Comedies on Netflix
Last updated March 10, 2025
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBuddies Harold and Kumar set out to satisfy a stoner craving for hamburgers but end up on an epic journey when they can't find White Castle. Along the way, they cross paths with a freakish tow truck driver, an escaped cheetah and Neil Patrick Harris.
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A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsEric and his thirtysomething friends spend their summer weekends carousing at his family's house in the Hamptons. When Eric learns that his dad plans to sell the place, he proposes a party to end all parties: an orgy!
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.
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Friends with Kids
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBest friends Jason and Julie decide that the way to have kids without sacrificing their social lives or careers is to raise a child together platonically. But romance and other complications interfere with their perfect plan.
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There's No Business Like Show Business
1954 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIrving Berlin provides the tunes for this engaging musical about the singing and dancing Donahue clan as they ascend to stardom on the vaudeville circuit during the genre's last hurrah. The superb cast includes Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Marilyn Monroe. With splashy production numbers, Merman belting out the title song and Monroe's sultry version of "Heat Wave," this musical extravaganza bubbles over with sparkling style.
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1776
1972 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsPeter Stone's Pultizer Prize-winning musical (starring much of the original Broadway cast) about the internecine congressional squabbling that led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence makes a glorious transition to the big screen. William Daniels is John Adams, Ken Howard is a statuesque Thomas Jefferson, and Howard Da Silva is hilarious as wit-cracker Ben Franklin. A very funny -- and poignant -- history lesson with a great score.
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The Decoy Bride
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Hollywood actress Lara Tyler travels to a tiny Scottish island to get married, the paparazzi follow her, prompting her to flee in frustration. To dupe the press, her handlers stage fake nuptials and hire a local girl to play the bride.
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How High
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTwo potheads smoke some brain-enhancing weed and, to their surprise, score high enough on entrance exams to get into Harvard. Once there, however, they exhaust their supply of wise-weed and look for creative substitutes in order to make the grade.
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Wet Hot American Summer
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIt's the end of summer, and everyone at Camp Firewood wants a final shot at some action. Lovelorn Coop tries to get the attention of a fellow counselor, while camp director Beth has a crush of her own in this spoof on 1980s summer-camp camp.
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Bank Error in Your Favour
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Julien is fired from his job at an upscale bank, he sees a chance to fulfill his dream of opening a restaurant. Lacking the necessary start-up funds, he decides to use confidential information he gained on the job to score in the stock market.
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Harlem Nights
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSugar Ray, the proprietor of an illegal casino in 1920s Harlem, must contend with mobsters and corrupt cops who want to put him out of business. But with the help of his promising heir, he pulls out all the stops to stay afloat.
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Teen Wolf
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAdolescence means changes, and for nerdy basketballer Scott Howard (Michael J. Fox), that includes transforming into a werewolf. What would seem like a setback proves to be a great asset as Scott finds himself unstoppable on the court and a hit with the ladies. Susan Ursitti co-stars as Boof, Scott's best friend and confidante, and Jerry Levine plays the snarky "van surfing" buddy who tries to turn Scott's lycanthropy into a windfall.
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National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Van Wilder (Ryan Reynolds), a party-loving student shuffling through his seventh year in college, learns that his father won't pay for another semester, he has to figure out a way to pay for his education all by himself.
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Jerry Maguire
1996 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAfter years of successfully navigating the shark-infested waters of sports management, Jerry Maguire experiences a crisis of conscience and leaves his high-powered job behind, with only one loyal football client and a starry-eyed co-worker in tow.
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The Gods Must Be Crazy 2
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsN!xau is back in this sequel to the 1980 cult hit, and this time, an even stranger turn of events -- stranger than a Coke bottle -- leads him to an unexpected run-in with the world beyond his African village. While hunting in the desert, N!xau discovers that his children have been abducted by elephant poachers and vows to find them. But he's forced to save the day (again) when he meets transplanted New Yorkers and soldiers who've lost their way.
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Saved!
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen Mary, a devout senior at a Christian high school, accidentally gets pregnant, she starts to see her peers and her faith in a whole new way in this darkly comic coming-of-age story that was produced by R.E.M. front man Michael Stipe.
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Two Can Play That Game
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen corporate overachiever Shanté Smith sees her lawyer boyfriend out on the town with another woman, she launches a surefire 10-day scheme that will win back her man -- and teach him a lesson in the process.
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Major League
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDetermined to relocate her team of misfit players to a warmer climate, Cleveland Indians owner Rachel Phelps is banking on a losing season, which would make the move possible. Unfortunately for her, she's underestimated the motley crew's will to win.
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Let It Ride
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA compulsive gambler promises his wife he'll give up betting on the ponies -- a vow that lasts till he gets a tip on a sure thing, puts down his last $50 and wins. He soon parlays his winnings into a bundle -- but how long will his hot streak last?
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Catch-22
1970 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCapt. Yossarian (Alan Arkin) tries to escape the travesties of World War II by convincing his Air Force commanders that he's crazy. Hilarity ensues -- but so does reality as he watches his close friends (Martin Sheen and Art Garfunkel) die in the ridiculousness of war. Mike Nichols directs this cinematic adaptation of Joseph Heller's scathing black comedy about a small group of flyers in the Mediterranean in 1944.
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The New Guy
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsTired of being hassled, a high school geek purposely gets expelled ... and ends up in jail, where a street-smart inmate tutors the teen in "badass cool." After he's released, he enrolls at a new school under an alias -- but can he keep up the ruse?
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Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams
1981 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis third outing for the unambitious kings of stoner comedy -- Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong -- concerns their latest enterprise: selling ice cream from a truck. (But, of course, they're delivering more than just good humor to their customers.)
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Zookeeper
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen an unlucky-in-love zookeeper tells his romantic troubles to a giraffe, a monkey, a lion and other animals in the zoo, the critters speak up and advise him how to win the heart of the beautiful woman who got away. But will their advice work?
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Date Night
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWho knew simple dinner reservations under a different name could turn one New Jersey couple's date night so terribly upside-down? Claire (Tina Fey) and Phil (Steve Carell) Foster leave their kids with the sitter (Leighton Meester) and head out for a night on the town -- as the Tripplehorns. Shawn Levy (Just Married, Night at the Museum) directs this action-comedy; Mark Wahlberg and James Franco co-star.
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Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this modern romance, two thoughtful but unpopular youngsters impersonate more conventionally appealing peers online to express their true feelings. But it turns out they're each pretending to be the object of the other's affections.
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