Top Comedy Movies, a list by Arse

86

/53257/

84

/29506/

4.2

/3743587/

92

/185/

96

/62759/

95

/27/

4.0

age 17+

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

87

8.5

/1430620/

85

/47039/

83

/21247/

4.2

/2376729/

93

/117/

95

/40121/

88

/27/

3.5

age 10+

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

81

8.0

/1348138/

82

/107161/

79

/29185/

3.8

/2693576/

91

/337/

92

/16328/

76

/53/

3.0

age 12+

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

83

8.3

/832913/

81

/17297/

79

/12116/

4.2

/1176384/

90

/231/

95

/33833/

70

/32/

3.5

age 16+

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

80

7.6

/683645/

76

/19584/

72

/7815/

3.9

/1943346/

88

/206/

87

/83697/

76

/36/

3.5

age 16+

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

81

7.8

/633517/

79

/24060/

75

/9053/

4.0

/1124025/

92

/220/

93

/39175/

76

/35/

3.0

age 15+

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners.

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.

85

8.2

/598759/

81

/15246/

78

/6201/

4.1

/626642/

92

/131/

95

/33989/

91

/24/

age 13+

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

82

7.8

/562060/

78

/20775/

75

/8070/

4.1

/887369/

91

/203/

89

/63819/

81

/37/

age 17+

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

90

8.3

/547540/

81

/9139/

81

/5984/

4.3

/567661/

98

/98/

94

/10882/

97

/32/

4.0

age 14+

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.

81

7.8

/482148/

79

/24280/

74

/9502/

3.8

/855682/

95

/82/

88

/26761/

71

/8/

3.5

age 11+

After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.

80

7.4

/471464/

71

/12808/

67

/5771/

3.7

/746302/

90

/219/

79

/43498/

89

/38/

4.0

age 16+

Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.

80

7.6

/468097/

75

/10166/

75

/7594/

3.7

/778302/

93

/227/

83

/8019/

81

/40/

3.5

age 14+

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

82

8.0

/433015/

80

/11970/

77

/4753/

4.0

/367079/

96

/73/

93

/10665/

77

/15/

3.0

age 15+

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

89

8.2

/302257/

80

/4873/

81

/3751/

4.3

/344174/

95

/74/

94

/5923/

98

/19/

4.0

age 11+

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

80

7.7

/283258/

77

/12293/

73

/4878/

3.8

/528156/

97

/73/

89

/12276/

78

/18/

3.0

age 14+

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

86

8.4

/257293/

82

/4211/

82

/3579/

4.3

/171374/

92

/52/

95

/1899/

3.5

age 10+

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

82

7.6

/211843/

77

/12089/

75

/3800/

4.1

/583121/

96

/190/

87

/1428/

76

/33/

3.5

age 16+

Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

81

7.4

/209580/

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.

85

8.0

/179542/

79

/5134/

78

/3316/

4.0

/207365/

95

/74/

92

/10670/

83

/17/

4.0

age 12+

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.

81

7.5

/163880/

74

/4167/

72

/2344/

3.7

/128158/

96

/68/

84

/3924/

80

/17/

4.0

age 16+

While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.

81

7.7

/162495/

77

/5689/

72

/2004/

3.8

/190408/

89

/74/

90

/11986/

73

/12/

4.0

age 15+

A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

80

7.7

/161640/

78

/6905/

74

/3046/

4.0

/197908/

90

/188/

89

/10747/

78

/38/

3.0

age 14+

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

86

7.9

/158922/

76

/4127/

74

/1562/

3.9

/211084/

98

/175/

92

/7950/

92

/30/

4.0

age 14+

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

80

7.1

/138879/

73

/7840/

70

/2774/

3.7

/857840/

96

/384/

77

/1235/

84

/52/

4.0

age 16+

Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.

80

7.4

/135240/

74

/3350/

69

/1618/

3.4

/104692/

91

/54/

89

/6403/

79

/13/

4.0

age 17+

At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.

85

8.1

/118788/

77

/1888/

78

/1354/

4.2

/118050/

98

/113/

93

/1984/

87

/16/

age 10+

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

84

8.2

/114308/

79

/1884/

76

/589/

3.9

/46572/

100

/15/

90

/111/

A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him.

82

8.2

/112544/

78

/1065/

70

/413/

4.0

/33960/

80

89

/10/

4.0

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

86

8.1

/105179/

78

/1733/

79

/1360/

4.2

/95434/

92

/63/

92

/1077/

4.0

age 7+

During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

80

7.5

/102541/

74

/2517/

72

/1205/

3.9

/112926/

95

/58/

87

/1335/

78

/17/

3.5

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

83

7.8

/92195/

78

/2061/

76

/1486/

4.0

/182073/

95

/55/

92

/2513/

83

/16/

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.

80

7.4

/86051/

74

/4547/

72

/1273/

3.8

/532227/

81

85

/31/

4.0

age 8+

A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.

81

7.9

/78291/

78

/1385/

76

/1006/

4.0

/58615/

86

/35/

91

/2422/

age 11+

Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!

85

7.8

/77902/

77

/1267/

76

/941/

4.0

/87443/

100

/104/

92

/2645/

96

/13/

age 11+

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

80

7.5

/71892/

75

/2187/

68

/626/

3.9

/131905/

93

/116/

88

/3495/

78

/33/

3.5

age 15+

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

83

7.9

/70589/

78

/2525/

75

/928/

4.0

/63050/

96

/115/

91

/2652/

85

/27/

3.5

age 14+

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.

83

7.8

/69872/

75

/1282/

75

/1041/

4.0

/97989/

97

/72/

89

/2286/

91

/17/

age 8+

David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.

84

8.1

/64641/

79

/1357/

81

/1113/

4.4

/113725/

86

/44/

95

/516/

age 8+

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

82

8.1

/62470/

77

/569/

70

/298/

3.9

/17998/

94

/18/

95

/634/

After his family is slain by the notorious bandit Gabbar Singh, former Inspector Thakur Baldev Singh enlists low-level outlaws Jai and Veeru to capture Gabbar and seek revenge.

84

8.1

/60089/

77

/2406/

79

/1924/

4.0

/250986/

100

/14/

90

/650/

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.

82

7.6

/58715/

74

/1094/

73

/1109/

4.0

/75051/

93

/41/

88

/960/

75

/7/

4.0

age 12+

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

81

8.0

/58386/

79

/889/

76

/787/

4.1

/26715/

82

/34/

95

/974/

73

/21/

Matko is a small time hustler, living by the Danube with his 17-year-old son Zare. After a failed business deal he owes money to the much more successful gangster Dadan. Dadan has a sister, Afrodita, that he desperately wants to see get married so they strike a deal: Zare is to marry her.

85

8.1

/49070/

79

/1065/

78

/797/

4.3

/63376/

96

/54/

93

/369/

86

/13/

age 11+

During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

83

7.5

/46627/

75

/1936/

75

/986/

4.0

/114125/

93

/30/

88

/876/

78

/9/

4.0

age 14+

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

81

7.6

/45743/

75

/852/

74

/899/

3.9

/38605/

97

/31/

88

/774/

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.

83

7.6

/43515/

74

/768/

74

/947/

3.9

/42244/

100

/26/

90

/958/

89

/6/

3.5

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.

86

8.0

/41583/

77

/663/

76

/583/

4.1

/23702/

100

/51/

93

/729/