Comedy Movies

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

Comedy

Andy Hardy's college career is threatened by his attraction to three coeds--two of whom are identical twins--in this light-hearted family comedy.

Hittin' It!

Hittin' It!

Comedy

College roommates, Morris (Walker Howard) and Malik (Maurice Patton) can't wait until Uncle Fredo (Luther Campbell) leaves them with the keys to the phattest crib on the beach. But just when they're about to teach Miami's finest ladies how to party, Malik's crazy Cousin E (A.J. Hohnson) crashes the bash. Things get out of hand when he throws the party to end all parties - the kind that brings down the house for real! Now with just days left until uptight Uncle Fredo returns, getting his house back together is no day at the beach.

Rocket Perelman

Rocket Perelman

Comedy

Rocket Perelman is a strange name for a commune in the middle of nowhere in Brandenburg. But the inhabitants of the Rocket are also a little unusual. The ten of them are attempting to live together as freely, independently and, most importantly, as happily as they can. There are no rules and certainly no ideologies to constrict them. Life is too exciting for such boundaries. Theatre, Trabis and sex play just as big a part in their everyday lives as art, drugs and shamanism do, and the Rocket is also a place for music, cybernetics and love. Then Jen moves into the commune. She leaves her soul-destroying job in the fashion industry behind and follows her old friend Till to the Rocket. It doesn't take long for the old fire to rekindle and they soon get together. Preparations for the commune's annual theatre performance are in full flow and Tobias, the community's founder, puts everything into getting the new show up and running. A three-protagonist piece, with Jen, Till and Miro taking on the lead roles. Former chef Miro is a long-standing member of the commune and is currently undertaking the challenging task of making a documentary about the Rocket. There are certainly easier projects, as all of the inhabitants have their own ideas about life in provincial Brandenburg. The theatre rehearsals progress at pace and, away from the stage, a more intensified relationship between Jen and Miro begins to develop. It's no everyday situation and soon they are all faced with the unavoidable question as to how much freedom love can endure. A question that probably not even the genius mathematician Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman would have an answer to and thus, what will be, must be: the opening show turns out to be an all-out disaster. The battle for Jen results in fisticuffs and other protracted conflicts within the commune come to light. Its strong characters threaten to break up the community and suddenly the questions being asked are more existential ones, it's suddenly about their integrity, about everything.

Made In Paris

Made In Paris

Comedy

Do you know what's Made in Paris? Love affairs - and gorgeous, dreamy, sexy, slinky, chic, extravagant clothes! Ann-Margret stars in this bon-bon of a romantic comedy as Maggie, an innocent young buyer for an American department store who's unexpectedly sent to the City of Light for the fashion shows. There, a cherchez la femme French couturier (Louis Jourdan) decides she's the femme for him. It's all in fun as hotel room doors slam, wine flows and Maggie resists - and fun is definitely in fashion when elegant models strut jeweled chiffon evening trousers, a gold-and-pink brocade after-five suit, a stretch jersey ski suit, a wedding gown with seed pearls and crystals and more divine designs. Magnifique!

Laurel & Hardy: A Chump At Oxford

Laurel & Hardy: A Chump At Oxford

Comedy

Two street cleaners inadvertently foil a bank robbery and are rewarded with an education at Oxford University. In a sensational transformation, a bump on the head restores Stan’s memory, revealing him to be the lost British athletic and scholastic standout, “Lord Paddington. ” This was the pair’s first release through United Artists. Following the dissolution of his distribution arrangement with M-G-M, Hal Roach allowed first Laurel’s, and next Hardy’s contracts to expire. They had long labored separately under individual employment agreements, so finally there was an opportunity for them to sign as a team with Roach. The producer announced he would utilize them in the new film format he created, the streamliner, approximately double the length of a two-reeler. Inspired by A YANK AT OXFORD, Roach shot and cut Laurel & Hardy’s “comeback” picture to run 42 minutes — only to shelve it until 1942 in favor of an expanded version to 63 minutes. The reason: while at liberty Laurel & Hardy had made FLYING DEUCES for RKO in the interim, which was racking up big grosses as a full length feature. This success caused Roach to re-think his game plan insofar as running time was concerned — initially just for the international market, but ultimately for the entire theatrical release. What the longer version added at the outset is a reworking of FROM SOUP TO NUTS, with old friends James Finlayson, Vivien Oakland and Anita Garvin. The shorter, streamliner version is a completely different edit than the corresponding footage in the extended rendition. The streamliner (again, held out of release until 1942) even contains lines and shots not found in the longer cut (issued theatrically worldwide in 1940). Plus there is one scene in the coming attractions trailer not used in either edit of the picture! Compare the three and see. Fans find this endearing film a totally satisfying experience, in either length. Especially with such a poignant ending. Directed by Alfred Goulding, who first recommended Laurel to Roach in 1918. Uncredited director of the added prologue shot three months later was Gordon Douglas. With Forrester Harvey, and Peter Cushing as one of the otherwise elderly looking student tormenters.

Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs

Tim Allen: Men Are Pigs

Comedy

In this special from 1990, Tim Allen proves men are pigs as he discusses family and the differences between women and men. In "Men are Pigs", you see the groundwork for his successful show, "Home Improvement".

Micmacs

Micmacs

Comedy

First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain... Bazil doesn't have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden, instant death. Released from the hospital after his accident, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle-natured dreamer is quickly taken in by a motley crew of junkyard dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba's cave. The group's talents and aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete and Mama Chow. Then one day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused all of his misfortune. He sets out to take revenge, with the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends. Underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, our gang relive the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination and fantasy of Buster Keaton...

Telling You

Telling You

Comedy

Phil and Dennis graduate college only to find themselves back home in New Jersey, stuck behind the counter of a pizza parlor. While the pair deals with problems created by missing money from the restaurant, they attempt to organize new plans for the future, realizing that the guys they once laughed at in high school have since moved on—while they have been left behind in Nowhere City.

Problemista

Problemista

Comedy

Alejandro (Julio Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual and fanciful ideas to life and find his place in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic employer (Tilda Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the country. From writer/director Julio Torres comes a charming, surreal, and sweetly emotional comedy about chasing your dreams. Also starring RZA, Greta Lee, Larry Owens, and narrated by Isabella Rosselini.

3 Sailors and a Girl

3 Sailors and a Girl

Comedy

In this entertaining 1950s musical, a trio of sailors and a young singer join a struggling producer to bring a stage flop to Broadway where, of course, it becomes the hottest show in town. Terrific score by Sammy Fain and Sammy Cahn, based on George S. Kaufman's "The Butter and the Egg Man."

Dear God (1996)

Dear God (1996)

Comedy

Special delivery for comedy fans! Greg Kinnear (Sabrina) stars in and Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) directs this spirit-lifter about a money-scamming con artist who goes from no-good to doing good. That con artist is Tom Turner (Kinnear), whose transformation begins when a judge gives him a choice of work or prison. Tom chooses work, of course, and is assigned to a post office's Dead Letter Office. There, he begins a con of divine proportions. By responding to letters addressed to god with a few "miracles," he's in the right place to pocket any offerings mailed back. But an unexpected miracle takes place when the city starts cheering on Tom and his looney "God Squad" (featuring Tim Conway and Laurie Metcalf).

Black Magic for White Boys

Black Magic for White Boys

Comedy

Larry is an aging performer who desperately wants to save his struggling New York City theater. Oscar is an immature yuppie who accidentally gets his new girlfriend pregnant. Oscar’s best friend Jamie is a real estate developer, who unsuccessfully tries to raise the rent on his obstinate tenants. What they all need is some magic to fix their predicaments. Luckily, Larry has access to real magic spells, and he is no longer afraid to use them. From the director of Catfight, Onur Tukel’s Black Magic for White Boys is as madcap as it is touching, as moving as it is uproarious, and as hilarious as it is provocative.

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Mr. Bean's Holiday

Comedy

Rowan Atkinson (Bean, Love Actually, Johnny English) returns to his iconic role as the comical and endearing Mr. Bean in this outrageous comedy adventure! Mr. Bean (Atkinson) can't believe his luck when he wins a camcorder and an all-expense-paid vacation to the French Riviera. But during his train journey to the south of France, he falls face first into a series of mishaps and fortunate coincidences, all of which are caught on camera and far-fetched enough to ensure his own makeshift entry into the Cannes Film Festival! Mr. Bean's Holiday is "an irresistible comedy for the whole family!" (Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV)

