Who doesn’t like comedy movies, right? They are fun, light, and entertaining – great for taking a break, especially after a hard day of work. Choosing a comedy movie to watch on Netflix can be a bit challenging though, especially with its growing list of movies (a good problem to have, of course, but still…). So, to make your life easier (and your relaxation time funnier, and more relaxing), we have put together a giant list of the best comedy Netflix movies.
These 50 comedy Netflix movies are the funniest of the comedy movies on Netflix right now, and that’s not just based on our personal opinion by the way. We also took on board the feedback of our own reader focus group, as well as the information from the biggest database on movies – IMDB. In case you are interested to learn more about your research process, the details are included below the list.
These comedy Netflix movies feature nearly all the comedy movie heavyweights. Here is a shortlist of a few you might recognise (some of the major comedy movie actors whose movies are on this list): Adam Sandler, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Aniston, Jackie Chan, Jonah Hill, Chris Tucker, Cameron Diaz, Zac Efron, Sacha Baron Cohen, Melissa McCarthy, Sandra Bullock, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Jordan, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sandra Bullock, Emma Stone. There’s even one with Michael Jordan! But that’s not all, as there are movies with many other promising comedy actors too. As for types, there are comedy movies in nearly every genre on the list.
The bottom line is, no matter your preference for the type of comedy movies you like, or the comedy movie actors you are a fan of, there is something here for everyone.Â
So without any further wait, let’s get started on the countdown!
(By the way, this is a must-read if you are a comedy movie fan. Just saying!)
The Best Comedy Movies on Netflix Right Now
Here is the list of the funniest comedy Netflix movies.
Note: The list is organised in ascending order, so the highest-rated comedy Netflix movie is at the end (you can also find more details about the research towards the bottom of the article).
Sextuplets
Release year: 2019
Rating: 4.4
Duration: 1h 37min
Main actors: Marlon Wayans, Bresha Webb, Michael Ian Black
Director: Michael Tiddes
Trailer: Watch here
Kangaroo Jack
Release year: 2003
Rating: 4.4
Duration: 1h 29min
Main actors: Anthony Anderson, Jerry O’Connell, Estella Warren
Director: David McNally
Trailer: Watch here
Little Man
Release year: 2006
Rating: 4.4
Duration: 1h 38min
Main actors: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Kerry Washington
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Trailer: Watch here
The Ridiculous 6
Release year: 2015
Rating: 4.8
Duration: 1h 59min
Main actors: Adam Sandler, Terry Crews, Jorge Garcia
Director: Frank Coraci
Trailer: Watch here
Land of the Lost
Release year: 2009
Rating: 5.3
Duration: 1h 42min
Main actors: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel
Director: Brad Silberling
Trailer: Watch here
Wine Country
Release year: 2009
Rating: 5.4
Duration: 1h 43min
Main actors: Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer
Director: Amy Poehler
Trailer: Watch here
Game Over, Man!
Release year: 2018
Rating: 5.4
Duration: 1h 41min
Main actors: Adam Devine, Anders Holm, Blake Anderson
Director: Kyle Newacheck
Trailer: Watch here
Richie Rich
Release year: 1994
Rating: 5.4
Duration: 1h 35min
Main actors: Macaulay Culkin, Edward Herrmann, John Larroquette
Director: Donald Petrie
Trailer: Watch here
Love Wedding Repeat
Release year: 2020
Rating: 5.5
Duration: 1h 40min
Main actors: Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, Freida Pinto
Director: Dean Craig
Trailer: Watch here
That’s My Boy
Release year: 2012
Rating: 5.5
Duration: 1h 56min
Main actors: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester
Director: Sean Anders
Trailer: Watch here
National Security
Release year: 2003
Rating: 5.6
Duration: 1h 28min
Main actors: Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore
Director: Dennis Dugan
Trailer: Watch here
Cop Out
Release year: 2010
Rating: 5.6
Duration: 1h 47min
Main actors: Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Juan Carlos Hernández
Director: Kevin Smith
Trailer: Watch here
White Chicks
Release year: 2004
Rating: 5.6
Duration: 1h 49min
Main actors: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Busy Philipps
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Trailer: Watch here
The Do-Over
Release year: 2016
Rating: 5.7
Duration: 1h 48min
Main actors: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Paula PattonÂ
Director: Steven Brill
Trailer: Watch here
The Perfect Date
Release year: 2019
Rating: 5.8
Duration: 1h 29min
Main actors: Noah Centineo, Laura Marano, Odiseas Georgiadis
Director: Chris Nelson
Trailer: Watch here
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Release year: 2009
Rating: 5.8
Duration: 1h 55min
Main actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone
