Comedies
Whether satire or slapstick, eliciting giggles or guffaws, a vast array of farcical flicker shows await you. It's enough to make even the sourest cinephile smile.
| Spine # | Title | Director | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 |
|
À nous la liberté | René Clair | France, | 1931 |
| 1166 |
|
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom, | 1988 |
| 1185 |
|
After Hours | Martin Scorsese | United States, | 1985 |
|
Androcles and the Lion | Chester Erskine | United Kingdom, | 1952 | |
| 1153 |
|
Arsenic and Old Lace | Frank Capra | United States, | 1944 |
|
As Long as You’ve Got Your Health | Pierre Etaix | France, | 1966 | |
| 78 |
|
The Bank Dick | Edward Cline | United States, | 1940 |
| 807 |
|
Barcelona | Whit Stillman | United States, | 1994 |
| 611 |
|
Being John Malkovich | Spike Jonze | United States, | 1999 |
| 113 |
|
Big Deal on Madonna Street | Mario Monicelli | Italy, | 1958 |
| 121 |
|
Billy Liar | John Schlesinger | United Kingdom, | 1963 |
| 606 |
|
Blithe Spirit | David Lean | United Kingdom, | 1945 |
| 450 |
|
Bottle Rocket | Wes Anderson | United States, | 1996 |
| 305 |
|
Boudu Saved from Drowning | Jean Renoir | France, | 1932 |
| 51 |
|
Brazil | Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom, | 1985 |
| 905 |
|
The Breakfast Club | John Hughes | United States, | 1985 |
| 1085 |
|
Bringing Up Baby | Howard Hawks | United States, | 1938 |
| 552 |
|
Broadcast News | James L. Brooks | United States, | 1987 |
| 671 |
|
La Cage aux Folles | Edouard Molinaro | France, | 1978 |
|
Chafed Elbows | Robert Downey Sr. | United States, | 1966 | |
| 57 |
|
Charade | Stanley Donen | United States, | 1963 |
| 75 |
|
Chasing Amy | Kevin Smith | United States, | 1997 |
| 1256 |
|
Choose Me | Alan Rudolph | United States, | 1984 |
| 996 |
|
The Circus | Charles Chaplin | United States, | 1928 |
|
Circus Angel | Albert Lamorisse | France, | 1965 | |
| 680 |
|
City Lights | Charles Chaplin | United States, | 1931 |
| 997 |
|
Cluny Brown | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1946 |
| 1275 |
|
A Confucian Confusion / Mahjong: Two Films by Edward Yang | |||
| 1250 |
|
Crossing Delancey | Joan Micklin Silver | United States, | 1988 |
| 1157 |
|
Daisies | Věra Chytilová | Czechoslovakia, | 1966 |
| 540 |
|
The Darjeeling Limited | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2007 |
| 1001 |
|
The Daytrippers | Greg Mottola | Canada, | 1996 |
| 336 |
|
Dazed and Confused | Richard Linklater | United States, | 1993 |
| 1071 |
|
Defending Your Life | Albert Brooks | United States, | 1991 |
| 592 |
|
Design for Living | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1933 |
|
Désiré | Sacha Guitry | France, | 1937 | |
| 1024 |
|
Destry Rides Again | George Marshall | United States, | 1939 |
| 102 |
|
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie | Luis Buñuel | France, | 1972 |
| 286 |
|
Divorce Italian Style | Pietro Germi | Italy, | 1961 |
|
The Doom Generation | Gregg Araki | United States, | 1995 | |
| 821 |
|
Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | Stanley Kubrick | United States, | 1964 |
| 625 |
|
Eating Raoul | Paul Bartel | United States, | 1982 |
| 904 |
|
Election | Alexander Payne | United States, | 1999 |
| 244 |
|
Elena and Her Men | Jean Renoir | France, | 1956 |
| 700 |
|
Fantastic Mr. Fox | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2009 |
| 175 |
|
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Terry Gilliam | United States, | 1998 |
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The Fearless Hyena | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong, | 1979 | |
|
