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Comedy movies

Explore comic situations, funny characters and humorous storytelling.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 24,289 films · Page 560.

Marines, Let's Go (1961)

Comedy drama, romance film

During the Korean War, an infantry unit from the 1st Marine Division is given R&R in Yokosuka, Japan. The group is led by PFC Desmond "Let's Go" McCaffrey, a veteran of the Guadalcanal campaign and the Battle of Okinawa with over 16 years of service in the Corps, yet he is repeatedly demoted from the rank of Sergeant. McCaffrey, described as "a headache to the enemy, a migraine to the M.P.s" is incapable of behaving himself on leave due to his penchants for excessive alcohol consumption and hand-to-hand combat with people on his own side.

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Murder on the Blackboard (1934)

Comedy, Mysterie, mystery film

Miss Withers discovers the dead body of her colleague, music teacher Louise Halloran, in a schoolroom. She summons her old friend, Inspector Oscar Piper, but by the time he arrives, the corpse has disappeared. Having watched the only entrance (other than a fire exit with an alarm), Miss Withers knows the killer must still be inside.

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Fleur bleue (1971)

Comedy drama, Drama

Jean-Pierre (Fiset) is a working class young Francophone with big dreams. He comes under the tutelage of his older best friend, a con-man and bank robber named Dock (Jean-Pierre Cartier), who starts teaching him the secrets of his trades, and making him an accomplice in his crimes. He is dating Dock's virginal sister, who is also active in the Quebec separatist movement.

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Peel (2019)

Tragicomedy

A simple and good-hearted character, Peel Munter, is left lost and alone at the age of 30, when his over-protective mother dies. He has to learn to fend for himself, befriending neighbors, getting housemates to pay the mortgage, and finally reuniting with his long-lost brothers in a gentle coming-of-age story.

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Take Me to Town (1953)

Comedy, Western

Pursued by a federal Marshal and needing a place to hide out, the musical comedy singer/dancer Mae Madison settles down to work in a new town under a new name, Vermilion O'Toole, pursued by her (apparent) partner in crime, Newt Cole. The lady fugitive comes across three young boys who are looking for a new wife for their recently widowed dad, Will Hall, a lumberjack and local preacher. With the aid of her friend and boss Rose she flees from the Marshal, to look after the three boys while their father is working away.

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The Blacksmith (1922)

Comedy

thumb|thumbtime=5|The Blacksmith (1922) by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair Buster (Buster Keaton) is an assistant blacksmith who makes horseshoes and repairs automobiles. He finds himself at odds with virtually every inanimate object in the shop: the forge, the blowtorch, the winch, and sledgehammers resist his control.

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Creeps (1956)

Comedy, Ghost

The Stooges regale their three sons with tales of their past exploits, recounting instances when they worked as movers tasked with relocating furniture from haunted locales. In one narrative, they recall their assignment at the foreboding Smorgasbord Castle, where they encounter a suit of armor allegedly inhabited by the ghostly figure of Peeping Tom. Despite initial apprehension, the Stooges are reassured of Tom's benign nature.

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The Little Giant (1933)

Comedy, Crime Comedy, romance film

Mobster Jim (Bugs) Ahearn, realizing that the end of prohibition is only months away, decides to quit the bootlegging racket and work to elevate his culture and status by reading books and investing in art, and ultimately by leaving Chicago for Santa Barbara, where he attempts to fit into the upper crust of society. He invests in polo ponies, joins a polo team (he's terrible, but is tolerated because of his money), and falls in love with Polly Cass while being blind to the woman who truly loves him, Ruth Wayburn. After sinking a massive amount of cash into Polly's father's investment firm, which, unbeknownst to Bugs, is crooked and on the…

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Habeas Corpus (1928)

buddy film, Comedy, silent film

A mad scientist named Professor Padilla captures the attention of law enforcement agencies with his nefarious intentions, particularly his plan to conduct a medical experiment using a deceased body. During a mealtime discussion revolving around the theory of the human brain's structure, Professor Padilla's residence is unexpectedly visited by Stan and Ollie, who coincidentally seek sustenance. Capitalizing on the moment, the professor offers the duo $500 to procure a cadaver from a nearby cemetery, a proposition met with initial incredulity but ultimately accepted by Stan and Ollie.

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Lover Come Back (1946)

romantic comedy

Kay Williams is anxious to provide feminine companionship to her war correspondent husband upon his return from service, but is jealous when she notices her husband with a beautiful combat photographer. The couple divorces but eventually makes amends; hence, "lovers come back".

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Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939)

Comedy

The Stooges are employed as singing waiters in a saloon located in the Western frontier, where they perform with a trio of singing cowgirls. Despite their diligent efforts, they are subjected to the cruelty of saloon keeper Maxey, who exploits the girls' labor in consequence of their familial indebtedness to him. Determined to liberate the cowgirls from their predicament and secure their affections, the Stooges embark on a quest to amass wealth through gold prospecting.

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Because of Him (1946)

Drama, romantic comedy

Kim Walker is an ambitious waitress who dreams of being on the stage. She tricks respected stage actor John Sheridan into signing a letter of introduction. Thanks to the forged letter, Kim then wins the role of Sheridan's co-star in his next play, much to the disgust of the writer Paul Taylor.

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Two and Two Make Six (1962)

romantic comedy

American serviceman Larry is serving in England when he goes absent without leave. After accidentally knocking out a sergeant sent to arrest him he goes on the run with a girl, Julie, riding a motorcycle around rural England. At a transport cafe, due to parallel bikes and leathers as seen from the back, she gets on the pillion of the wrong motorcycle (that of Tom Bennett), and her counterpart Irene gets on Larry's bike.

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By Candlelight (1933)

Comedy

During a European train journey, a nobleman's butler Josef is mistaken for his employer, Prince Alfred von Romer, by a beautiful woman, Marie, and he does nothing to disillusion her. In due course, the Prince himself arrives and, not wanting to ruin Josef's romance, poses as his servant.

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The Lady Pays Off (1951)

Comedy drama

Evelyn Walsh Warren is named the teacher of the year and her photo appears on the cover of Time magazine, but she is dissatisfied with her uneventful life. She travels to Reno and inadvertently loses $7000 at the roulette table, mistaking $100 chips for $1 chips. Casino owner Matt Braddock offers her a deal.

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Smart Money (1986)

The film is a thriller about computer fraud. Leon, a computer hacker, and Freak, a programmer, team up with Fast Eddie, a video games expert, to get revenge on Lawrence McNeice ("a hired hand for" several corporations), who framed Leon for a computer fraud he didn't commit. Lawrence McNiece is the head of computer security in a large corporation.

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Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)

Comedy

Cadets Dan Crawford (Ronald Reagan), Billy Randolph (Wayne Morris) and Bing Edwards (Eddie Albert) have graduated from the Virginia Military Institute. In commemoration of this accomplishment, Bing and his loving wife, Kate (Jane Bryan), name their first-born child Commencement. But, despite the enthusiasm of the graduates, they soon discover that life after school is trickier than they expected—especially with a trouble-making baby that goes missing.

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