Director: Mark Waters
Trailer: Watch here
Isn’t It Romantic
Release year: 2019
Rating: 5.9
Duration: 1h 29min
Main actors: Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam Devine
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Trailer: Here
True Memoirs of an International Assassin
Release year: 2016
Rating: 5.9
Duration: 1h 38min
Main actors: Kevin James, Kim Coates, Maurice Compte
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Trailer: Here
Grown Ups
Release year: 2010Â
Rating: 5.9
Duration: 1h 42min
Main actors: Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Kevin James
Director: Dennis Dugan
Trailer: Here
Murder Mystery
Release year: 2019
Rating: 6
Duration: 1h 37mÂ
Main actors: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Luke Evans
Director: Kyle Newacheck
Trailer: Here
The Lovebirds
Release year: 2020
Rating: 6
Duration: 1h 26min Â
Main actors: Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Paul Sparks
Director: Michael Showalter
Trailer: Here
CHIPS
Release year: 2017
Rating: 6
Duration: 1h 40min Â
Main actors: Michael Peña, Dax Shepard, Vincent D’Onofrio
Director: Dax Shepard
Trailer: Here
Bee Movie
Release year: 2007
Rating: 6.1
Duration: 1h 31min
Main actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick
Director: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner
Trailer: Here
The Kissing Booth
Release year: 2018
Rating: 6.1
Duration: 1h 45min
Main actors: Joey King, Jacob Elordi, Joel Courtney
Director: Vince Marcello
Trailer: Here
Blockers
Release year: 2018
Rating: 6.2
Duration: 1h 42min
Main actors: Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ike Barinholtz
Director: Kay Cannon
Trailer: Here
Rush Hour 3
Release year: 2007
Rating: 6.2
Duration: 1h 31min
Main actors: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Max von Sydow
Director: Brett Ratner
Trailer: Here
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Release year: 2015
Rating: 6.3
Duration: 1h 33min
Main actors: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan
Director: Christopher Landon
Trailer: Here
17 Again
Release year: 2019
Rating: 6.3
Duration: 1h 42min
Main actors: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann
Director: Burr Steers
Trailer: Here
The Willoughby’s
Release year: 2020
Rating: 6.4
Duration: 1h 30min
Main actors: Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara
Director: Kris Pearn, Cory Evans
Trailer: Here
The Dictator
Release year: 2012
Rating: 6.4
Duration: 1h 23min
Main actors: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly
Director: Larry Charles
Trailer: Here
Just Go With It
Release year: 2011
Rating: 6.4
Duration: 1h 57min
Main actors: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker
Director: Dennis Dugan
Trailer: Here
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Release year: 2019
Rating: 6.4
Duration: 1h 37min
Main actors: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Leslie Jones
Director: Thurop Van Orman, John Rice
Trailer: Here
Space Jam
Release year: 1996
Rating: 6.4
Duration: 1h 28min
Main actors: Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle
Director: Joe Pytka
Trailer: Here
Shaft
Release year: 2019
Rating: 6.4
Duration: 1h 51min
Main actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Richard Roundtree
Director: Tim Story
Trailer: Here
The Other Guys
Release year: 2010
Rating: 6.6
Duration: 1h 47min
Main actors: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Derek Jeter, Dwayne Johnson a.k.a The Rock, Samuel L Jackson
Director: Adam McKay
Trailer: Here
The Heat
Release year: 2013
Rating: 6.6
Duration: 1h 57min
Main actors: Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald, Melissa McCarthy
Director: Paul Feig
Trailer: Here
Zombieland: Double Tap
Release year: 2019
Rating: 6.7
Duration: 1h 39min
Main actors: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Trailer: Here
Always Be My Maybe
Release year: 2019
Rating: 6.8
Duration: 1h 41min
Main actors: Ali Wong, Randall Park, James Saito
Director: Nahnatchka Khan
Trailer: Here
Yes Man
Release year: 2008
Rating: 6.8
Duration: 1h 44min
Main actors: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper
Director: Peyton Reed
Trailer: Here
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Release year: 1992
Rating: 6.8
Duration: 2h
Main actors: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern Â
Director: Chris Columbus
Trailer: Here
Game Night
Release year: 2018
Rating: 6.9
Duration: 1h 40min
Main actors: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler
Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Trailer: Here
The Mask
Release year: 1994
Rating: 6.9
Duration: 1h 41min
Main actors: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert
Director: Chuck Russell (as Charles Russell)
Trailer: Here
Spy
Release year: 2015
Rating: 7
Duration: 2h
Main actors: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Jason StathamÂ
Director: Paul Feig
Trailer: Here
Dolemite Is My Name
Release year: 2019
Rating: 7.3
Duration: 1h 58min