Fearless Hyena II | Chan Chuen | Hong Kong, | 1983 | |
| 929 |
|
Female Trouble | John Waters | United States, | 1974 |
| 764 |
|
The Fisher King | Terry Gilliam | United States, | 1991 |
| 42 |
|
Fishing with John | John Lurie | United States, | 1992 |
| 681 |
|
Frances Ha | Noah Baumbach | United States, | 2013 |
| 1282 |
|
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2021 |
| 703 |
|
The Freshman | Sam Taylor and Fred Newmeyer | United States, | 1925 |
| 1125 |
|
The Funeral | Juzo Itami | Japan, | 1984 |
| 1240 |
|
Funny Girl | William Wyler | United States, | 1968 |
| 1120 |
|
The Girl Can’t Help It | Frank Tashlin | United States, | 1956 |
| 1055 |
|
Girlfriends | Claudia Weill | United States, | 1978 |
| 615 |
|
The Gold Rush | Charles Chaplin | United States, | 1942 |
| 242 |
|
The Golden Coach | Jean Renoir | France, | 1953 |
| 84 |
|
Good Morning | Yasujiro Ozu | Japan, | 1959 |
| 800 |
|
The Graduate | Mike Nichols | United States, | 1967 |
|
Le grand amour | Pierre Etaix | France, | 1969 | |
| 1025 |
|
The Grand Budapest Hotel | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2014 |
| 565 |
|
The Great Dictator | Charles Chaplin | United States, | 1940 |
|
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Chan Chi-hwa | Hong Kong, | 1978 | |
| 1235 |
|
Happiness | Todd Solondz | United States, | 1998 |
| 711 |
|
A Hard Day’s Night | Richard Lester | United Kingdom, | 1964 |
| 608 |
|
Harold and Maude | Hal Ashby | United States, | 1971 |
|
The Hawks and the Sparrows | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Italy, | 1966 | |
| 544 |
|
Head | Bob Rafelson | United States, | 1968 |
| 819 |
|
Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Alexander Hall | United States, | 1941 |
| 291 |
|
Heaven Can Wait | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1943 |
| 461 |
|
Hobson’s Choice | David Lean | United Kingdom, | 1954 |
| 1173 |
|
Hollywood Shuffle | Robert Townsend | United States, | 1987 |
| 154 |
|
The Horse’s Mouth | Ronald Neame | United Kingdom, | 1958 |
| 1287 |
|
House Party | Reginald Hudlin | United States, | 1990 |
| 120 |
|
How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Bruce Robinson | United Kingdom, | 1989 |
| 676 |
|
I Married a Witch | René Clair | United States, | 1942 |
| 967 |
|
I Wanna Hold Your Hand | Robert Zemeckis | United States, | 1978 |
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I Was Born, But . . . | Yasujiro Ozu | Japan, | 1932 | |
| 823 |
|
The In-Laws | Arthur Hiller | United States, | 1979 |
|
The Innocent | Louis Garrel | France, | 2022 | |
| 1281 |
|
Isle of Dogs | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2018 |
| 736 |
|
It Happened One Night | Frank Capra | United States, | 1934 |
| 692 |
|
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World | Stanley Kramer | United States, | 1963 |
| 903 |
|
Jabberwocky | Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom, | 1977 |
| 1247 |
|
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Richard Pryor | United States, | 1986 |
| 730 |
|
Jour de fête | Jacques Tati | France, | 1949 |
| 799 |
|
The Kid | Charles Chaplin | United States, | 1921 |
| 349 |
|
Kicking and Screaming | Noah Baumbach | United States, | 1995 |
| 964 |
|
The Kid Brother | Ted Wilde | United States, | 1927 |
| 325 |
|
Kind Hearts and Coronets | Robert Hamer | United Kingdom, | 1949 |
| 103 |
|
The Lady Eve | Preston Sturges | United States, | 1941 |
| 485 |
|
The Last Days of Disco | Whit Stillman | United States, | 1998 |
|
Leningrad Cowboys Go America | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, | 1989 | |
|
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, | 1994 | |
