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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Megamind (2010)
DreamWorks 2010 animated superhero comedy. Will Ferrell as the supervillain protagonist. Substantial engagement with genre conventions through inversion. -
Bad Boys (1995, 2003, 2020, 2024)
Bad Boys is the buddy cop franchise that defined Miami action cinema for three decades. Michael Bay directed the first two films. Adil El Arbi and Bilall... -
The Naked Gun (1988, 1991, 1994, 2025)
The Naked Gun is the spoof comedy franchise that defined what the genre could be at its highest level. David Zucker directed the first three films. Akiva... -
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat is the rare video game adaptation that understood what it was. Paul W. S. Anderson directed in what amounted to a launching pad for his... -
The Land Before Time (1988)
The Land Before Time is the children's film about dinosaur grief that traumatized an entire generation. Don Bluth directed it. Steven Spielberg and George... -
Yes Man (2008)
Yes Man is the Jim Carrey comedy where Carrey plays a man who has to say yes to everything for a year. Peyton Reed directed. Carrey plays Carl Allen, a... -
Police Academy (1984-1994, all seven films)
Police Academy is the comedy franchise that defined the rapid-decline model of sequel filmmaking. Hugh Wilson directed the 1984 original, which made... -
Mousehunt (1997)
Mousehunt is one of the funniest physical comedies ever produced and one of the most overlooked. Gore Verbinski directed in his feature debut. Adam... -
The Mask (1994)
The Mask is the film that made Jim Carrey a superstar and one of the most successful CGI-comedy hybrids of the early digital era. Chuck Russell directed... -
Rush Hour (1998, 2001, 2007)
Rush Hour is the buddy cop trilogy that made Jackie Chan a Hollywood leading man and Chris Tucker an A-list comedy actor for a brief window of his career...