The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)
romantic comedy
Kathleen Maguire is the daughter of zookeeper Dr. Kevin G. Maguire, who is fired from his job for political reasons.
Comedy movies
Explore comic situations, funny characters and humorous storytelling.
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Beau Hunks (1931)
Comedy
Ollie, deeply infatuated with his absent sweetheart Jeanie-Weenie, serenades her with piano melodies before revealing to his friend Stan his plans to marry her. However, their aspirations are swiftly shattered when Ollie receives a letter of rejection from Jeanie-Weenie, prompting him to seek solace in the distraction offered by the French Foreign Legion. Determined to escape the anguish of lost love, the duo enlists in the Legion and embarks on a journey to French Algeria.
Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
fantasy film, musical film
Bill Morgan is a young American who is eager to join the military and fight for his country during World War II, but his 4F status prevents him from enlisting. Bill does his bit for the war effort by collecting scrap metal. Among the discarded junk he discovers a mysterious brass bottle which he rubs to clean off the grime.
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
romantic comedy
A week from the end of high school, Andy (Mickey Rooney) is keenly anticipating his graduation, but is putting more effort into running the various student committees – most of which he chairs – than studying for his examinations. His father, honorable judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) learns that Andy has been giving money for tuition to a fellow student, a girl named Kathryn Land (Kathryn Grayson). Judge Hardy also learns that Kathryn's father is poor.
Love That Boy (2003)
romantic comedy
Phoebe (Nadia Litz) is a perky university student who has difficulty relating to her fellow students. Her only friend is her roommate Robin (Nikki Barnett) who she smothers with advice. Eventually, Robin cracks under the pressure of being Phoebe's only friend and leaves on a plane with a stranger she just met.
Peggy (1950)
American football film, Comedy
Professor Brookfield and his two daughters Peggy and Susan move to Pasadena, California. The girls somewhat reluctantly participate in the Rose Parade before the Rose Bowl Game. Peggy is secretly engaged to college football player Johnny while neighbor Tom Fielding falls for Susan.
Three Bites of the Apple (1968)
Comedy, romance film
Stanley Thrumm is a British tour guide. An unlikely night of successful casino gambling on the Italian Riviera leaves him wealthy but in a quandary. If he returns to England with the cash, most of it will go to British taxes.
The Majorettes (1987)
Comedy horror, Horror, Slasher, thriller film
A camouflage-clad serial killer has begun mysteriously killing the members of the school's majorette squad under the guise of "saving their souls" before they reach adulthood. Local Sheriff Braden and a federal agent investigate the killings. Pregnant teenager Nicole Hendricks is among the first victims, who is attacked and murdered alongside Tommy Harvack, a male acquaintance.
Walk Like a Panther (2018)
Comedy, Comedy drama
A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra one last time when their beloved local pub, The Half Nelson, is threatened with closure.
Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
romantic comedy
The Volduzzis, a poor immigrant couple, consult Judge James Hardy when they are threatened with eviction. Judge Hardy believes their estranged daughter, who is married and uses her maiden name as a middle name, may be able to help them financially. The judge’s son, Andy, has his own money problems: he needs new tires for his car.
Turnabout (1940)
screwball comedy film
Tim and Sally Willows (John Hubbard and Carole Landis) are a spoiled well-off couple who constantly bicker and cannot agree on anything. Tim Willows is considered to be the main cog in the machinery of his own advertising company Manning, Willows, and Clare. His wife Sally is his exact opposite, pampering herself in their home all day.
The Boob (1926)
Drama, romance film, romantic comedy, silent film
Peter Good, a courteous idealist, is in love with his childhood friend Amy. However, she is in a relationship with the urbane Harry Benson, whom she has only known for one week. Peter has two friends, Ham Bunn (who is accompanied with a dog Benzine) and Cactus Jim.
It's Only Money (1962)
Comedy
Lester March is a 25-year-old orphan who is an electronics repairman. However, his real passion is detective novels, and he dreams of becoming a detective himself someday. His best friend, Pete Flint, is a detective, and they see a television program about a wealthy single woman, Cecilia Albright, who is looking for her long-lost nephew.