| 300 |
|
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2004 |
| 994 |
|
Local Hero | Bill Forsyth | United Kingdom, | 1983 |
|
The Love Parade | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1929 | |
| 887 |
|
Lost in America | Albert Brooks | United States, | 1985 |
| 110 |
|
Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday | Jacques Tati | France, | 1953 |
| 424 |
|
Mafioso | Alberto Lattuada | Italy, | 1962 |
| 1026 |
|
Me and You and Everyone We Know | Miranda July | United States, | 2005 |
| 326 |
|
Metropolitan | Whit Stillman | United States, | 1990 |
| 1266 |
|
Midnight | Mitchell Leisen | United States, | 1939 |
| 402 |
|
The Milky Way | Luis Buñuel | France, | 1969 |
| 72 |
|
Le million | René Clair | France, | 1931 |
| 1119 |
|
Miracle in Milan | Vittorio De Sica | Italy, | 1951 |
| 543 |
|
Modern Times | Charles Chaplin | United States, | 1936 |
| 111 |
|
Mon oncle | Jacques Tati | France, | 1958 |
| 652 |
|
Monsieur Verdoux | Charles Chaplin | United States, | 1947 |
|
Monte Carlo | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1930 | |
| 61 |
|
Monty Python’s Life of Brian | Terry Jones | United Kingdom, | 1979 |
| 776 |
|
Moonrise Kingdom | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2012 |
| 1056 |
|
Moonstruck | Norman Jewison | United States, | 1987 |
| 1232 |
|
Mother | Albert Brooks | United States, | 1996 |
|
Mr. Freedom | William Klein | France, | 1969 | |
|
My Lucky Stars | Sammo Hung | Hong Kong, | 1985 | |
| 114 |
|
My Man Godfrey | Gregory La Cava | United States, | 1936 |
| 1300 |
|
Network | Sidney Lumet | United States, | 1976 |
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Nowhere | Gregg Araki | United States, | 1997 | |
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One Hour with You | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1932 | |
|
One Hundred and One Nights | Agnès Varda | France, | 1995 | |
| 922 |
|
The Other Side of Hope | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, | 2017 |
| 742 |
|
The Palm Beach Story | Preston Sturges | United States, | 1942 |
| 1241 |
|
Paper Moon | Peter Bogdanovich | United States, | 1973 |
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Passing Fancy | Yasujiro Ozu | Japan, | 1933 | |
|
The Pearls of the Crown | Sacha Guitry | France, | 1937 | |
| 290 |
|
The Phantom of Liberty | Luis Buñuel | France, | 1974 |
| 901 |
|
The Philadelphia Story | George Cukor | United States, | 1940 |
| 1131 |
|
Pink Flamingos | John Waters | United States, | 1972 |
| 812 |
|
The Player | Robert Altman | United States, | 1992 |
| 112 |
|
PlayTime | Jacques Tati | France, | 1967 |
| 948 |
|
The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner | United States, | 1987 |
|
Putney Swope | Robert Downey Sr. | United States, | 1969 | |
| 891 |
|
La poison | Sacha Guitry | France, | 1951 |
| 995 |
|
Polyester | John Waters | United States, | 1981 |
| 843 |
|
Punch-Drunk Love | Paul Thomas Anderson | United States, | 2002 |
| 85 |
|
Pygmalion | Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard | United Kingdom, | 1938 |
|
Quadrille | Sacha Guitry | France, | 1938 | |
| 1231 |
|
Real Life | Albert Brooks | United States, | 1979 |
|
The Red Balloon | Albert Lamorisse | France, | 1956 | |
| 654 |
|
Repo Man | Alex Cox | United States, | 1984 |
| 1227 |
|
Risky Business | Paul Brickman | United States, | 1983 |
| 157 |
|
The Royal Tenenbaums | Wes Anderson | United States, | 2001 |
| 132 |
|
The Ruling Class | Peter Medak | United Kingdom, | 1972 |
| 65 |
|
Rushmore | Wes Anderson | United States, | 1998 |
| 662 |
|
