (176K)
    A newly-engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must seek shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
    DirectorJim SharmanStarsTim CurrySusan SarandonBarry Bostwick
    Still amusing after forty years.
  • Paul (2011)

    17. Paul

    20111h 44mR57Metascore
    6.9 (276K)
    Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.
    DirectorGreg MottolaStarsSimon PeggNick FrostSeth Rogen
  • Seth Rogen and Jay Chou in The Green Hornet (2011)

    18. The Green Hornet

    20111h 59mPG-1339Metascore
    5.8 (167K)
    Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsSeth RogenJay ChouChristoph Waltz
  • Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Romany Malco, and Verne Troyer in The Love Guru (2008)

    19. The Love Guru

    20081h 27mPG-1324Metascore
    3.8 (56K)
    Pitka, an American raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the States in order to break into the self-help business. His first challenge is to settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete.
    DirectorMarco SchnabelStarsMike MyersJessica AlbaRomany Malco
    The critics hated it. It's uneven. But if you were to cut out all the gags that don't work, you would still have more comedy than most films.
  • Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in Anger Management (2003)

    20. Anger Management

    20031h 46mPG-1352Metascore
    6.3 (236K)
    Dave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.
    DirectorPeter SegalStarsJack NicholsonAdam SandlerMarisa Tomei
  • Sacha Baron Cohen in The Dictator (2012)

    21. The Dictator

    20121h 23mR58Metascore
    6.5 (353K)
    The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
    DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenAnna FarisJohn C. Reilly
  • Jackie Chan in Mr. Nice Guy (1997)

    22. Mr. Nice Guy

    19971h 28mPG-13
    6.2 (30K)
    A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry, and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
    DirectorSammo Kam-Bo HungStarsJackie ChanRichard NortonMiki Lee
  • Leslie Nielsen in Wrongfully Accused (1998)

    23. Wrongfully Accused

    19981h 27mPG-13
    6.1 (31K)
    Ryan Harrison is framed for murder and must prove himself innocent by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man after escaping from a bus accident on the way to jail.
    DirectorPat ProftStarsLeslie NielsenRichard CrennaKelly LeBrock
  • Sylvester Stallone in Oscar (1991)

    24. Oscar

    19911h 49mPG47Metascore
    6.5 (36K)
    A gangster attempts to keep the promise he made to his dying father: that he would give up his life of crime and "go straight".
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsSylvester StalloneOrnella MutiPeter Riegert
    Sly is underrated as a comedic actor.
  • Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)

    25. Tropic Thunder

    20081h 47mR71Metascore
    7.1 (474K)
    Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
    DirectorBen StillerStarsBen StillerJack BlackRobert Downey Jr.

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