Popular Comedy 2020s, a list by Craig Midwinter

62

/527/

59

/133/

2.6

/116209/

51

/142/

76

/778/

43

/33/

2.0

age 13+

A group of friends facing mid-life crises head to the rainforest with the intention of remaking their favorite movie from their youth, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes and violent criminals.

75

IMDb 9

7.5

/100484/

72

/5023/

73

/1137/

3.9

/1010167/

88

/320/

84

/389/

72

/61/

2.5

age 15+

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

54

5.6

/2130/

64

/371/

68

/65/

2.8

/1533/

48

/29/

53

/35/

1.5

age 16+

After fleeing the UK from a job gone wrong, a down on his luck hitman is forced to babysit the son of his new crime boss and show him how to become a man.

70

IMDb 63

6.4

/103429/

64

/8407/

64

/1302/

3.3

/509344/

87

/336/

72

/1764/

75

/48/

3.0

age 13+

Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.

66

6.3

/69167/

69

/9016/

70

/1157/

2.9

/169038/

76

/205/

88

/746/

59

/32/

2.0

age 16+

Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.

77

6.8

/654516/

69

/26851/

69

/10623/

3.7

/5063954/

88

/507/

83

/6747/

80

/67/

3.5

age 11+

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

76

7.2

/11926/

73

/1642/

68

/160/

3.6

/14676/

78

/27/

96

/26/

3.0

age 16+

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

54

6.2

/157044/

68

/11808/

70

/2881/

2.3

/365783/

30

/186/

89

/2497/

34

/35/

1.5

age 12+

After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.

67

6.5

/109985/

71

/10677/

73

/3169/

3.1

/240202/

65

/253/

96

/1605/

54

/50/

2.0

age 16+

After their late former Captain is framed, Lowrey and Burnett try to clear his name, only to end up on the run themselves.

72

7.3

/291511/

75

/16672/

79

/9851/

3.5

/1216768/

75

/415/

97

/3580/

59

/56/

2.0

age 12+

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

68

6.5

/28504/

67

/2961/

71

/393/

3.1

/120442/

78

/147/

80

/565/

61

/38/

2.5

age 15+

A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.

71

7.1

/480065/

72

/28672/

74

/9475/

3.0

/1077730/

80

/296/

94

/3019/

62

/51/

2.5

age 13+

A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.

66

6.5

/99275/

68

/9297/

65

/1308/

3.1

/187749/

66

/181/

72

/32/

60

/51/

3.0

age 15+

Hired to cover up a high-profile crime, a fixer soon finds his night spiralling out of control when he's forced to work with an unexpected counterpart.

66

7.3

/520468/

74

/24847/

74

/7159/

3.6

/1984785/

52

/341/

76

/3516/

49

/61/

2.5

age 16+

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.

82

7.7

/618198/

79

/31100/

77

/7555/

4.3

/3587536/

93

/407/

79

/5716/

81

/55/

3.5

age 15+

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

62

5.9

/88499/

60

/4976/

59

/1158/

2.6

/600090/

77

/299/

55

/739/

62

/48/

3.0

age 16+

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.

66

6.1

/164737/

66

/10009/

68

/2851/

2.8

/1742400/

53

/118/

87

/546/

52

/26/

3.5

age 16+

After an amazing first date, Bea and Ben’s fiery attraction turns ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly reunited at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

74

7.2

/269849/

74

/18812/

73

/4321/

3.5

/709337/

91

/318/

92

/1943/

72

/57/

2.0

age 12+

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

74

IMDb 80

6.9

/62715/

69

/3823/

69

/672/

3.4

/442830/

85

/254/

83

/541/

65

/47/

3.5

age 16+

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

67

6.4

/23842/

67

/2259/

62

/296/

3.0

/50122/

76

/125/

74

/312/

59

/22/

3.0

age 16+

A mercenary takes on the job of tracking down a target on a plane but must protect her when they're surrounded by people trying to kill both of them.

75

7.0

/62668/

73

/2878/

79

/1479/

3.2

/581343/

75

/122/

92

/484/

62

/25/

3.5

age 15+

After an altercation between Alex, the president's son, and Britain's Prince Henry at a royal event becomes tabloid fodder, their long-running feud now threatens to drive a wedge in U.S./British relations. When the rivals are forced into a staged truce, their icy relationship begins to thaw and the friction between them sparks something deeper than they ever expected.

67

6.5

/111280/

67

/7861/

67

/1857/

3.0

/447669/

83

/226/

83

/297/

62

/38/

2.0

age 17+

A group of criminals kidnap a teenage ballet dancer, the daughter of a notorious gang leader, in order to obtain a ransom of $50 million, but over time, they discover that she is not just an ordinary girl. After the kidnappers begin to diminish, one by one, they discover, to their increasing horror, that they are locked inside with no normal little girl.

65

6.3

/210476/

66

/12570/

66

/3631/

3.0

/1284999/

71

/229/

86

/715/

59

/50/

2.0

age 16+

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.

