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1. Saturday Night Live (1975– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Music
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
Stars: The Saturday Night Live Band, Don Pardo, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson
Votes: 52,926
2. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Tom Wilson
Votes: 574,638 | Gross: $118.50M
3. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama
After a bitter divorce, an actor disguises himself as a female housekeeper to spend time with his children held in custody by his former wife.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein
Votes: 292,045 | Gross: $219.20M
4. Pink Flamingos (1972)
NC-17 | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person Alive".
Director: John Waters | Stars: Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole
Votes: 28,016 | Gross: $0.18M
5. The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family
Nice guy redneck Jed Clampett strikes it rich when he finds black oil. He and his kin move to posh Beverly Hills.
Director: Penelope Spheeris | Stars: Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Jim Varney, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 19,873 | Gross: $44.03M
6. Hairspray (1988)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry
Votes: 23,515 | Gross: $6.67M
7. Jack and Jill (I) (2011)
PG | 91 min | Comedy
Family guy, Jack Sadelstein, prepares for the annual event he always dreads--the Thanksgiving visit of his fraternal twin sister, the needy, and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Elodie Tougne
Votes: 90,648 | Gross: $74.16M
8. Little Britain (2003–2006)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the creators of this character-comedy sketch show, delight in all that is mad, bad, quirky and generally bonkers about the people and places of Britain.
Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Tom Baker, Paul Putner
Votes: 26,219
9. Baskets (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
After failing at a prestigious French clowning college, Chip Baskets looks to keep his dream of becoming a professional clown alive.
Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Martha Kelly, Louie Anderson, Alex Morris
Votes: 12,899
10. Skatetown U.S.A. (1979)
PG | 98 min | Comedy
At a roller-disco competition, two rivals find themselves becoming good friends while competing for a prize of $1000 in cash.
Director: William A. Levey | Stars: Judy Landers, Gary Hudson, Harlene Winsten, Johnny Pool
Votes: 704
11. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Not Rated | 106 min | Comedy, Crime
A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.
Director: Robert Hamer | Stars: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood
Votes: 39,811
12. Polyester (1981)
R | 86 min | Comedy
A suburban housewife's world falls apart when she finds that her pornographer husband is serially unfaithful to her, her daughter is pregnant, and her son is suspected of being the foot-fetishist who's been breaking local women's feet.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey, David Samson
Votes: 9,035
13. Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (1995 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Family
Junior Healy is back as a preteen, and he falls in love with a girl from school.
Director: Greg Beeman | Stars: William Katt, Justin Chapman, Sherman Howard, Carolyn Lowery
Votes: 4,002
14. Chachi 420 (1997)
155 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Desperation to be with his only child forces a divorced man to take the guise of the child's nanny. Situations get really messy when the child's grandfather (the man's ex-father-in-law) falls in love with his disguised ex-son-in-law.
Director: Kamal Haasan | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Amrish Puri, Om Puri, Tabu
Votes: 13,697
15. Madea's Family Reunion (2002 Video)
134 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Just as Madea buries her sister, she must get ready for her granddaughter Lisa's wedding at the house: she must endure her neighbor Leroy Brown's nuttiness and having all her dysfunctional ... See full summary »
Directors: Tyler Perry, Chet Brewster | Stars: Tyler Perry, Sonya T. Evans, D'Atra Hicks, Quan Howell
Votes: 1,588
16. Not Cool (II) (2014)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of modern day Pittsburgh teenagers spend their Thanksgiving break experiencing a mixture of love, friendship, partying, and sex.
Director: Shane Dawson | Stars: Shane Dawson, Cherami Leigh, Drew Monson, Lisa Schwartz
Votes: 5,952 | Gross: $0.04M
17. Morran och Tobias (2014–2024)
Short, Comedy
The mother Morran (Johan Rheborg) and the son Tobias (Robert Gustafsson) live together in a broken house with a car wreckage in the garden. They are outsiders of society and try to solve every-day problems in unusual ways.
Stars: Johan Rheborg, Robert Gustafsson, Micke Andersson
Votes: 1,835
18. Vampire Over London (1952)
Not Rated | 74 min | Comedy, Horror
Vampire seeks world domination via experiments. Mistakenly delivered radar-controlled Robot transports him and Mother Riley, leading to confrontation as she tries stopping Vampire's scheme.
Director: John Gilling | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Bela Lugosi, Dora Bryan, Philip Leaver
Votes: 990
19. Ferozz: The Wild Red Riding Hood (2010)
70 min | Fantasy, Horror
A young, attractive widow is protected from her vicious mother-in-law, by a male relative who practices Satanism, and lusts after the old woman's sexy adolescent granddaughter.
