Comedies and easy watching
by parallelrealitiesmusic | created - 17 Nov 2016 | updated - 26 Apr 2022 | PublicA list of films to laugh and relax.
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1. Our Man in Havana (1959)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, Burl Ives, Ernie Kovacs
Votes: 6,097
2. Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy
Comedy that follows two brothers from London's rough Peckham estate as they wheel and deal through a number of dodgy deals and search for the big score that'll make them millionaires.
Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Roger Lloyd Pack, Buster Merryfield
Votes: 56,671
3. Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater
Votes: 70,859 | Gross: $10.51M
4. At Middleton (2013)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
Two parents fall in love over the course of a single day while playing hooky from their children's college tour.
Director: Adam Rodgers | Stars: Andy Garcia, Vera Farmiga, Taissa Farmiga, Spencer Rocco Lofranco
Votes: 9,138 | Gross: $0.05M
5. The Front Page (1974)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia
Votes: 15,288 | Gross: $17.30M
6. Masha and the Bear (2007– )
TV-Y | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A retired circus bear settles into the woods and prepares for a quiet new life surrounded by peace and tranquility until he is introduced to an adventurous little girl named Masha.
Stars: Boris Kutnevich, Alina Kukushkina, Kaitlyn McCormick, Varvara Sarantseva
Votes: 3,800
7. Airplane! (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Votes: 260,919 | Gross: $83.40M
8. 'Allo 'Allo! (1982–1992)
45 min | Comedy, History, War
In France during World War II, René Artois runs a small café where Resistance fighters, Gestapo men, German Army officers and escaped Allied POWs interact daily, ignorant of one another's true identity or presence, exasperating René.
Stars: Gorden Kaye, Carmen Silvera, Vicki Michelle, Richard Marner
Votes: 27,041
9. Amarcord (1973)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama
A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Magali Noël, Bruno Zanin, Pupella Maggio, Armando Brancia
Votes: 46,794 | Gross: $0.58M
10. Priceless (2006)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Romance
Jean, a shy waiter who works at a high-end hotel, is mistaken for a young millionaire by the beautiful and intriguing fortune hunter Irene.
Director: Pierre Salvadori | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Marie-Christine Adam, Vernon Dobtcheff
Votes: 33,206 | Gross: $1.50M
11. The Benny Hill Show (1969–1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A skit based show with Benny Hill, often containing smutty humour.
Stars: Benny Hill, Henry McGee, Jackie Wright, Bob Todd
Votes: 5,510
12. Police Squad! (1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
Sight gags, puns and non-sequiturs abound bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Ed Williams, William Duell
Votes: 20,627
13. Tom's Photo Finish (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom has a chunk of the leftover chicken just before his owner George goes to look at the fridge. He threatens to take care of whichever animal did it. Tom frames Spike the dog, but Jerry ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Julie Bennett, Daws Butler, June Foray, William Hanna
Votes: 641
14. Fit to Be Tied (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Jerry removes a tack from Spike's paw. In gratitude, Spike gives Jerry a bell to ring when he's in trouble. Soon, Tom is acting as Jerry's servant. But then the city passes a leash law, and... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Bob Shamrock
Votes: 991
15. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Ricardo Montalban
Votes: 184,780 | Gross: $78.76M
16. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Lieutenant Frank Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson
Votes: 122,125 | Gross: $86.93M
17. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Crime
Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson
Votes: 111,794 | Gross: $51.13M
18. Donald Duck's Summer Magic (1977)
75 min | Animation, Family
Directors: Jack Hannah, Dick Huemer, Jack King, Milt Schaffer | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 46
19. The Benny Hill Show (1957–1960)
60 min | Comedy
The Benny Hill Show 1957.
Stars: Benny Hill, Vivienne Martin, Patricia Hayes, Ronnie Brody
Votes: 689
20. You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Daffy Duck tries to usurp Porky Pig's job through devious means in this wild blend of live action and animation.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Leon Schlesinger, Henry Binder, Gerry Chiniquy
Votes: 1,756
21. Who's Singin' Over There? (1980)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
It's April 5, 1941, somewhere in Serbia. A group of people go on a bus to Belgrade, on a journey that will change their lives forever.
Director: Slobodan Sijan | Stars: Pavle Vuisic, Dragan Nikolic, Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Aleksandar Bercek
Votes: 16,620
22. Na mesto, gradjanine Pokorni! (1964)
94 min | Comedy, Crime
The story of Cule Pokorni, an intimidated, obedient economist devoted to the idea of making society a better place to live.
Director: Radivoje 'Lola' Djukic | Stars: Mija Aleksic, Vera Ilic-Djukic, Miodrag Petrovic-Ckalja, Djokica Milakovic
Votes: 70
23. ALF (1986–1990)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
When an ugly creature, who loves eating cats, crash-lands into the Tanner family's garage, they treat him as a guest and allow him to live with them as he comments on the stupidity of mankind.
Stars: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen
Votes: 39,102
24. Balkan Spy (1984)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Convinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, a man falls into deep paranoia which leads to absurd and destructive chain of events.