62

7.0

/238422/

72

/15244/

73

/4989/

3.0

/347308/

63

/309/

94

/3949/

45

/47/

1.0

age 10+

When single mom Callie and her two kids Trevor and Phoebe arrive in a small Oklahoma town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

70

6.6

/59991/

66

/3298/

65

/741/

3.5

/602011/

77

/302/

71

/523/

70

/53/

3.0

age 14+

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.

61

5.9

/48095/

63

/3998/

64

/688/

2.7

/321991/

52

/222/

76

/341/

51

/40/

3.0

age 16+

A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.

56

6.3

/349787/

67

/16736/

67

/6236/

2.5

/500285/

37

/175/

92

/105/

37

/38/

1.5

age 14+

An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

69

6.5

/194916/

69

/16073/

71

/8583/

2.9

/201997/

76

/270/

96

/7831/

59

/46/

2.5

age 16+

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.

69

6.6

/169068/

68

/12727/

70

/2920/

3.2

/1001623/

75

/378/

78

/6435/

62

/61/

3.0

age 13+

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

54

5.5

/4710/

66

/1023/

65

/164/

2.4

/5890/

61

/23/

74

/39/

0.5

age 15+

When a job goes horribly wrong, an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman has one night to get his family out of the city.

81

7.4

/209524/

75

/12806/

73

/3501/

3.8

/798727/

94

/254/

89

/619/

83

/48/

3.5

age 16+

When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated when they find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other.

56

6.5

/34634/

70

/4192/

77

/1881/

2.7

/56354/

48

/99/

66

/198/

48

/21/

1.0

age 5+

Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.

57

6.1

/102367/

66

/10461/

65

/2014/

2.6

/258136/

42

/304/

81

/1155/

46

/50/

2.0

age 11+

When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

66

6.5

/6788/

65

/344/

63

/61/

3.1

/30870/

65

/139/

90

/211/

57

/40/

2.5

age 14+

The now estranged bandmates of Spinal Tap are forced to reunite for one final concert, hoping it will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.

71

6.6

/11578/

69

/1012/

74

/419/

3.2

/39771/

86

/21/

78

/48/

66

/6/

age 14+

Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like plan to take down her top three student competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition, Michael.

77

6.8

/126528/

69

/8372/

67

/1494/

3.3

/615526/

95

/302/

89

/11/

82

/55/

3.5

age 15+

A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.

77

6.7

/55831/

70

/3958/

68

/776/

3.8

/1322605/

91

/226/

89

/114/

74

/46/

3.5

age 16+

Unpopular best friends PJ and Josie start a high school self-defense club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.

74

7.2

/485192/

72

/20690/

72

/5811/

3.5

/2806085/

88

/336/

76

/680/

71

/45/

3.0

age 15+

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.

62

6.1

/110819/

66

/5882/

66

/844/

2.7

/591683/

62

/127/

64

/2010/

52

/23/

3.0

age 13+

Happy Gilmore isn't done with golf — not by a long shot. Since his retirement after his first Tour Championship win, Gilmore returns to finance his daughter's ballet classes.

49

5.9

/64648/

66

/6550/

64

/1413/

2.4

/147754/

31

/98/

60

/700/

46

/23/

1.0

age 14+

Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.

64

6.1

/32391/

66

/2484/

71

/964/

2.8

/234538/

76

/51/

64

/159/

59

/9/

age 15+

Ana is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire. When she's upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will, and Ana pretends to be her boss– a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and opportunity, until her fib threatens to surface.

72

6.7

/42017/

68

/3454/

67

/509/

3.2

/58353/

90

/62/

79

/239/

67

/10/

3.0

age 16+

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.

58

6.3

/107776/

66

/7462/

64

/1815/

2.7

/122060/

51

/151/

82

/240/

51

/35/

1.5

age 15+

Special agent Orson Fortune and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the sale of a deadly new weapons technology threatens to disrupt the world order.

67

6.8

/152287/

73

/11040/

70

/1720/

3.2

/246463/

68

/169/

91

/402/

55

/38/

2.0

age 15+

During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A true story about a secret British WWII organization — the Special Operations Executive. Founded by Winston Churchill, their irregular warfare against the Germans helped to change the course of the war, and gave birth to modern black operations.

55

6.2

/60380/

66

/4564/

65

/739/

2.8

/221637/

45

/86/

69

/503/

44

/24/

1.5

age 16+

When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble. Twenty years later, the trio still uses the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. But when their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire a washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator to bring him to life.

49

5.8

/33731/

63

/3675/

64

/751/

2.6

/75790/

32

/79/

51

/231/

41

/21/

1.5

age 15+

In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been established - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy who must get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize.

65

IMDb 89

6.5

/76657/

69

/5487/

66

/834/

3.0

/254863/

77

/139/

53

/599/

60

/25/

3.0

age 12+

A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.

65

6.7

/120215/

70

/8168/

72

/2440/

3.0

/281312/

74

/215/

88

/1144/

55

/37/