Safety Last! | Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor | United States, | 1923 |
| 1276 |
|
Saving Face | Alice Wu | United States, | 2004 |
| 199 |
|
Schizopolis | Steven Soderbergh | United States, | 1996 |
| 237 |
|
Smiles of a Summer Night | Ingmar Bergman | Sweden, | 1955 |
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The Smiling Lieutenant | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1931 | |
| 353 |
|
Sólo con tu pareja | Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico, | 1991 |
| 950 |
|
Some Like It Hot | Billy Wilder | United States, | 1959 |
| 563 |
|
Something Wild | Jonathan Demme | United States, | 1986 |
| 707 |
|
Il sorpasso | Dino Risi | Italy, | 1962 |
| 788 |
|
Speedy | Ted Wilde | United States, | 1928 |
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Spiritual Kung Fu | Lo Wei | Hong Kong, | 1978 | |
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The Story of a Cheat | Sacha Guitry | France, | 1936 | |
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Stowaway in the Sky | Albert Lamorisse | France, | 1960 | |
|
The Suitor | Pierre Etaix | France, | 1963 | |
| 118 |
|
Sullivan’s Travels | Preston Sturges | United States, | 1941 |
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A Tale of Springtime | Eric Rohmer | France, | 1990 | |
|
A Tale of Summer | Eric Rohmer | France, | 1996 | |
|
A Tale of Autumn | Eric Rohmer | France, | 1998 | |
| 12 |
|
This Is Spinal Tap | Rob Reiner | United States, | 1984 |
| 589 |
|
Three Colors: White | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Poland, | 1994 |
| 722 |
|
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain, | 1990 |
| 37 |
|
Time Bandits | Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom, | 1981 |
| 597 |
|
Tiny Furniture | Lena Dunham | United States, | 2010 |
| 670 |
|
To Be or Not to Be | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1942 |
| 1213 |
|
To Die For | Gus Van Sant | United States, | 1995 |
|
Tokyo Chorus | Yasujiro Ozu | Japan, | 1931 | |
| 738 |
|
Tootsie | Sydney Pollack | United States, | 1982 |
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Totally F***ed Up | Gregg Araki | United States, | 1993 | |
| 439 |
|
Trafic | Jacques Tati | France, | 1971 |
| 1204 |
|
Trainspotting | Danny Boyle | United Kingdom, | 1996 |
| 1178 |
|
Triangle of Sadness | Ruben Östlund | Sweden, | 2022 |
| 170 |
|
Trouble in Paradise | Ernst Lubitsch | United States, | 1932 |
| 292 |
|
Unfaithfully Yours | Preston Sturges | United States, | 1948 |
| 423 |
|
Walker | Alex Cox | United States, | 1987 |
| 1161 |
|
WALL·E | Andrew Stanton | United States, | 2008 |
| 1094 |
|
Watermelon Man | Melvin Van Peebles | United States, | 1970 |
| 1184 |
|
The Watermelon Woman | Cheryl Dunye | United States, | 1996 |
| 79 |
|
W. C. Fields—Six Short Films | Monte Brice, Clyde Bruckman, Edwin Middleton, Leslie Pearce, and Arthur Ripley | United States, | 1933 |
| 189 |
|
The White Sheik | Federico Fellini | Italy, | 1952 |
| 119 |
|
Withnail and I | Bruce Robinson | United Kingdom, | 1987 |
| 867 |
|
Woman of the Year | George Stevens | United States, | 1942 |
| 855 |
|
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain, | 1988 |
| 1132 |
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The Worst Person in the World | Joachim Trier | Norway, | 2021 |
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Xala | Ousmane Sembène | Senegal, | 1975 | |
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The Young Master | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong, | 1980 | |
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Yoyo | Pierre Etaix | France, | 1965 |