Genre: Comedy
Comedy is built to make you laugh — through wit, absurdity, timing, and characters whose flaws and schemes keep tripping them up. Underneath the jokes, the best of it still says something true.
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Cruel Intentions (1999)
Cruel Intentions is the best classical adaptation American teen cinema has produced. Seen it five times. The 10 rating is honest evaluation. Roger Kumble wrote and directed. Sarah Michelle Gellar as Kathryn Merteuil. Ryan Phillippe as Sebastian Valmont. Reese Witherspoon as Annette Hargrove. Selma... -
Young Frankenstein (1974) — Review
Young Frankenstein is one of the great American comedies and the highest achievement in Mel Brooks's filmography. The film was released in December 1974. It grossed approximately eighty-six million dollars worldwide on a production budget of approximately three million dollars. The commercial... -
You’ve Got Mail (1998) — Review
You've Got Mail is one of the great American romantic comedies of the late 1990s and the second major collaboration between Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Nora Ephron. Nora Ephron directed. Nora and Delia Ephron wrote the screenplay. The film was released in December 1998. It grossed approximately two... -
While You Were Sleeping (1995) — Review
While You Were Sleeping is one of the great American romantic comedies of the mid-1990s and the production that established Sandra Bullock as a major American film star. Jon Turteltaub directed. Daniel G. Sullivan and Frederic Lebow wrote the screenplay. The film was released in April 1995. It... -
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) — Review
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is one of the great American films of the 1980s and the most substantial Thanksgiving holiday production in commercial cinema history. John Hughes directed and wrote the screenplay. The film was released in November 1987. It grossed approximately fifty million dollars... -
Midnight Run (1988) — Review
Midnight Run is one of the great American films of the 1980s and one of the most substantially underrated buddy action comedies in commercial cinema history. Martin Brest directed. George Gallo wrote the screenplay. The film was released in July 1988. It grossed approximately eighty-one million... -
Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979) — Review
Monty Python's Life of Brian is one of the great religious satires in cinema history and the production where the Monty Python comedy troupe reached its highest individual creative achievement. Terry Jones directed. All six Pythons wrote the screenplay. The film was released in August 1979 in the... -
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) — Review
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is the funniest film ever made. The statement is defensible. The film has more quotable lines per minute than any comedy that came before it and most comedies that came after it. The Pythons made the film in 1974 on a budget of approximately four hundred thousand... -
Destination Wedding (2018) — Review
Destination Wedding is one of the more interesting unconventional romantic comedies of the late 2010s and one of the more substantive late-career Keanu Reeves performances in mainstream cinema. Victor Levin directed and wrote the screenplay. The film was released in August 2018. It grossed... -
Baby’s Day Out (1994) — Review
Baby's Day Out is one of the more interesting commercial failures in 1990s American family cinema. The film was released in July 1994. It grossed approximately seventeen million dollars in its initial American release on a production budget of approximately forty-eight million dollars. The American...