Director: Jorge Molina | Stars: Dayana Legrá, Roberto Perdomo, Ana Silvia Machado, Francisco García
Votes: 211
20. Hadh Kar Di Aapne (2000)
134 min | Comedy, Romance
Raj, a detective, goes on a Europe trip for his friend's case. During the trip, he falls in love with Anjali, who is impersonating her best friend. Their journey together ensues romance and comic confusion.
Director: Manoj Agrawal | Stars: Govinda, Rani Mukerji, Johny Lever, Paresh Rawal
Votes: 2,127 | Gross: $0.08M
21. Three on a Couch (1966)
Approved | 109 min | Comedy, Romance
An artist has an opportunity to go to Paris and wants to bring his fiancee along. However, she's a psychiatrist who currently has three female patients who don't like men. So, he guises ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Lewis | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Mary Ann Mobley, Gila Golan
Votes: 1,212 | Gross: $2.80M
22. Por ella soy Eva (2012)
Drama
A tour company executive is accused of embezzlement and stealing the project from the love of his life. He decides to fake his own death and become Eva.
Stars: Katharine de Senne, Lucero, Jaime Camil, Marcelo Córdoba
Votes: 289
23. Starrbooty (2007)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy
Supermodel goes undercover as a hooker to rescue her niece from an evil body parts broker.
Director: Mike Ruiz | Stars: RuPaul, Lahoma Van Zandt, Candis Cayne, Tom Judson
Votes: 376
24. Old Mother Riley M.P. (1939)
77 min | Comedy
Old Mother Riley loses her laundry job and then battles her ex-boss in a parliamentary election.
Director: Oswald Mitchell | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Torin Thatcher, Henry B. Longhurst
Votes: 78
25. Demon Pond (1979)
123 min | Fantasy, Romance
Outside of a small village in Japan, a mysterious pond is inhabited by mythic creatures. Their story is of revenge, tragedy, and the power of real love. A classical tale which translates ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Tamasaburô Bandô, Gô Katô, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kôji Nanbara
Votes: 543
26. A Wonderful Country (2003– )
49 min | Comedy, News
Israels' most famoust satire comedy show about politics & other stuff.
Stars: Eli Finish, Eyal Kitzis, Mariano Idelman, Alma Zack
Votes: 723
27. Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1913 India's cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalke's efforts to make Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first feature-length B&W silent film.
Director: Paresh Mokashi | Stars: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Atharva Karve, Mohit Gokhale
Votes: 2,706
28. Slozna braca (1995–1996)
55 min | Comedy, War
In a fictional tavern located in a tiny UN demilitarized zone, during the Bosnian war, spies from all three warring sides are waiting for a foreign spy with a secret weapon that will bring victory to the side that obtains it.
Stars: Vladimir-Cobi Savcic, Goran Sultanovic, Zivojin 'Zika' Milenkovic, Zoran Cvijanovic
Votes: 1,617
29. Morran & Tobias - Som en skänk från ovan (2016)
99 min | Comedy
This title is about a mother and her son living together and making it through life... with some complications.
Director: Mats Lindberg | Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Johan Rheborg, Micke Andersson, Rufus Holmgren
Votes: 1,881
30. Texas - Doc Snyder hält die Welt in Atem (1993)
86 min | Comedy, Western
A parody of a western filmed in the country of Karl May, a German writer famous for his adventure books which feature the Apache Winnetou.
Directors: Ralf Huettner, Helge Schneider | Stars: Helge Schneider, Peter Thoms, Buddy Casino, Andreas Kunze
Votes: 2,555
31. Praxis Dr. Hasenbein (1997)
94 min | Comedy
An eccentric doctor tries as best he can to lead a pleasant life, despite the bad tricks played by the residents of an orphanage.
Director: Helge Schneider | Stars: Helge Schneider, Peter Berling, Andreas Kunze, Horst Mendroch
Votes: 1,969
32. The Julekalender (1994– )
15 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
"The Julekalender" is a Christmas story about three "nisser" who have to go from the North Pole and back to the "hule" (cave) in the Norwegian province of Trondelag to find the life melody ... See full summary »
Stars: Arve Opsahl, Lasse Kolstad, Erling Mylius, Ivar Gafseth
Votes: 1,574
33. I epithesi tou gigantiaiou mousaka (1999)
99 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Around the year 2000, a terrible incident shocks the city of Athens: a huge piece of moussaka appears on the city streets, spreading panic and death. Everyone keeps wondering: why, where, how? But no one can give an answer.
Director: Panos H. Koutras | Stars: Giannis Angelakis, Christos Mantakas, Myriam Vourou, Gregory Patrick Karr
Votes: 1,120
34. A Praga (2021)
80 min | Horror
While out for a walk in the countryside, Marina and Juvenal stop to take some pictures in front of an old woman's house. Annoyed, the old woman turns out to be a witch and casts a curse on the young couple.
