Classic Comedies on Netflix
Last updated December 22, 2024
It Happened to Jane
1959 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSingle mother and fishmonger Jane Osgood (Doris Day) may be in over her head when she receives a large order from the Marshall Town Country Club for lobsters. Unfortunately, she fails to deliver, as the supply arrives ruined because of a train delay. To compensate for her business loss, Jane enlists her admirer, George Denham (Jack Lemmon), to sue the railway's owner (Ernie Kovacs) in a fight that winds up longer than the train route itself.
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this daring, slapstick farce that's become a classic, Betty Hutton plays a small-town girl who attends an all-night party and suddenly finds herself "in the family way." Trouble is, she can't remember who the father might be.
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The Errand Boy
1961 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsHired to spy on the employees of a major movie studio, well-intentioned but disaster-prone Morty Tashman wreaks havoc on Hollywood as he wanders into a string of mishaps at the Paramutual Pictures lot, looking for infractions to add to his report.
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Monkey Business
1952 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsCary Grant and Ginger Rogers make a delicious screwball comedy team in this caper directed by Howard Hawks. Grant's a middle-aged fuddy-duddy who may have invented a fountain of youth serum in his laboratory. But when a rampaging chimp mixes it into the water cooler, Grant and wife Rogers regress to their childhood. Marilyn Monroe is also a scream as the dim-bulb secretary to Charles Coburn.
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Batman: The Movie
1966 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn director Leslie H. Martinson's campy action comedy based on the tongue-in-cheek 1960s TV series, Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward) battle sharks, Catwoman (Lee Meriwether), The Joker (Cesar Romero), The Penguin (Burgess Meredith) and The Riddler (Frank Gorshin) on the big screen. Can they keep the bad guys from taking over the world? With a "wham!" and a "pow!" the heroes just might pull it off -- and maintain their secret identities.
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The Party
1968 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAn Indian would-be actor named Hrundi (Peter Sellers) ruins an entire shooting day on an epic period film in which he's cast as an extra. But instead of being fired from the movie, Hrundi is accidentally invited to a major Hollywood party thrown by the studio chief. Sight gags, misunderstandings and accidental destruction soon follow. Sellers's frequent collaborator Blake Edwards writes and directs this film.
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Red Skelton: America's Funniest Man
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis collection of classic gut-busting routines (including "Car Talk" and "Clem the Dentist") from one of the longest-running television shows in history is a true homage to one of the most versatile character comedians of all time.
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The Disorderly Orderly
1964 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe zany antics of a mental hospital orderly cause the head of the sanitarium to consider herself a candidate for the straightjacket. But despite his high jinks, the wacky orderly transforms a suicidal patient into a confident woman.
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Red Skelton: America's Funniest Man
1955 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis comedic compilation showcases the legendary talents of one of America's most beloved funnymen, featuring selected skits, celebrity visits and crazy characters from "The Red Skelton Show."
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Kiss Them for Me
1957 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsCary Grant stars as Cmdr. Andy Crewson, leader of a trio of naval officers who finagle their way into a shore leave in San Francisco. While the other sailors just want to have some fun, Crewson falls for a tycoon's pretty fiancée.
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Plaza Suite
1971 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWalter Matthau stars in three charming vignettes -- each set in room 719 of New York's Plaza Hotel -- that make up this classic comedy. Matthau plays a cheating husband, a Hollywood producer and a father of the bride.
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Paris When It Sizzles
1964 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA screenwriter living in Paris has squandered months he should have been spending completing his latest project. Now, he has just two days to finish. His secretary brainstorms a potpourri of preposterous plots, which are played out on the screen.
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Alfie
1966 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsEnglish playboy Alfie (Michael Caine) is a charming Don Juan in the free-spirited 1960s with an insatiable appetite for women. He lives for sex and steers clear of emotional attachments, taking up with one "bird" after another. But his carefree days are over when he impregnates multiple women … and discovers one of them is married. This Golden Globe-winning comedy boasts a cool jazz score that's as smooth as the title character.
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