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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. 24,295 films · Page 613.

Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)

romantic comedy

Peter Casey is an Irish policeman in NYC with twenty five years on the force. He has three daughters Maureen, Pat, and Heloise. Maureen meets and falls in love with a Scottish policeman Angus Ferguson, Pat dates Ed Mckean, a wreaking supervisor who bores Peter and is a cheapskate, and Heloise who keeps time with a noted gambler- Joe Niklas.

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The Flirting Widow (1930)

Comedy

William Faraday refuses to let his youngest daughter, Evelyn, get married before her older sister, Celia. Celia, who has no interest in getting married, takes pity on Evelyn and her suitor Bobby and pretends to have gotten engaged to Colonel John Smith during a short vacation away from home. To avoid difficulties, she states that Smith has sailed to join the British Field Force in Arabia.

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Boy! What a Girl! (1947)

musical comedy

Would-be theatrical producer Jim Walton (Elwood Smith) is planning a new show that will feature bandleader Slam Stewart and the comic female impersonator Bumpsie (Tim Moore). Mr. Cummings, the wealthy father of Jim’s girlfriend Cristola, has agreed to finance half of the show if the famous Parisian impresario Madame Deborah will provide the second half of the funding.

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Bunny Chow (2006)

Comedy

Bunny Chow follows the weekend journey of four stand-up comedians, who embark on a road trip to Oppikoppi, South Africa's biggest annual rock festival. The four slip out of their normal lives for a few days with hopes of mass debauchery, drugs, rampant sex, true love and conquering the rock stages with their comedy, but they get a bit more than what they bargained for.

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Waldo's Last Stand (1940)

Comedy

The gang offers to help Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand which is doing poor business. Redecorating their barn as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla as the star vocalist. Unfortunately, their efforts attract only one patron—a surly, stone-faced new kid named Froggy.

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Mission London (2010)

Comedy

A concert to celebrate Bulgaria joining the EU is planned at the Embassy in London. Varadin, the new ambassador, is given the role of ensuring that the Queen attends. However a combination of corrupt staff, criminal gangs operating out of the kitchen, falling in love with a stripper and a little misunderstanding with a PR firm that provides look-alike royalties - the basic job turns into a chaotic nightmare.

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Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure (1988)

Action, Adventure, children's film, fantasy film, Science fiction

Andy Colby (Randy Josselyn) is a 12-year-old boy with too much time on his hands and an addiction to movies. He goes to a local video store looking for a movie he hasn't seen and asks the crazy video store clerk (John Bluto), for a real adventure. He is given a new video that isn't even on the shelves yet.

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Madagascar Skin (1995)

LGBTQ-related film, romantic comedy

Hannah plays Harry, a very shy young gay man who has a birthmark in the shape of Madagascar across much of the left-hand side of his face. On fleeing the city and the shallow gay scene, Harry ends up at a rugged stretch of coastline where he meets Flint, played by Bernard Hill. Flint is very heterosexual and the two are wary of each other to begin with.

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Berliner Ballade (1948)

Comedy

The film has a framing narrative set in 2048 where viewers are offered the chance to look back at "The Ancients", which introduces the main narrative set in 1948. The film reflects the struggles of Otto Normalverbraucher (Otto Average-Consumer, played by Fröbe), a former German soldier returning to civilian life in Berlin after World War II. After many travails, struggling to find food, shelter, and work, he eventually falls in love and ends up happily with his dream woman.

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On the Edge (2001)

anthology film, Comedy, comedy television program, Drama, Science fiction

Waiter (2006)

black comedy film

Waiter tells the story of Edgar (Alex van Warmerdam), a waiter with a flair for the unfortunate. His sick wife, Ilse (Sylvia Poorta), is overly rude to him. Customers at work constantly bully him and his neighbors make his life impossible.

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The Closer You Get (2000)

Comedy

The Closer You Get (2000) is an Irish romantic comedy set in a small rural village in Ireland. The story follows a group of lonely local men who are frustrated because all the young women have left their village for better opportunities. Tired of being single and ignored, they come up with a wild plan: they send a fake letter to a women’s magazine pretending to be a desperate bachelor asking for help finding a wife.

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Petticoat Pirates (1961)

Comedy

Wren Officer Anne Stevens and the 150 girls under her command are piqued. On the grounds that Wrens can do anything that men can do, at least as well or better, they demand the right to serve at sea in warships. When their request is turned down by the authorities they board a frigate, imprison the skeleton crew, and set off to sea, where they unintentionally become embroiled in a training exercise between British and US fleets...

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A Little Bit of Soul (1998)

Comedy

Richard Shorkinghorn (David Wenham) is a researcher investigating progeria in chickens, and believes his findings could have implications for human aging, but his applications for further funding are rejected. He receives intimations of support from philanthropist Grace Michael (Heather Mitchell), whose husband Godfrey Usher (Geoffrey Rush) is Federal Treasurer, and accepts an invitation to a weekend at their country estate. Complicating matters, Richard's ex-assistant and ex-girlfriend, Kate Haslett (Frances O'Connor), who left him to pursue the same line of research, is competing for funding and is a fellow guest.

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Palm Springs (1936)

Comedy drama

A father and daughter who love to gamble throw a party in honor of her leaving to attend finishing school. However, when she gets to the school she is caught gambling and is promptly expelled. While trying to locate her father in Palm Springs, California, she meets a cowboy named Slim and a wealthy gentleman named George Brittel, whose aunt Letty is totally against gambling.

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Take 2 (2017)

Comedy

On a venture to turn over a new leaf and break away from their past misdemeanours, Ah Hu (Ryan Lian) and his 3 other cellmates consisting of Sha Bao (Gadrick Chin), Mad Dog (Wang Lei) and Jian Ren (Maxi Lim) set up a new Food & Beverage venture selling Japanese Ramen. But being ex-convicts hinder their success and their inability to fit in with society lands them in numerous comical situations. Their clumsiness ultimately causes the business to flounder.

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