Directors: Dusan Kovacevic, Bozidar 'Bota' Nikolic | Stars: Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Bora Todorovic, Mira Banjac, Sonja Savic
Votes: 12,414
25. Bela ladja (2006–2012)
50 min | Comedy
The show parodies Serbian politics. The main character is a stupid, selfish, bad person who tries to climb all the way to the top of the Serbian government; the show also offers a look at the person who work for and with him.
Stars: Ljiljana Dragutinovic, Mina Lazarevic, Nenad Jezdic, Predrag Smiljkovic
Votes: 1,640
26. Kamiondzije (1972–1973)
52 min | Comedy
The adventures of Paja and Jare, the two honest and good-natured truck drivers and partners in business. They meet various people while on the road, which mostly turns out bad for them, but... See full summary »
Stars: Miodrag Petrovic-Ckalja, Pavle Vuisic, Slavka Jerinic, Borivoje Jovanovic
Votes: 2,062
27. Kamiondzije opet voze (1984)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
In the sequel to "Truckers," truck driver Jare builds a new house for his large family. Since he's the only one who works for all of them, he sets himself an impossible mission to pay off ... See full summary »
Director: Milo Djukanovic | Stars: Miodrag Petrovic-Ckalja, Pavle Vuisic, Svetislav 'Bule' Goncic, Sonja Savic
Votes: 1,239
28. Covek sa cetiri noge (1983)
97 min | Comedy
On a New Year's Eve, an aged man who filed a lawsuit against himself gets an unexpected visit by his sexy neighbor, a half-naked lady that had to face the power-cut in the middle of her shower.
Director: Radivoje 'Lola' Djukic | Stars: Mija Aleksic, Milena Dravic, Tanja Boskovic, Djokica Milakovic
Votes: 357
29. Top Secret! (1984)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp, Warren Clarke
Votes: 73,003 | Gross: $20.50M
30. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Crime
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.
Director: Frank Oz | Stars: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers
Votes: 78,010 | Gross: $42.04M
31. The Benny Hill Show (1967 TV Special)
82 min | Comedy, Music
A one-off special from Benny Hill, produced for ATV in 1967, featuring musical numbers from The Seekers (who sing "When Will the Good Apples Fall" and "Music of the World A'Turning") and ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Casson | Stars: Benny Hill, The Seekers, Athol Guy, Keith Potger
Votes: 744
32. Love and Fashion (1960)
105 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
To make money for the aerial review, a group of students organize the fashion program for the "Yugochic" company, doing some small frauds as well.
Director: Ljubomir Radicevic | Stars: Beba Loncar, Dusan Bulajic, Miodrag Petrovic-Ckalja, Mija Aleksic
Votes: 359
33. Trading Places (1983)
R | 116 min | Comedy
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche
Votes: 165,707 | Gross: $90.40M
34. The Simpsons (1989– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner
Votes: 435,585
35. Fritz the Cat (1972)
X | 78 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Fritz drops out of college, starts a riot in Harlem and hits the road with an ex-girlfriend before getting mixed up with domestic terrorists.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Judy Engles
Votes: 14,332 | Gross: $25.00M
36. Balkan ekspres (1983)
102 min | Comedy, War
A group of petty criminals is trying to make some money under the disguise of a musical band in German-occupied Serbia.
Director: Branko Baletic | Stars: Dragan Nikolic, Bora Todorovic, Tanja Boskovic, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic
Votes: 2,819
37. Roman Holiday (1953)
Passed | 118 min | Comedy, Romance
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power
Votes: 147,564
38. To Rome with Love (2012)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Penélope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Elliot Page
Votes: 90,872 | Gross: $16.69M
39. Catch-22 (1970)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, War
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel
Votes: 26,488 | Gross: $24.91M
40. Hot Shots! (1991)
PG-13 | 85 min | Action, Comedy
A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 116,563 | Gross: $69.47M
41. Moon Over Parador (1988)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A U.S. actor gets a gig in South American Parador. When the dictator dies, he's forced to play him for real and gets his mistress. Can they change Parador?
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jonathan Winters
Votes: 6,741 | Gross: $11.44M
42. Sledge Hammer! (1986–1988)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Comedy
The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem.
Stars: David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, Leslie Morris
Votes: 7,519
43. The Benny Hill Show (1955–1968)
60 min | Comedy
British comedy TV variety series starring Benny Hill containing episodes aired for the BBC (1955-1968).
Stars: Benny Hill, Jeremy Hawk, Patricia Hayes, Peter Vernon
Votes: 960
44. Stiff Upper Lips (1997)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Spoofs Merchant-Ivory films: Aunt Agnes (Prunella Scales) tries to force Emily (Georgina Cates) to marry boring Cedric Trilling (Robert Portal) by taking her to Italy and India in hopes will forget about handsome George (Sean Pertwee).
Director: Gary Sinyor | Stars: David Artus, Kevin Furlong, Nicholas Selby, John Boswall
Votes: 1,155 | Gross: $0.07M
45. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Frances O'Connor, Reese Witherspoon
Votes: 24,726 | Gross: $8.38M
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