Kiss the Bride (2007)
LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy
Ten years after leaving his conservative Arizona hometown, Matt is a successful editor and chief photographer for the LA lifestyle magazine Queery. Though he has no problems meeting men, he usually dumps them after they fail to measure up to his high school flame, Ryan. Matt and his assistant Stephanie are on the verge of closing the "Big Gay Wedding" issue when he receives an invitation to Ryan's nuptials to Alex—who, to Matt's surprise, is actually a woman.
Ace Up My Sleeve (1976)
Comedy, Crime, Drama, thriller film
André Ferren learns from his girlfriend and co-worker Susan Winters that the biggest client of his brokerage firm, Hermann Rolf, not only wants to replace André with Susan, but asked Susan on a date. André orders Susan to go on the date and Rolf asks Susan to marry him. Susan agrees on the condition that Rolf entrust his fortune to André as a gift.
Small Hotel (1957)
Comedy
Albert, a crafty old waiter in a country hotel known as The Jolly Fiddler, teaches the younger staff how to maximise their tips and get rid of surplus food in the kitchen. He suddenly finds he must work new tricks on management after being told he is too old for the job and will be replaced by a hard-nosed young waitress, named Miss Mallet.
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Comedy, Crime, Crime Comedy
With the end of Prohibition, bootlegger Remy Marco (shown as "Marko" in one sequence) becomes a legitimate brewer, but he slowly goes broke because the beer that he makes tastes terrible, and everyone is afraid to tell him so. After four years, with bank officers preparing to foreclose on the brewery, he retreats to his Saratoga summer home with his daughter Mary coming home from school. Remy also takes along an orphan from his old stomping grounds, only to find four dead mobsters who had planned to ambush him but were killed by another gang member, who lurks around the residence.
Knock on Wood (1954)
Comedy
Jerry Morgan is a ventriloquist who is having trouble with love: just when his relationship with a woman gets around to marriage, his dummy turns jealous and spoils everything. Jerry's manager Marty threatens to quit unless Jerry sees a psychiatrist, Ilse Nordstrom, who tries to discover the source of his problem. The two of them eventually fall in love.
A Private's Affair (1959)
Comedy, musical film
Two men from New York—Luigi, a hip wanna-be beatnik, and Jerry, who's from Long Island—end up in Army basic training in New Jersey, as does Mike, who's a rancher from Oregon. At a dance, Luigi falls for Marie, a neighbor of Jerry, who in turn develops a romantic interest in Luigi's friend Louise. A WAC named Katie ends up accompanying Mike to the dance.
The Man from the Diners' Club (1963)
Comedy, Criminal Comedy Film
Foots Pulardos is a mobster who intends to flee to Mexico with his moll Sugar Pye. In the meantime, he applies for a Diners Club charge card that is mistakenly approved by a meek clerk named Ernie Klenk, who is told to retrieve it from Foots. Ernie arrives at Foots' gym that Foots uses as a front for his racketeering operations.
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012)
musical film, musical comedy
Johnny X (Will Keenan) is an alien banished to Earth with his loyal followers. They take up the guise of a greaser gang and drive through the desert. Meanwhile, at a diner, a woman named Bliss (De Anna Joy Brooks)—who is Johnny's ex-girlfriend—asks an employee named Chip (Les Williams) to run away with her.
Mississippi (1935)
musical film, romantic comedy
Commodore Jackson is the captain of a Mississippi showboat in the late nineteenth century. Tom Grayson is engaged to be married and has been disgraced for refusing to fight a duel with Major Patterson. Accused of being a coward, Grayson joins Jackson's showboat.
Bark! (2002)
Comedy
The film depicts Lucy, a professional dogwalker (played by Morgan), who gradually assumes the identity of a dog. Tergesen plays Peter, her embarrassed husband, and Kudrow plays their veterinarian.
Follow the Sun (1951)
Biography, Drama
In Fort Worth, Texas, young Ben Hogan works as a golf caddy and dreams of becoming a professional golfer. As an adult, Hogan marries childhood sweetheart Valerie Fox and joins the pro golfers' tour. Fellow pro Chuck Williams befriends Hogan and becomes his mentor.