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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Bedazzled (1967 / 2000) — Contrast Review
The Bedazzled property exists in two substantial film adaptations across approximately thirty-three years. The 1967 British production directed by Stanley Donen and starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore is one of the great British comedies of the 1960s. The 2000 American remake directed by Harold... -
50 First Dates (2004) — Review
50 First Dates is one of the more substantive Adam Sandler romantic comedies and the second major collaboration between Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Peter Segal directed. George Wing wrote the screenplay. The film was released in February 2004. It grossed approximately one hundred ninety-six million... -
Airplane! (1980) — Review
Airplane! is one of the great American comedies of all time and one of the most substantial parody films in commercial cinema history. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker directed and wrote the screenplay. The film was released in July 1980. It grossed approximately one hundred seventy-one... -
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) — Review
10 Things I Hate About You is one of the great teen romantic comedies of the late 1990s and one of the more thoughtful Shakespeare adaptations in contemporary cinema. Gil Junger directed. Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith wrote the screenplay. The film was released in March 1999. It grossed... -
The Hangover (2009) — Review
Reverse-mystery structure, Galifianakis as Alan, Mike Tyson on the air drums, and the taser scene that never stops being funny. The Hangover at 10/10. -
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) — Review
Rick Moranis at his peak, practical effects that put CGI to shame, and Disney back when it made original family adventures. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids reviewed at 9/10. -
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) — Review
Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and John Hughes's most ambitious teen film. Ferris narrates Cameron's story. Ferris Bueller's Day Off reviewed at 10/10. -
The Breakfast Club (1985) — Review
Five teenagers, one library, one Saturday detention. John Hughes's bottle-episode masterpiece with Paul Gleason as the principal. The Breakfast Club reviewed at 9/10. -
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) — Review
Sean Penn as Spicoli, Cameron Crowe's undercover research, Amy Heckerling's first feature. Fast Times at Ridgemont High reviewed at 9/10. -
Home Alone 2 (1992) — Review
Tim Curry at the Plaza, the Pigeon Lady, and the rare sequel that surpasses a very good original. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York reviewed at 8/10.