Farce Comedies, a list by Riz

7.0

/23438/

71

/454/

68

/391/

3.6

/35681/

98

/46/

Audience

80

/64211/

77

/14/

3.0

age 14+

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts using her fame to speak out for the causes she believes in, most of all integration. In doing so, she earns the wrath of the show's former star, Amber Von Tussle, as well as Amber's manipulative, pro-segregation parents. The rivalry comes to a head as Amber and Tracy vie for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963.

69

7.0

/353148/

69

/6926/

66

/4497/

3.6

/303842/

78

/248/

Audience

65

/188232/

63

/37/

3.0

age 17+

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money for Linda to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo, and those in their orbit.

70

6.7

/36172/

70

/805/

63

/404/

3.2

/16616/

87

/39/

Audience

68

/33209/

68

/9/

3.0

age 14+

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to gain his son's respect, giving way to hilarious antics.

56

6.5

/83613/

70

/1898/

63

/897/

3.3

/41912/

45

/42/

Audience

67

/181361/

52

/13/

1.0

age 11+

A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.

81

7.4

/114599/

73

/1818/

72

/1630/

3.7

/73916/

91

/53/

Audience

81

/58673/

88

/21/

4.0

age 13+

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

64

6.8

/115192/

72

/3541/

67

/1503/

3.4

/81269/

52

/124/

Audience

67

/436679/

55

/29/

age 16+

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

71

7.3

/120954/

73

/2582/

68

/1626/

3.6

/45255/

62

/132/

Audience

79

/65158/

67

/30/

3.0

age 16+

A myriad of outrageous calamities befalls an eccentric English clan with more than a few skeletons in its closets when the family's patriarch dies an unexpected death.

68

6.1

/26053/

65

/532/

61

/404/

3.3

/24928/

85

/33/

Audience

62

/30847/

71

/16/

3.0

age 15+

Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals section of the newspaper. This fascination reaches a peak when an ad with the headline "Desperately Seeking Susan" proposes a rendezvous. Roberta goes too, and in a series of events involving amnesia and mistaken identity, steps into Susan's life.

8

57

6.5

/357888/

67

/7974/

63

/5212/

2.8

/123858/

40

/196/

Audience

52

/125706/

51

/39/

2.5

age 16+

Peter Highman must scramble across the US in five days to be present for the birth of his first child. He gets off to a bad start when his wallet and luggage are stolen, and put on the 'no-fly' list. Peter embarks on a terrifying journey when he accepts a ride from an actor.

55

52

6.0

/8794/

69

/242/

61

/152/

2.9

/3090/

50

/10/

Audience

56

/8026/

36

/8/

Randy Bodek works as a pizza delivery boy at Señor Pizza to make a few extra bucks. Some customers are special, though: When the order is for a pizza with extra anchovies, it means the female customers are looking for some loving. But, as Randy soon learns, life as a professional gigolo can get pretty complicated.

79

7.7

/18024/

78

/1046/

77

/701/

3.8

/60411/

88

/8/

Audience

79

/43976/

After going their separate ways, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, and Fred reunite to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the pirate on a haunted bayou island, but it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island. The sleuths also meet up with cat creatures and zombies... and it looks like for the first time in their lives, these ghouls might actually be real.

61

6.4

/25629/

68

/522/

61

/321/

3.0

/6372/

53

/32/

Audience

58

/14860/

62

/20/

2.5

age 13+

Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.

54

6.0

/6743/

66

/60/

56

/74/

2.9

/1302/

42

/12/

Audience

47

/2682/

2.0

Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.

76

7.3

/28037/

75

/468/

71

/276/

3.7

/11026/

84

/61/

Audience

88

/28870/

71

/21/

3.0

age 11+

When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

75

71

8.0

/4681/

76

/289/

74

/142/

3.6

/3735/

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III, directed by Chris McKay, combines the satirical sensibilities of Green and Matthew Senreich's Robot Chicken with characters of the Star Wars universe.

59

6.3

/88757/

68

/2347/

64

/1396/

3.0

/28106/

36

/69/

Audience

64

/201692/

46

/26/

3.0

age 14+

Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an LAPD detective.

53

6.1

/4076/

65

/61/

62

/57/

3.1

/786/

43

/14/

Audience

59

/6628/

1.0

A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.

64

6.0

/3265/

64

/47/

55

/53/

3.1

/1007/

70

/10/

Audience

44

/2276/

64

/11/

4.0

TV reporter Rob Salinger longs for a baby. But his career-minded wife, Micki, is too busy for motherhood. A romantic fling with a seductive cellist, Maude, leads to her pregnancy. Rob receives another shock when Micki announces that she's also expecting! In love with both women, he marries Maude and starts leading a double life full of complicated and riotous situations.

74

6.7

/3085/

66

/33/

63

/24/

3.7

/2650/

94

/18/

Audience

73

/1317/

3.5

Several lost-soul night-owls, including a nightclub owner, a talkback radio relationships counseller, and an itinerant stranger have encounters that expose their contradictions and anxieties about love and acceptance.

69

6.9

/26550/

73

/806/

66

/364/

3.5

/40752/

71

/28/

Audience

77

/81883/

64

/18/

2.5

age 6+

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.

59

6.2

/20608/

67

/477/

60

/308/

3.2

/22745/

63

/56/

Audience

58

/45549/

53

/24/

2.0

age 5+

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's story at first, but Kermit and friends soon find themselves on an epic journey into outer space filled with plenty of intergalactic misadventures.

56

6.3

/4079/

65

/78/

55

/37/

3.0

/1657/

43

/7/

Audience

70

/2972/

47

/9/

2.0

A very successful stock broker is called to court to testify against a mob boss who was into some inside trading. Andrew Morenski must become Max Hauser and go back to high school for protection from the mob.