Main actors: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps
Director: Craig Brewer
Trailer: Here
Dumb and Dumber
Release year: 1994
Rating: 7.3
Duration: 1h 47min
Main actors: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly
Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Trailer: Here
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Release year: 2010
Rating: 7.5
Duration: 1h 52min
Main actors: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin
Director: Edgar Wright
Trailer: Here
Superbad
Release year: 2007
Rating: 7.6
Duration: 1h 53min
Main actors: Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Director: Greg Mottola
Trailer: Here
The Hangover
Release year: 2009
Rating: 7.7
Duration: 1h 40minÂ
Main actors: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha
Director: Todd Phillips
Trailer: Here
The Lego Movie
Release year: 2014
Rating: 7.7
Duration: 1h 40minÂ
Main actors: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks
Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
Trailer: Here
Deadpool
Release year: 2016
Rating: 8
Duration: 1h 48min
Main actors: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller
Director: Tim Miller
Trailer: Here
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Summary list of the Top 50 Comedy Netflix Movies
Here is a summary list of the top 50 comedy Netflix movies (50 = highest ranked/funniest of the lot):
- Sextuplets
- Kangaroo Jack
- Little Man
- The Ridiculous 6
- Land of the Lost
- Wine Country
- Game Over, Man!
- Richie Rich
- Love Wedding Repeat
- That’s My Boy
- National Security
- Cop Out
- White Chicks
- The Do-Over
- The Perfect Date
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
- Isn’t It Romantic
- True Memoirs of an International Assassin
- Grown Ups
- Murder Mystery
- The Lovebirds
- CHIPS
- Bee Movie
- The Kissing Booth
- Blockers
- Rush Hour 3
- Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
- 17 Again
- The Willoughby’s
- The Dictator
- Just Go with It
- The Angry Birds Movie 2
- Space Jam
- Shaft
- The Other Guys
- The Heat
- Zombieland: Double Tap
- Always Be My Maybe
- Yes Man
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Game Night
- The Mask
- Spy
- Dolemite Is My Name
- Dumb and Dumber
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- Superbad
- The Hangover
- The Lego Movie
- Deadpool
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Research Notes
A few things to note about the research, and list of the best comedy Netflix movies (for those of you interested to know more about our research and ranking process. Feel free to skip to the next section if you’re not interested in the technical details):
- The movies are organised based on their rankings, starting from the lowest ranking to the highest ranking.Â
- The rankings are based on a few different variables, including our personal opinions, feedback from our focus group of readers, and the average ratings from IMDB.
- The ratings mentioned are based on the data available on IMDB as it stands, rated on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being highest).
- The actors listed are the main/most noteworthy ones, rather than a list of the full cast
- The length of the movie (duration) is based on the data from IMDB
- The list here is based on a minimum average IMDB rating of 5 out of 10 (that was our filter, so to speak). So not every comedy movie on Netflix made the cut. That said, we did include some below 5, and here’s why – just because a movie did not have an average rating above 5 does not make it not worth watching. Some of those movies are underrated (like Kangaroo Jack), so we have included those on the list so that you can decide for yourself if they are worth watching or not. If not, however, let us know in the comments. We plan to update the list based on the feedback we receive from our readers. Your opinion matters to us.
Happiness Hack?
Laughter is the best medicine, as they say, and watching comedy movies is a great way to help you laugh. That, in turn, is a great way to boost your mood and create more positive emotions.
But that’s not all. Watching funny movies is actually a great way to hack your happiness levels, as laughing makes you happy. So if you are not feeling that great, or you need some help cheering up, watching a comedy movie can be a great shortcut for doing that.Â
A bonus tip for you, just in case you need a shortcut for being happy 🙂
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Closing thoughts
So, what do you think of this list of the top 50 comedy Netflix movies?
Which ones are your favourites? On that note, who are your favourite comedy actors?
Are there any comedy movies on Netflix that you think should be on this list, but is not?
Share your thoughts and suggestions (and any other notes you might have about our giant list of the best comedy Netflix movies) in the comments section below.
As always, have a great Friday, and weekend!
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Great list, thanks!