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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. 24,304 films · Page 642.

The Hunted (2015)

Comedy horror

In Los Angeles, unsuccessful actor Bob (Chapin) is bitten by a vampire, Susan (Ganderton), who is the daughter of a crazed vigilante slayer. Consequently, Bob becomes one of the "hunted", a small group of humans who have been bitten by vampires but have not turned into vampires. They use cold steel and fighting techniques to fend off vampires.

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The Gang's All Here (1939)

Comedy drama, musical film

John Forrest is a top investigator for the Stamford Insurance Company. Retiring from the firm, he intends to devote the rest of his life to writing detective fiction, but his plan is foiled when his former employers are robbed of $1,000,000 in jewels belonging to foreign potentate Prince Homouska. With the help of his befuddled butler Treadwell, Forrest follows the trail of clues to American gangster boss Chadwick, capturing his quarry with a variety of slapstick subterfuges.

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Lucky Ghost (1942)

Comedy horror, comedy thriller, race film

Washington Delaware Jones has never done much good for his town, and ultimately he is ordered by a judge to leave for good. In following the judge's order he brings his friend and collaborator Jefferson, and the two men go on a search for a new place to live. Both lack professional experience and start thinking about what kind of jobs they might get.

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Jucy (2010)

female buddy film, romantic comedy

Jucy is a "womantic" comedy about best friends Jackie (Cindy Nelson) and Lucy (Francesca Gasteen). They're in their mid twenties but not much has changed since high school. Jackie's social anxiety is still not under control and she remains incapable of a mature relationship with a man; Lucy hasn't finished either of the university degrees she started and still lives with her mother.

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Little Papa (1935)

Comedy

Although Spanky would like to play football with the rest of the gang, he is stuck at home taking care of his baby sister. Hoping to lull the kid to sleep, thereby allowing himself to sneak out of the house, Spanky tries all sorts of "sure-fire" beddie-bye methods. But neither he nor his co-conspirator "Alfalfa" are able to coerce the little brat into drifting off to dreamland—though they do briefly fall asleep themselves.

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Old Clothes (1925)

Drama, silent film

Tim Kelly and Max Ginsberg have struck it rich by investing in copper stock. But when the stock takes a dive, they are compelled to go back into their former profession — junk dealers. They take in the destitute Mary Riley as a boarder and she hits it off so well with them that she winds up becoming a partner in their rag & junk company.

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Reform School (1939)

Comedy drama, race film

Beavers plays Mother Barton, a probation officer of a large city who believes in a plan for an "honor system" at a reform school. When the previous superintendent of the school is ousted, she becomes superintendent and must address a brutal guard, the previous superintendent's henchmen and students at the school. The film marked the debut of the Harlem Tuff Kids, a group that included Eugene Jackson, DeForrest Covan, Eddie Lynn and Bob Simmons.

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Little Iodine (1946)

Comedy

Little Iodine (Marlowe) stays true to her comic strip nature in this film, where she does her best to break up the marriage of her parents "the Tremblechins" (Cavanaugh and Ryan), ruin a romance between Janis and Marc (Whitney and Cramer), and cost her father his job. Unlike her comic-based character, however, Iodine has a change of heart and sets out to right the wrongs.

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But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)

Comedy

Max Clement and his father Florian, short of money, take advantage of wealthy British women by romancing them. Max's problem is that he is far more attracted to more attractive women, ones without the means to support him. While seeing a pleasant but plain Lady Joan Culver socially, Max is introduced to Austrian widow Rosine Brown, quickly falling in love with her.

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Wise Girl (1937)

romantic comedy

Susan Fletcher and her millionaire father, Simon, are eager to take care of her late sister's two daughters, Joan and Katie, but her deceased brother-in-law's will placed them in the custody of his brother, John O'Halloran. Mr. Fletcher's lawyers inform him that there is nothing they can do, unless John can be shown to be unemployed.

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Little Big Shot (1935)

Comedy drama, Crime

Mortimer Thompson and Steve Craig are a pair of sidewalk confidence men working Broadway one step ahead of the police selling phony watches. Broke, they arrange to have dinner with Gibbs, an old friend, thinking that he will help them with some money. However, Gibbs is broke as well and thinks that Steve and Mortimer can help him.

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Bowery Bombshell (1946)

Comedy

Sweet Shop owner Louie needs to raise $300. The Boys try to sell their jalopy to raise the money, but are unable to because the car falls apart when they try to show it to a prospective buyer. They decide to go to the bank and take a loan out on it, but just as they arrive the bank is robbed.

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