A Touch of the Sun (1956)
Comedy
A hall porter is left a large inheritance by one of the residents. After taking a luxury holiday he takes over the failing hotel and begins running it himself.
Comedy movies
Explore comic situations, funny characters and humorous storytelling.
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Pearls of the Crown (1937)
Comedy
Tracing the history of seven valuable pearls of the English Crown from the time of Henry VIII of England to the present day (1937). Writer Jean Martin (Sacha Guitry) attempts to track down three of the missing pearls by tracing their previous owners, with events seen in flashback, involving Napoleon, King Henry VIII and Elizabeth I of England amongst others.
Siam Sunset (1999)
Comedy, romantic comedy
Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak accident. As he tries to invent the new colour Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace (Danielle Cormack), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life.
The Pleasure Principle (1991)
Comedy
A Short Film About John Bolton (2003)
fantasy film, Vampire
In a posh London gallery, Carolyn Dalgleish (Carolyn Backhouse) prepares a showing of the latest works by John Bolton: disturbing portraits of beautiful, vicious vampiric women he encountered whilst pot holing. The Interviewer (Marcus Brigstocke) collects information on Bolton, who seems to perplex those who work with him and collect his art (like radio personality Jonathan Ross (playing himself)). Bolton appears to review the placement of the paintings before the opening.
Even as IOU (1942)
Comedy
The Stooges are street peddlars of expired racing forms to unsuspecting patrons. When a disgruntled customer alerts a passing police officer, the trio makes a hasty exit. They pose as mannequins outside a clothing store until the officer discovers their ruse, prompting them to flee once more.
My Lucky Star (1938)
romantic comedy
George Cabot Jr. (Cesar Romero), the son of a department store owner, enrolls the store's sports clerk Krista Nielsen (Sonja Henie) at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department. George is trying to pay off cabaret singer Marcelle La Verne, who wants to annul their brief elopement.
Temptation Island (2011)
Comedy
When the Miss Manila Sunshine Supermodel search started, it attracted the attention of the socialite Serafina L. (Lovi Poe) with her assistant, Nympha (Rufa Mae Quinto); a try-hard elite, Pura K. (Solenn Heussaff) who was planning her birthday; Virginia P.
What the Butler Saw (1950)
Comedy
The Earl, having retired as the Governor of a British-owned tropical island, returns home to England to find that Lapis, the attractive daughter of the island's native king, has stowed away in his baggage. She has fallen in love with his butler, Bembridge. Fearing a scandal, the Earl and Bembridge and family try to keep her hidden, but she roams the house and becomes known to the staff who leak her presence to a newspaper.
Longhorns (2011)
Comedy, romance film
Start Cheering (1938)
musical film, romantic comedy
Film star Ted Crosley is fed up with Hollywood and quits the movies to enroll in college under an assumed name. While Ted struggles to fit in on campus and tries out for the football team, his frustrated manager Sam Lewis and Lewis's sidekick Willie Gumbatz try to have him expelled from the college so he can resume his Hollywood career. Radio's Professor Quiz is teaching a special course on campus, giving Lewis the idea to promote Crosley's campus activities on network radio.
Citizen Duane (2006)
Comedy
Duane Balfour was born into a family of misfortune, in the prairie town of Ridgeburg. After losing a high school election against his enemy Chad, he decides to run for mayor against Chad's grandmother—Ridgeburg's Mayor Milton, who has been the incumbent for a ridiculously long time. Duane and a homeless man are the only two competing with Mayor Milton.
Seven Guns for the MacGregors (1966)
Comedy, Spaghetti Western, Western
The MacGregors, horse ranchers of Scottish descent, are underway to the market when they are robbed of their horses by a gang under the helm of a corrupt sheriff. One of the brothers infiltrates the gang but his first attempt tries to play them backfires.
Back-Room Boy (1942)
spy film
Meteorologist Arthur Pilbeam's fiancée Betty, breaks their engagement because he does not spend enough time with her due to having to attend at the BBC every hour, on the hour, for his vital job of creating the BBC pips. He is so upset, he uses the pips to play "Shave and a Haircut". When he is reprimanded, he tries to resign, but this is refused, but when he says he wants to avoid all women, he is posted to a remote Scottish lighthouse to make weather reports.
Fifi Blows Her Top (1958)
Comedy
The Stooges engage in nostalgic recollections of their romantic encounters during their service in Europe during the war. Following the conclusion of their reminiscences, they are astonished to learn that Joe's former paramour, Fifi, whom he had left behind in Paris, has taken up residence in the adjacent dwelling. However, complications arise as Fifi is now wedded to a malevolent, possessive, and unappreciative spouse.
Hot Line (1968)
Comedy, spy film
An American and Russian agent find themselves duped by a double agent who works for both of them. Also involved are a naive IBM computer operator and the telephone operator at the hot-line center in Stockholm.
Les sous-doués en vacances (1982)
Comedy, Sitcom, Splatstick, Teen Comedy Film
The Calamari Wrestler (2004)
Comedy
The plot revolves around a professional wrestler who, after developing a terminal illness, becomes a giant squid-like creature (Osamu Nishimura). As a giant squid, he must battle to reclaim his former life both inside and outside the ring.
A Farewell to Fools (2013)
Comedy, Drama, Tragicomedy, war film
Set during World War II, somewhere in Romania, a German soldier is found dead near a village, and the local authorities must find the culprit or they will all be shot by Nazis the following morning. There's no way to identify the guilty party, but there is Ipu (Gérard Depardieu), the madman of the village, who the town leaders, led by Father Johanis (Harvey Keitel), pressure to claim responsibility for the soldier's death and die to save their skins. A farce seen through the eyes of a young village boy, we witness the comedy and horror of human nature as the villagers manipulate one another — even the ones you'd least expect...
Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015)
stand-up comedy
Comedian Tig Notaro travels across the country in order to put on a series of performances in the homes, back yards, barns, and basements of her most loyal fans.
The Aviator (1929)
Comedy
Robert Street, a celebrated but mild-mannered author, is approached by his publisher Brooks and press agent Brown with a bold publicity stunt: to lend his name to a new book of wartime aviation exploits written by an unknown flyer, thus ensuring greater sales. Though Street has no love for aviation and hasn't even read the manuscript, he reluctantly agrees. The book becomes a sensation, and Street is soon the toast of the town—wined, dined, and hounded for tales of daring aerial exploits he never actually performed.
Typhoon (1940)
Adventure, Comedy
A young girl abandoned on a South Seas island falls in love with a worthless seafarer.
Team Darryl (2018)
Comedy
Antiquities (2018)
Comedy