The Definitive - 10 Most Underrated Comedy Movies
by sandy1873 | created - 05 Apr 2013 | updated - 05 Apr 2013 | PublicThis list in no order of preference, has the top 10 most underrated 'hollywood' comedies ever made. That means they were either ridiculed or forgotten immediately upon release.
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1. To Be or Not to Be (1983)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, War
At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis.
Director: Alan Johnson | Stars: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Ronny Graham, Estelle Reiner
Votes: 12,029 | Gross: $13.03M
Those who say The Producers is Mel Brook's best film, obviously aren't fans of his output. The king of comedy (bar none) hits comedic nirvana with this remake, a remake of a good film, but that's not a crime. REMAKES CAN BE BETTER than the original you know!
2. Fletch Lives (1989)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Julianne Phillips, R. Lee Ermey
Votes: 23,240 | Gross: $35.15M
Fletch was a good movie and underrated, but Fletch lives is a brilliant movie and worringly underrated. One of Chase's finest.
3. 1941 (1979)
PG | 118 min | Action, Comedy, War
Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Treat Williams, Nancy Allen
Votes: 36,247 | Gross: $31.76M
Often said to be Speilberg's worst film, 2 stars.......
Watch it again and I can gaurentee you will enjoy it.
4. Running Scared (1986)
R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer who nearly killed them in the past.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel
Votes: 14,980 | Gross: $38.50M
Billy Crystal and the late great Gregory Hines, there has NEVER been a better comedy/action duo.
5. Coupe de Ville (1990)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Three bickering brothers who don't get along reluctantly go on a cross country road trip together to deliver a car in time for their mother's birthday.
Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Patrick Dempsey, Arye Gross, Daniel Stern, Annabeth Gish
Votes: 2,662 | Gross: $0.72M
Not just underrated, this is practically unknown. However if you watch it, not only will you enjoy it, it may change your life.
6. Small Time Crooks (2000)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime
A loser of a crook and his wife strike it rich when a botched bank job's cover business becomes a spectacular success.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant, Carolyn Saxon
Votes: 40,634 | Gross: $17.07M
"Made during Woody Allen's bad period" - nonesense - This is actually a very funny, clever and silly film which I love.
7. Back to School (1986)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.
Director: Alan Metter | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon
Votes: 36,160 | Gross: $91.26M
It was never going to win any oscars for originality, but with Rodney at the helm, it was his funniest film after Caddyshack.
8. Clue (1985)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up.
Director: Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 109,214 | Gross: $14.64M
Slapstick, farce and enormous fun throughout.
9. House (1985)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A troubled writer moves into a haunted house after inheriting it from his aunt.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: William Katt, Kay Lenz, George Wendt, Richard Moll
Votes: 29,958 | Gross: $19.44M
If you like smart, scary and very funny, watch this, another 80's classic.
10. Midnight Run (1988)
R | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton
Votes: 94,174 | Gross: $38.41M
Ok, maybe an action film, fare enough but this action film is extremely funny and is underrated in both genres.
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