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.

  • American Graffiti (1973) Cover

    American Graffiti (1973)

    George Lucas's 1973 1962 California teen ensemble. Dreyfuss, Howard, Ford, Le Mat. Soundtrack establishes nostalgia template.
    Drama • Teen
    E
  • Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Cover

    Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    Nicholas Ray's 1955 James Dean defining role. Sal Mineo, Natalie Wood. Chickie run, planetarium, foundation of every teen film since.
    Drama • Teen
    E
  • The Outsiders (1983) Cover

    The Outsiders (1983)

    Coppola's 1983 S.E. Hinton adaptation. Howell, Lowe, Macchio, Dillon, Cruise, Estevez, Swayze. Greasers versus Socs. Stay gold.
    Drama • Teen
    E
  • Heathers (1988) Cover

    Heathers (1988)

    Michael Lehmann's 1988 dark teen comedy. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater murder high school cliques. Pre-Columbine context shifted reception.
    Comedy • Teen
    E
  • Patch Adams (1998) Cover

    Patch Adams (1998)

    Tom Shadyac's 1998 Hunter Adams biopic. Robin Williams as the unconventional doctor. Sentimental but the source story holds.
    Comedy • Medical Drama
    E
  • Slap Shot (1977) Cover

    Slap Shot (1977)

    George Roy Hill's 1977 minor league hockey comedy. Paul Newman as player-coach of dying franchise. Hanson Brothers, violence as entertainment.
    Comedy • Sports
    E
  • Don’t Look Up (2021) Cover

    Don’t Look Up (2021)

    Adam McKay's 2021 climate-denial satire. DiCaprio, Lawrence, Streep, Hill. Heavy-handed but the targets earn it.
    Comedy • Satire
    E
  • M*A*S*H (1970) Cover

    M*A*S*H (1970)

    Robert Altman's 1970 Korean War satire. Sutherland and Gould as wartime surgeons. Spawned the TV series. Anti-war through black comedy.
    Comedy • Satire • War
    E
  • Catch-22 (1970) Cover

    Catch-22 (1970)

    Mike Nichols' 1970 Heller adaptation. Alan Arkin as Yossarian. Substantial source material that the film handles only partially.
    Comedy • Satire • War
    E
  • The Player (1992) Cover

    The Player (1992)

    Robert Altman's 1992 Hollywood satire. Tim Robbins as studio executive. Opening tracking shot, sixty-five star cameos.
    Comedy • Satire
    E
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