74

68

6.8

/2484/

72

/314/

78

/799/

3.5

/6399/

Audience

86

/65/

age 8+

When Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear's love of food trucks and viral videos get out of hand, the brothers are now chased away from their home and embark on a trip to Canada, where they can live in peace.

72

62

7.6

/6654/

73

/159/

67

/139/

3.6

/3154/

From Richard Gale, mad maker of CRITICIZED, comes a film that will never have you looking at cutlery the same way again. Set-up as an epic-length trailer for an upcoming release, HORRIBLY SLOW... depicts a man's endless pursuit by what has got to be one of the most determined and patient murderers the screen has ever seen.

60

6.5

/141993/

67

/3465/

62

/1405/

2.9

/49012/

52

/134/

Audience

60

/378003/

57

/27/

age 17+

Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlands. But the pair must change their plans when Kumar is accused of being a terrorist. Rob Corddry also stars in this wild comedy sequel that follows the hapless stoners' misadventures as they try to avoid being captured by the Department of Homeland Security.

76

70

8.0

/5008/

77

/257/

75

/132/

3.6

/3608/

Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up more hilarious Star Wars-inspired satire in this second compilation of sketches featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken." Gary the stormtrooper deals with irascible boss Darth Vader on Take Your Daughter to Work Day, while Anakin babysits a certain up-and-coming Jedi.

85

8.3

/57381/

79

/1392/

77

/908/

4.2

/64990/

100

/27/

Audience

92

/21973/

Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.

83

7.7

/36558/

77

/1240/

75

/796/

4.1

/46102/

100

/20/

Audience

88

/12935/

age 7+

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

74

63

7.6

/4403/

72

/50/

71

/63/

3.4

/1904/

78

/9/

Audience

83

/3837/

1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are in plain sight.

75

8.0

/8551/

77

/573/

72

/239/

3.6

/7587/

A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.

74

61

7.8

/5376/

71

/92/

71

/103/

3.8

/3838/

A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.

72

58

7.3

/2833/

73

/93/

68

/66/

3.6

/5576/

Audience

75

/187/

Treevenge details the experiences and horrifying reality of the lives of Christmas trees. Clearly, for trees, Christmas isn’t the exciting “peace on earth” that is experienced by most. After being hacked down, and shipped away from their homes, they quickly become strung up, screwed into an upright position for all to see, exposed in a humiliation of garish decorations. But this Christmas will be different, this Christmas the trees have had enough, this Christmas the trees will fight back. Treevenge could be a short film about the end of days for Christmas trees, or perhaps, the end of humanity?

75

6.9

/30512/

72

/577/

66

/374/

3.4

/10560/

93

/43/

Audience

72

/21141/

78

/15/

3.5

A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation—without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.

59

6.1

/136993/

63

/3656/

58

/1674/

2.6

/61823/

66

/208/

Audience

51

/4427/

50

/35/

3.0

age 17+

Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

76

7.4

/78028/

76

/1658/

71

/793/

3.7

/36531/

89

/44/

Audience

84

/48819/

68

/14/

3.0

age 12+

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can be the first to swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000.

71

7.0

/74448/

73

/1482/

68

/764/

3.5

/38986/

82

/44/

Audience

79

/119446/

60

/17/

age 12+

Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.

52

6.4

/52961/

69

/1301/

61

/580/

3.1

/14545/

35

/26/

Audience

56

/33877/

22

/9/

age 12+

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

53

6.1

/56285/

69

/1296/

68

/1115/

2.9

/38359/

11

/142/

Audience

67

/203114/

32

/34/

2.5

age 15+

With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey, the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort as her date.

56

6.5

/43081/

72

/1315/

65

/548/

3.2

/14863/

38

/24/

Audience

56

/38571/

37

/13/

age 12+

Brewster, an aging minor-league baseball player, stands to inherit 300 million dollars if he can successfully spend 30 million dollars in 30 days without anything to show for it, and without telling anyone what he's up to... A task that's a lot harder than it sounds!

59

6.7

/49237/

70

/1100/

65

/563/

3.1

/10171/

31

/26/

Audience

68

/47378/

2.0

Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.

56

6.6

/34380/

69

/874/

63

/453/

3.2

/14810/

37

/38/

Audience

69

/34539/

1.0

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

56

6.1

/35030/

65

/861/

57

/510/

3.0

/14035/

45

/47/

Audience

49

/48333/

53

/25/

2.5

age 15+

Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds, who offers Doug a rather unusual solution to his problems: cloning.

63

6.3

/44343/

66

/834/

61

/678/

3.5

/42083/

60

/177/

Audience

62

/75074/

52

/39/

3.0

age 14+

In 1962 New York City, love blossoms between a playboy journalist and a feminist advice author.

57

6.2

/26852/

67

/618/

61

/410/

3.0

/9312/

36

/22/

Audience

47

/39897/

52

/24/

3.0

After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-night stand with a waitress, never imagining that a woman he slept with once would end up posing as his wife. Gwen's ruse is so effective that by the time Newton learns of his "marriage," the entire town feels like they know him.

63

6.2

/24995/

70

/594/

61

/250/

3.0

/8640/

64

/22/

Audience

51

/25870/

50

/12/

3.5

age 12+

Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.

64

6.4

/27879/

66

/589/

62

/395/

3.3

/12815/

79

/24/

Audience

64

/32539/

61

/9/

2.0

A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go more awry when he falls in love with a talking brain.

67

53

7.3

/4203/

69

/77/

66

/79/

3.0

/1311/

Audience

68

/226/

A janitor at an alien night-club gets his wish to be a singer.

52

6.4

/15521/

67

/458/

58

/175/

2.9

/5476/

35

/26/

Audience

47

/9961/