The Big Bad Swim

The Big Bad Swim

Comedy

Amy Malone (Paget Brewster) is a middle-aged calculus teacher going through a divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband, Paul, is a fellow co-worker at Old Lyme High School and under the current situation one of them is going to have to quit - and Paul has tenure. Seeking solace, Amy signs up for a beginner’s adult swim class at her local gym. While over-coming her childhood fears of swimming, she befriends a beautiful, younger woman named Jordan Gallagher (Jess Weixler). Jordan is a kindred spirit, except she’s fifteen years younger and fifteen pounds lighter - but Jordan’s life isn’t perfect either. Along with being a blackjack and roulette dealer at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Jordan has a high paying job as a stripper across town. As the two women begin their friendship, Jordan’s eye turns to the handsome swim class teacher Noah Owens (Jeff Branson). Noah’s an ex-Olympic hopeful, paying the bills working at the New London Rec Center as an adult trainer and swim teacher. If seven years of being in therapy and out of the athletic spotlight wasn’t depressing enough, Noah’s dog just died and his local pound has some slim pickings. While Jordan is upfront about her exotic career decisions with Amy, she is certainly more secretive around her little brother and aspiring documentary filmmaker David Gallagher (Avi Setton). But with David and his best-friend Hunter McCarthy (Ricky Ullman) producing their gorilla, English class biography-video on Jordan, that secret isn’t going to be easy to keep. Especially when the camera takes an unexpected turn on the class itself and everyone is now a subject. As the film progresses we meet a fun group of phobic wannabe swimmers who overcome their fears of the water. This group includes: A local cop, an elderly woman, an eccentric mother-daughter duo and many others with their own interesting secrets. In the end, the film becomes a romantic and hopeful story about people seeking happiness and overcoming their fears. Not everyone makes it through the class, but those who do come to realize that life isn’t about learning to swim, but every once in a while, forcing yourself to get in the water.

Milkwater

Milkwater

Comedy

Milo (Molly Bernard, "Younger"), a directionless twenty-something living in New York, is confronted with the inertia of her adult life after attending her best friend Noor's baby shower. After her roommate George bails on her for a Tinder date, Milo strikes up a conversation with Roger, an older gay man hanging out at her local bar. As the conversation turns to children, Milo learns that Roger has had multiple adoptions and surrogacies fall through. As the two get closer, spending nights hanging out at Roger's drag bar and drinking together, Milo decides to become his surrogate. As their relationship progresses, Milo grows increasingly attached to Roger and must grapple with boundaries, emotional entanglement, and the weight of the decision she has made for herself to move forward.

After Class

After Class

Comedy

An NYC Professor (Justin Long) spends the week reconnecting with his family while defending his reputation over controversial behavior at his college. Meanwhile, his family is determined to make an around-the-clock effort to support their matriarch, Agatha (Lynn Cohen), when she's admitted to New York's Presbyterian Hospital and is expected to die within a few days. No one's handling this particularly well and, to make matters worse, each family member is struggling with other problems of their own. Agatha's daughter, Diane (Fran Drescher) is fully unprepared for a life without her mother, and oddly enough, she ends up finding comfort in an unexpected place... her ex-husband. This laugh-out-loud comedy is about how sometimes your crazy family can really come through, just when you need them the most.

Erik Rivera: I'm No Expert

Erik Rivera: I'm No Expert

Comedy

Charming, charismatic and brutally honest, Erik Rivera is the hilarious best friend we all wish we had. I'm No Expert brings his talents center stage as he riffs on relationships, fatherhood and his eccentric extended family.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

Comedy

In "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," Gary Cooper plays a rural rube, who inherits his uncle's fortune. He runs into a foul cynical news editor George Bancroft who does not fall for Cooper's image of a simple, honest man. Bancroft assigns Jean Arthur to interview Cooper and she is moved by Cooper's honesty and decency.

All You Can Eat

All You Can Eat

Comedy

Ben finally musters up the courage to ask Liza (Ashley Johnson) his dream girl and best friend of 20 years out on a date. Their first date goes smoothly until she breaks the news to him that she can never take him seriously as a partner because he’s morbidly obese like her deceased father, and she can’t go through losing someone close to her again. Motivated to win her over, Ben enlists the help of his crazy friends, roommates, and even his father, Gordon (Randy Quaid) to help him slim down and start his new life. Through the ups and downs of his physical journey, he quickly begins to discover that losing weight and falling in love have one big thing in common – neither is as easy as they seem.