Comedies on Netflix
Last updated March 11, 2025
The Back-Up Plan
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen Zoe tires of looking for Mr. Right, she decides to have a baby on her own. But on the day she's artificially inseminated, she meets Stan, her perfect match. Now, Zoe has to figure out how to make her two life's dreams fit with each other.
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Soul Kitchen
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsYoung restaurant owner Zinos (Adam Bousdoukos) decides to revamp Soul Kitchen, his dumpy diner, but the customer response isn't what he was hoping for. To make matters worse, his girlfriend (Anna Bederke) flies off to Shanghai, and the tax collector comes knocking. But with the help of an inspired new chef (Birol Ünel), Zinos still has a chance at redemption. German director Fatih Akin delivers a riotous modern romantic comedy.
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My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsJesse Young, a girl who already has everything, finds herself falling for two seemingly perfect guys: sexy but struggling writer Ethan and button-down advertising executive Troy. Can she find true love with two men at the same time?
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Knight and Day
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPerpetually unlucky in love, June (Cameron Diaz) becomes intrigued by a mysterious man (Tom Cruise), who unexpectedly drags her into a whirlwind adventure involving devious enemies, life-threatening confrontations and a major discovery that may alter the future of humankind. Directed by James Mangold, this exhilarating action-comedy also features Peter Sarsgaard, Paul Dano, Maggie Grace and Viola Davis.
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The Other Guys
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhile an elite pair of New York City cops nabs headlines for their amazing heroics, fellow boys in blue Allen and Terry toil in obscurity as lowly desk jockeys, until a big break finally gives them a chance to tackle real police work.
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Loose Cannons
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis fiery comedy from director Ferzan Ozpetek finds young Tommaso about to reveal to his large, frenetic Italian family that he's gay. But he's beaten to the punch by his older brother, who is promptly disinherited by their furious father.
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Growing Op
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter years of being home-schooled by his earnest, post-hippie, pot-growing parents, Quinn (Steven Yaffee) decides to jump from the nest and give himself a normal high school experience. He quickly learns, however, that there's nothing normal about high school. When the teen falls for a beautiful blonde neighbor (Rachel Blanchard), he realizes he'll have to make some compromises to get what he wants -- once he's sure what that is.
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Dan Cummins: Crazy with a Capital F
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsNo stranger to the stand-up stage or late-night talk shows, Dan Cummins has built his rep on being crazy when it comes to his comedy, and this off-the-wall set filmed live inside the Bing Crosby Theater in Spokane, Wash., doesn't disappoint.
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The Trip
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSteve Coogan and Rob Brydon, the stars of the 2005 comedy Tristram Shandy, reunite with director Michael Winterbottom for this rib-tickling mockumentary about a pair of actors who set off on a foodie road trip across England.
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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAce FBI agent Malcolm Turner is forced to don a dress again and go undercover as livin' large granny Big Momma when his stepson, Trent, witnesses a murder and must hide out at an all-girls school, disguised as a big-boned coed named Charmaine.
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Break Ke Baad
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsChildhood friends Abhay Gulathi and Aaliya Khan turn into teenage paramours in this romantic comedy that throws plenty of obstacles in the young lovers' paths as they find their way in the world and back to each other.
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The Hangover: Part II
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen the wolf pack reunites in Thailand for Stu's wedding, they wake up one morning in a seedy hotel with no idea how they got there. They find Teddy's severed finger -- but the rest of him is missing.
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Anuvahood
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsUnlucky in love and everything else, wannabe gangsta rapper Kenneth decides to peddle pot on the streets of London with the help of his small crew of fellow losers. But soon enough, their harmless little gang runs afoul of a local underworld boss.
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Bodyguard
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIrritated by her bodyguard, wealthy Divya invents a phony secret admirer to distract him with phone calls. But when her father becomes angry, believing Divya and the bodyguard are lovers, he sets off a chain of unexpected events.
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Abbott & Costello: Colgate Comedy Hour
1951 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPrepare to be entertained as legendary comedy duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host these episodes of the classic variety show, "The Colgate Comedy Hour," which features funny sketches, touching musical performances and amusing specialty acts.
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Ruby Sparks
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn an effort to conquer his writer's block, a young novelist -- who's having trouble duplicating the success of his earlier work -- jots down all the attributes of his dream girl. But things get weird when she suddenly comes to life.
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Abbott & Costello Colgate Comedy Hour
1951 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsComic duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello take their turn in the rotation as hosts of "The Colgate Comedy Hour," performing some of their classic skits and welcoming big-name guests such as swashbuckler Errol Flynn and jazzman Louis Armstrong.
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TEDTalks: Smart Laughs
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars"TEDTalks" take a turn for the funny. Watch these folks crack wise as they deliver their bright ideas with wit, wisecracks and whoot! The talented performers riff on race, religion, art, society and more.
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Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFeisty tomboy Mini isn't eager to marry the wealthy suitor who's been chosen for her, so she stages her own kidnapping and runs off with Viren, a humble man who works for her father. Soon, the unlikely pair find themselves falling for each other.
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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFleeing London to evade a gangland debt collector, Omi Khurana returns to his native village in India, passing himself off as a successful lawyer. But when he discovers a childhood flame is about to be married, Omi resolves to head off the union.
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TEDTalks: Smart Laughs
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 Stars"TEDTalks" take a turn for the funny. Watch these folks crack wise as they deliver their bright ideas with wit, wisecracks and whoot! The talented performers riff on race, religion, art, society and more.
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Unicorn City
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsTo land his dream job, unemployed slacker Voss establishes Unicorn City, a real-life gamer's paradise. Abetted by his friend Marsha, Voss attempts to outwit a predatory rival and enable his fellow geeks to live out their role-playing fantasies.
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Budz House
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter finding a bag of pot that belongs to a dangerous drug dealer, a group of slackers hide it under their house -- and accidentally create a new "superweed" when it's fertilized. Now they must avoid rival gangs and save their stash.
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Dabangg 2
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsChulbul has a charmed life: He's happily married and has a child, and he's just received a promotion. But he risks it all when he witnesses criminal deeds by a politician and sabotages his image by revealing his immoral activities to the public.
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Bicycling with Moliere
2013 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsA TV celebrity faces an uphill battle as he tries to persuade his old pal, once-famous actor Serge Tanneur, to take on the lead in a Moliere play, no easy task considering the reclusive Serge has given up acting and burns every script he receives.
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