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In addition to making us laugh, comedy movies make us think about our lives and the world around us in new ways. My choices of films here are an eclectic mix ranging over a variety of comedy sub-genres, including parody, screwball, and dark comedy.
I've always marveled at how Billy Wilder’s comedies sparkle with dark humor and sharply cynical wit, but he was equally adept at creating fascinating mixes of drama and film noir in movies such as
Sunset Boulevard and
Double Indemnity.
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There are lots of laughs in
A Mighty Wind, but the edge of the humor in this film is a little gentler than in some of Guest's others.
About Schmidt is a bittersweet mix of comedy and drama starring Jack Nicholson. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
The conceit of this offbeat, low-budget comedy is that everyone who commits suicide goes to the same special netherworld.
This is one of the most original comedy movies I've seen in a while.
This is a mindless, good-natured comedy, and it seemed even funnier than the original
American Pie. Read my review of this movie on DVD.
Although this movie offers little other than entertainment, I recommend this sweet-natured, laugh-out-loud comedy.
In connection with the release of the beloved comedy
The Blues Brothers on DVD, I interviewed John Landis . Read the
interview ....
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I laughed out loud throughout this comedy movie. Find out why in this DVD review of
Austin Powers in Goldmember.
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Queen Latifah stars in this comedy, which was spun off from "Barbershop 2." Gina (Latifah) moves from Chicago to Atlanta, where she works as a hair stylist for Jorge (Kevin Bacon).
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This comedy movie is rather lightweight, but it really lifted my spirits.
This is a good-hearted comedy that is laugh-out-loud funny throughout. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
Directed by Gurinder Chadha and starring the beautiful Aishwarya Rai, this comedy film features Bollywood-like musical numbers.
Although this film isn't perfect, I enjoyed this urban-dating-wars comedy. Read a review of the movie
Bridget Jones's Diary on DVD.
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Catch Me If You Can on DVD.
There's plenty of outrageous, daring, and politically incorrect comedy in
Chappelle's Show - Season Two. Read a
review of the DVD set.
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Cheaper by the Dozen 2 on DVD.
In this comedy movie, Adam Sandler plays a workaholic architect who obtains a magical universal remote that enables him to manipulate his environment much like a DVD.
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George Clooney makes an assured directorial debut with this biopic based on Chuck Barris’ cult book, and Charlie Kaufman’s witty script strikes the right balance between the comic and the tragic. Read a review of this comedy on DVD.
Adapted from a Tyler Perry play, this movie mixes melodrama, farce, and Christian values. Find out more about this comedy on DVD.
Read my DVD review of Stanley Kubrick's timeless black comedy about technology gone awry.
Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker are paired in this romantic comedy. Find out about the release of the movie
Failure to Launch on DVD.
Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon are paired in this romantic comedy directed by the Farrelly brothers and based on a book by Nick Hornby.
Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher star in this comedy, a remake of
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). Read a summary and overview of this movie on DVD.
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How to Eat Fried Worms on DVD.
I was especially impressed by the show's use of a cinema vérité style to cover a late-night milieu that often seems both true-to-life and surreal.
In
The Big Lebowski a memorable character called Jeff "the Dude" Lebowski is based loosely on a colorful guy named Jeff Dowd. I spoke with him in connection with the DVD release of the Widescreen Collector's Edition of
The Big Lebowski.
This comedy stars Anthony Anderson as wealthy Chicago businessman Malcolm King.
Stephen Chow co-wrote, directed, and stars in this Chinese-language martial arts comedy, which is set in a Chinese city in the late 1940s.
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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector on DVD.
I thoroughly enjoyed
Lewis Black: Unleashed, and my only complaint is that it was so funny, I hated for it to end.
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Lost in Translation on DVD.
Robert Altman's landmark movie chronicles the zany antics of American medical personnel who treat the wounded during a war in Asia, but the movie is darker and edgier than the TV series.
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Madea's Family Reunion on DVD.
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School on DVD.
This is an offbeat low-budget comedy that won prizes at Cannes, Sundance and other film festivals. Find out
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This comedy is the sequel to
Miss Congeniality (2000), and Sandra Bullock again plays the starring role of ditsy F.B.I. agent Gracie Hart.
Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda star in this comedy.
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This little comedy's protagonist is an awkward, wild-haired, nerdy high school student named Napoleon Dynamite (John Heder).
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Find out more about laugh-out-loud-funny comedy movie from Joel and Ethan Coen.
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This is a dark, violent comedy that satirizes our expectations of a crime drama. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
I really enjoyed the odd combination of lyricism and edginess in this offbeat romantic comedy. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
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Jack Black stars in this rock 'n' roll comedy which I predict will appeal to viewers over a wide age range. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
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This has something to offend almost everyone, but it is also laugh-out-loud funny throughout. Read a review of this comedy on DVD.
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Strangers With Candy – Season Two on DVD is a funny, deliciously dark, and often politically incorrect spoof of "after school" TV specials. Read a review of this comedy TV series on DVD.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of "South Park," spoof action movies in Team America World Police, a comedy whose characters are puppets.
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a raunchy, laugh-out-loud-funny comedy during its first half that becomes more of a sweet-natured romance in its last half.
The Big Lebowski (1998), starring Jeff Bridges and John Goodman, is a zany Coen brothers' comedy movie that has become a cult favorite.
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The Blues Brothers, starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd that has become part of American pop culture consciousness. Read a
review of this movie on DVD.
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Based on the book by Douglas Adams, this is a goofy sci-fi comedy movie.
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The Honeymooners on DVD.
Adam Sandler stars in this comedy, a remake of the 1974 film that starred Burt Reynolds. Read a movie summary and overview of The Longest Yard on DVD.
Vin Diesel stars in this Disney family comedy. Find out more about this movie on DVD.
The Perfect Man is a comedy movie starring Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear and Chris Noth.
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I rate
Trouble in Paradise as one of the handful of greatest comedies ever made. Read a review of this movie on DVD.
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Welcome to Mooseport on DVD.
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Snakes on a Plane.