Director: José Mojica Marins | Stars: Eucir de Souza, Felipe, Sílvia Gless, Wanda Kosmo
Votes: 91
35. Cinderella (1970 TV Movie)
102 min | Fantasy, Music, Romance
Cinderella is helped to the ball by her fairy godmother.
Director: John Vernon | Stars: Antoinette Sibley, Anthony Dowell, Frederick Ashton, Robert Helpmann
Votes: 23
36. Tak for i aften (2007)
25 min | Comedy
Stars: Mick Øgendahl, Rune Klan, Mads Wille, Casper Christensen
Votes: 318
37. Yaya & Angelina: The Spoiled Brat Movie (2009)
104 min | Comedy
The movie begins when a fiery incident causes Angelina's (Ogie Alcasid) yaya (nanny) to be incapacitated. The girl's parents (Aiko Melendez and Jomari Yllana) search for a new yaya and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Tuviera | Stars: Ogie Alcasid, Michael V., Aiko Melendez, Jomari Yllana
Votes: 51
38. Nonstop Trouble with the Family (1985)
91 min | Comedy
A series of murders eliminates the poverty-stricken heirs to a 10 million-dollar fortune while Didi Dodel, the unsuspecting main heir, blithely escapes the attempts on his life. After a ... See full summary »
Directors: Dieter Hallervorden, Christian Rateuke | Stars: Dieter Hallervorden, Wolfgang Kieling, Gerhard Wollner, Christoph Hofrichter
Votes: 996
39. Les grands ducs (1996)
85 min | Comedy
Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Catherine Jacob
Votes: 1,081
40. Old Mother Riley (1937)
75 min | Comedy
Old Mother Riley and her daughter Kitty stop the plans of some disinherited relatives.
Director: Oswald Mitchell | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Barbara Everest, Patrick Ludlow
Votes: 63
41. John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993 TV Special)
56 min | Comedy
Based on his comedic one man play, John Leguizamo portrays six members of a dysfunctional family who talk in turn about the upcoming family wedding and one another.
Director: Peter Askin | Star: John Leguizamo
Votes: 152
42. Three Brothers (2014)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Three brothers (Vojtech Dyk, Tomás Klus and Zdenek Piskula) leave their home to see the world. During their journey, young men as by miracle enter into famous fairy tales (Little Riding ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Katerina Kosová, Tomás Klus, Sabina Rojková, Vojtech Dyk
Votes: 503
43. Old Mother Riley, Headmistress (1950)
75 min | Comedy
Daphne Snowdrop Bluebell Riley "Arthur Lucan" gets fired from her job at the Black and White Laundry by manageress Miss Chester "Myrette Morven" for over-starching a man's shirt, shrinking ... See full summary »
Director: John Harlow | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Willer Neal, Cyril Smith
Votes: 75
44. A Busy Day (1914)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Comedy
A jealous wife is chasing her unfaithful husband during a parade, after he starts to flirt with a pretty woman.
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Phyllis Allen, Ted Edwards
Votes: 1,269
45. Paisana Jacinta (1999–2015)
30 min | Comedy
A poor indigenous woman, immigrated to the Capital City from southeastern Peru; she goes from a struggling job search looking for a better life.
Stars: Jorge Benavides, Haydeé Cáceres, Alvaro Gonzales, Hugo Loza
Votes: 38
46. Kathleen (1937)
Approved | 75 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Kathleen O'Moore returns to her home in rural Ireland and becomes torn between the affections of Michael Rooney, a poor but honest man, and the wealthy squire with the power to make her dreams come true.
Director: Norman Lee | Stars: Sally O'Neil, Tom Burke, Jack Daly, Sara Allgood
Votes: 29
47. Voll daneben - Gags mit Diether Krebs (1990– )
Comedy
Stars: Diether Krebs, Klaus Barner, Karin Heym, Gerd Lohmeyer
Votes: 13
48. Ein Mann, ein Fjord! (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
Norbert Krabbe wins a island, a fjord in Norway, but he hasn't got enough money for the journey, but however he starts the journey to his fjord with his daughter.
Director: Angelo Colagrossi | Stars: Jürgen Tarrach, Anneke Kim Sarnau, Olga von Luckwald, Hape Kerkeling
Votes: 448
49. Old Mother Riley in Society (1940)
81 min | Comedy
Old mother Riley's daughter kitty marries an aristocrat. Old mother Riley then becomes a servant in the aristocrats household.
Director: John Baxter | Stars: Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, John Stuart, Dennis Wyndham
Votes: 32
50. La venganza de Ira Vamp (2010)
99 min | Comedy
Mandacrest Mansion, 19th century. Lord Winston, after the strange death of his first wife, Lady Ira, has married Italian singer Claretta Sonella.
Director: Álvaro Sáenz de Heredia | Stars: Josema Yuste, Florentino Fernández, Javivi, Chiquito de la Calzada
Votes: 107