My 25 Favorite Comedies
A list of my twenty five favorite comedies of all time.
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- DirectorJ.B. RogersStarsJason BiggsSeann William ScottShannon ElizabethJim and his friends are now in college, and they decide to meet up at the beach house for some fun.The best of the American Pie collection, American Pie 2 features an all around all star performance. The same characters come back, but this time with even funnier antics. The movie follows a continuous train of laughs with almost no downtime.
- DirectorJeff SchafferAlec BergDavid MandelStarsScott MechlowiczJacob PittsMichelle TrachtenbergDumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.Another hilarious movie, Eurotrip follows the crazy antics of a group of high school grads traveling through Europe. Funny from start to finish.
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsBreckin MeyerSeann William ScottAmy SmartFour college buddies embark on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a female friend.Road trip reinforces my point that movies with the word "trip" are usually hilarious. Road trip follows four friends traveling across the U.S. to try to stop an explicit from reaching the main character's girlfriend. Along the way they find themselves in all kinds of hilarious scenarios and predicaments all narrated by their crazy friend and roommate back in Ithaca. Road Trip is an all around hilarious movie.
- DirectorPaul WeitzChris WeitzStarsJason BiggsChris KleinThomas Ian NicholasFour teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.You can't beat the original especially when it comes to American Pie. A real classic, American Pie started the trend of raunchy, funny, and obscene comedies.
- DirectorHugh WilsonStarsSteve GuttenbergG.W. BaileyKim CattrallThe mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.Another funny movie that focuses on a the training of a large group of new police recruits. Police Academy perfectly synthesizes new comedy humor with old comedy humor.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiKaren AllenTom HulceAt a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.Another classic, Animal House is the movie that redefined the term comedy.
- DirectorGreg MottolaStarsMichael CeraJonah HillChristopher Mintz-PlasseTwo co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.A list of the best comedies wouldn't be complete without Superbad. An over the top-raunchy comedy, Superbad provides multiple laughs and a interesting plot line.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerJohn TurturroEmmanuelle ChriquiAn Israeli Special Forces Soldier fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York City as a hair stylist.What do you get when mix an arrogant mossad agent with New York City? You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Adam Sandler stars, playing the role of the Zohan perfectly in this screwball comedy.
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsJesse EisenbergEmma StoneWoody HarrelsonA shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.The exceptional narrative that is both witty and humorous would've been enough, but when you throw in a gun-loving redneck, a few women, and a bunch of zombies you have a hilarious masterpiece.
- DirectorJesse DylanStarsJason BiggsAlyson HanniganSeann William ScottIt's the wedding of Jim and Michelle and the gathering of their families and friends, including Jim's old friends from high school and Michelle's little sister.American Weeding has all the usual American Pie antics except this time Jim is getting married.
- DirectorNicholas StollerStarsKristen BellJason SegelPaul RuddDevastated Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.After a hard break up with his long time girlfriend, Sarah Marshall, Peter decides to take a trip to Hawaii only to wind up the same hotel as his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. The movie is generally pretty funny especially the dinner segment towards the end of the movie.
- DirectorAndrew WallerStarsJohn WhiteChristopher McDonaldJake SiegelErik and Cooze start college and pledge the Beta House fraternity, presided over by none other than legendary Dwight Stifler.One would think that after this many American Pie that it would've lost all originality, but American Pie Beta House shows that to be nothing more than a fallacy. With the outrageous antics of the original American Pies set in a crazy frat house, American Pie Beta House retains the greatness of the originals while still shaping its own unique identity.
- DirectorJeff KanewStarsRobert CarradineAnthony EdwardsTimothy BusfieldAt Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.Revenge of the Nerds is an absolute classic. It tells the tell of a group of nerds who are exiled from their dorm, and start up their own fraternity.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsChevy ChaseRodney DangerfieldBill MurrayAn exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.Another classic, Caddyshack is generally a pretty funny movie. Rodney Dangerfield's character is absolutely hilarious. This coupled with a judge with a temper and a crazy gopher hunter creates a hilarious movie.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsAdam SandlerChristopher McDonaldJulie BowenAfter his grandmothers house is repossessed by the IRS, bad tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmothers house back.Another good performance by Adam Sandler who plays an ex-hockey player who turns to pro-golf to save his grandmother's house. The movie has tons of humorous moments (especially when he's learning to play golf).
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsZach GalifianakisBradley CooperJustin BarthaThree buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.The Hangover has some very funny moments and crazy antics as a group three friends attempt to recall what they did the previous night and what happened to their friend.
- DirectorDavid WainStarsPaul RuddSeann William ScottElizabeth BanksWild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.These guys truly are the best role models.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsMatthew MacfadyenPeter DinklageEwen BremnerChaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.Death at a Funeral is a funny and witty British-comedy. Death at a Funeral follows the funeral service of the deceased patriarch of a British a family. Dark secrets begin to bubble up resulting in a good movie with sophisticated humor.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenKen DavitianLuenellKazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.Funny and best of all real.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab CallowayJake Blues rejoins with his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.Indescribably funny, you have to watch this movie.
- DirectorSteven BrillStarsAdam SandlerWinona RyderJohn TurturroA sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.Stellar performance by Adam Sandler who plays a poor man from a small town who suddenly becomes rich.
- DirectorTamra DavisStarsAdam SandlerDarren McGavinBridgette Wilson-SamprasIn order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.Funny, raunchy, and juvenile humor.
- DirectorJoe RothStarsRobert CarradineCurtis ArmstrongLarry B. ScottThe rising college nerds set out to a convention in Florida, but are not welcomed by the Alpha Beta representatives.Revenge of the Nerds II picks up where the original leaves off. This time the nerds travel down to Florida for the national fraternity convention, but they soon find that they have a whole new array of problems.
- DirectorSteve PinkStarsJustin LongJonah HillBlake LivelyA high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.What do you do when you aren't accepted to the college you wanted to go to? Create your own college of course!
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsCleavon LittleGene WilderSlim PickensIn order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.Blazing saddles is another classic, directed by Mel Brooks, Blazing Saddles is a great satire on westerns. There are tons of funny jokes and antics.