The Top 10 Comedy Movies to Watch on Netflix
Netflix has a huge library of movies in all genres, if you are in the mood for a drama movie, you are searching for a horror movie to watch with your friends or family, or you’re in the mood for action or a thriller, you can always find what you want. Sometimes you just want to laugh on a stupid comedy, and of course, Netflix got you covered. The streaming service has a variety of comedy movies, and stand up comedy shows that will make you laugh your head off. In this article, we will focus on movies so if you are still having some trouble picking up a movie, then we are here to help you. In this article, we prepared for you a list with the top 10 comedy movies on Netflix. Enjoy!
1.Murder Mystery (2019)
Murder Mystery is an American comedy-mystery movie directed by Kyle Newacheck and stars Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. The movie tells the story of a New York cop and his wife who decided to go on a 15 years-late honeymoon to Europe to add some spice to their marriage. On their way to Italy, they meet an elderly billionaire who invites them to a party on his private yacht. Things go wrong, and they end up as suspects in a murder that happened on the yacht. The movie was released on Netflix on 14th of July with no theatrical release. The streaming service reported on 18th of July that 30.9 million households watched the movie in the first 72 hours, which was the biggest opening weekend in the company’s history.
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2.Pineapple Express (2008)
Pineapple Express is an American action comedy movie directed by David Gordon Green and starring Seth Rogan and James Franco. The movie tells the story of Stoner Dale Denton who is played by Seth Rogan, while smoking with his dealer, they accidentally witness a murder by a mob and corrupt police officer, and they are forced to run away. While on the run, Denton leaves his roach containing Pineapple Express, a rare strain of marijuana which can lead to them. The movie was released in 2008 and was a huge success. James Franco got nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in the movie.
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3.The Hangover (2009)
The Hangover is an American comedy movie directed by Todd Phillips, The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong. The movie tells the story of four friends who travel to Las Vegas to celebrate the bachelor party for their friend Phill. The next morning, the three friends wake up in the hotel room with Phill missing, and no memory of what happened last night. Now the three friends have to go find their friend while hungover and with so little clues. The wild trip to find the groom before the wedding involves a lot of unexpected drama and funny moments. The movie was released in 2009, and then a sequel was released in 2011, and a third and final sequel was released in 2013, but none of the second two movies made the same success that the first movie made. All three movies are available on Netflix.
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4.We’re the Millers (2013)
We’re the Millers is an American comedy movie directed by Rawson M. Thurber and starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, Will Poulter. The movie tells the story of a local drug dealer who gets assigned a mission to smuggle some drugs from Mexico. The drug dealer convinces his neighbors to pretend to be his family and go to Mexico with him. The movie is full of humor and was nominated to 6 MTV Movie Awards and won two of them.
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5.Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Dirty Grandpa is an American comedy movie. The movie was directed by Dan Mazer and it stars Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, and Zoey Deutch. The movie is about a young lawyer who is getting married to his Boss’s controlling daughter in one week. He gets to drive his grandpa to Florida for a Spring break full of parties and fun. While Zac (the lawyer) is worried about his upcoming wedding, his dirty-mouthed grandpa is trying to show him how to live his life properly.
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6.The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
The 40-Year-Old Virgin is an American sex comedy film directed by Judd Apatow, and it stars Steve Carell. The movie tells the story of Andy Stitzer, who is 40 years old, works as a stock supervisor at an electronics store, and he is still a virgin. Andy likes to spend his free time at home playing video games, and he is awkward around women. His friends decide to push him to interact with women more in order for him to lose his virginity. The movie received a lot of positive reviews and opened No.1 in the US. Box Office.
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7.Zombieland (2009)
Zombieland is an American post-apocalyptic horror comedy movie directed by Ruben Fleischer. It stars Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. The movie tells the story of a college student who is trying to survive after a zombie apocalypse when he meets three strangers. With no place to hide permanently from the zombies, the four survivors decide to take a long road trip along the U.S. southern borders to find a zombie-free area. The movie was nominated to more than 10 movie awards winning 6 of them.
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8.Hot Fuzz(2007)
Hot Fuzz is an English action comedy movie directed by Edgar Wright, it stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. The movie tells the story of two police officers who are trying to solve a series of mysterious crimes in Sandford, a village in the West Country in England. In order to develop the script of this movie, more than 100 action movies were used as an inspiration. Hot Fuzz is the second movie in The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy which consists of Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World’s End (2013). All three movies were directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. out of the trilogy, Hot Fuzz was the most successful movie. Both Hot Fuzz and The World’s End are available on Netflix.
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9.Get Smart (2008)
Get Smart is an American action spy comedy movie directed by Peter Segal. It stars Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, and Alan Arkin. The movie is based on Mel Brooks and Buck Henry’s TV series of the same name. The movie tells the story of Maxwell Smart who is an analyst, but his dream is to be a field agent. Under hard circumstances, his boss promotes him into a field agent fulfilling his dream. Now Smart has to work the agent 99 with his inexperience, excitement, and enthusiasm. A spin-off was released on DVD under the title Get Smart’s Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control just 11 days after the release of the parent movie. The spin-off events go simultaneously with the original movie’s event and allow the viewer to look at a different side of the story.
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10.Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop is an American comedy film directed by Steve Carr. The movie stars Kevin James as the Mall Cop Paul Blart who dreamed of joining the New Jersey State Police, but due to his medical condition, he fails the police exam. To stay in shape for the next exam, Blart starts working as a security guard at a shopping mall. While everyone expects his job to be easy, Blart finds himself in the middle of a mastermind plan to rob the whole mall and his duty is to stop that from happening. A sequel of the movie titled Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 was released in 2015.
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Note: [While not all the movies in our list are Netflix Films, some of them might be removed from the platform due to the copy and distribution rights. in case you didn’t find what any of these movies, you can check our full list of all Netflix Films in 2019]
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