Comedies on Netflix
Last updated March 12, 2025
Tammy Pescatelli: Finding the Funny
2013 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWife and mother Tammy Pescatelli, winner of Comedy Central's "Stand-up Showdown," lives the same life that you do -- except that she makes it seem hilarious in this spirited one-hour comedy special.
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen an elderly neighbor in good health unexpectedly dies, New Yorker Carol Lipton is convinced that the death was no accident and ropes a few of her friends into investigating, despite protests from her skeptical husband.
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Mr. Mom
1983 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter Jack is informed that his job has been furloughed, his wife goes to work at an advertising agency. Their three young kids are left with Jack, who must get accustomed to vacuuming, soap operas, school drop-offs, grocery stores and flirty moms.
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Rumble in the Bronx
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsVisiting the Bronx from Hong Kong, a martial arts expert helps out at his uncle's grocery store. But when a gang terrorizes the shop, the helpful visitor leaps into action and puts his formidable fighting skills to good use.
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The Dictator
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis outlandish comedy chronicles the glorious efforts of despotic General Aladeen, dictator of the Republic of Wadiya, to oppress his people and fight democracy. Helping the tyrant maintain his rule at all costs is an all-female security force.
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Grabbers
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen alien monsters go on a murderous rampage on an Irish island, the only survivor is drunk -- because alcohol makes blood toxic to the aliens. Now, as a sober cop tries to stop the carnage, the rest of the town must get wasted in order to survive.
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Rowdy Rathore
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWatching his back for the thugs trying to kill him, a con man stumbles onto a deadly secret that leads him to a small town terrorized by the mafia. Now, he must save the woman he loves, the little girl who insists she's his daughter and the locals.
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Fat Kid Rules the World
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDepressed, obese teen Troy is about to step in front of a bus and end it all when fate enters in the form of Marcus, a free-spirited street musician. Under his samaritan's nonjudgmental wing, talentless Troy finds acceptance in Marcus's punk band.
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Love Is All You Need
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsPierce Brosnan stars in this romantic comedy about several people in Sorrento, Italy, searching for love and dealing with jealousy, passion, romance and loneliness as they struggle to change their lives for the better.
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It's a Disaster
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAfter gathering for Sunday brunch at one of their homes, four couples realize they are stranded together as the world may be coming to an end during an apocalyptic crisis. Nevertheless, they continue to deal with their various relationship issues.
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John Hodgman: RAGNAROK
2013 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDeranged Millionaire, John Hodgman, and his infamous moustache dispense their survival guide to the Mayan apocalypse or as he's deemed it "RAGNAROK". With his eccentric list of post-apocalyptic necessities, beef jerky dollars, sperm whales and mayonnaise, John Hodgman entertains the audience in the face of impending doom.
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Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint
2013 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHer innocent appearance is just a cover for Last Comic Standing winner Iliza Shlesinger's acerbic, stream-of-conscious comedy that she unleashes on an unsuspecting audience in her hometown of Dallas in "War Paint," her first stand-up special.
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Money Talks
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTelevision news reporter James Russell (Charlie Sheen) exposes small-time criminal Franklin Hatchett (Chris Tucker) for a story, which gets Hatchett arrested. While in transit to prison, Hatchett gets cuffed to jewel thief Raymond Villard (Gérard Ismaël). In an escape attempt, Villard's cronies blow up the prisoner-transport vehicle and kill two cops. Hatchett then seeks Russell's help to prove his innocence in this action-filled comedy.
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Ravenous
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn 19th-century California, a band of misfit soldiers at an Army outpost take in a seriously injured man, who tells them horrific tales of resorting to cannibalism to stay alive when his group became stranded.
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Election
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) appears to have the election for student council president sewn up until one of her teachers, Mr. McAllister (Matthew Broderick), rounds up a worthy opponent: a popular and naïve varsity football player (Chris Klein) whose knee injury has him sidelined for the season. Tracy is desperate to win the race at any cost. But Mr. McAllister is just as determined to see Tracy -- a textbook overachiever -- soundly defeated.
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Runaway Bride
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCommitment-phobic bride-to-be Maggie Carpenter has already left three men at the altar when sexist newspaper columnist Ike Graham writes an offensive, inaccurate story about her -- and will get fired unless he talks to her in person.
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Superstar
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsReprising her popular "Saturday Night Live" role as Irish-Catholic schoolgirl and proto-nerd Mary Katherine Gallagher, Molly Shannon stars as the ugly duckling who resolves to attain her twin dreams of fame and kissing the class stud.
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Beavis and Butt-head Do America
1996 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAfter realizing that their beloved boob tube is gone, couch potatoes Beavis and Butt-head (both voiced by creator Mike Judge) set off on a cross-country expedition that takes them from Las Vegas to the nation's capital. Along the way, they're mistaken for hit men and get caught up in a weapons-smuggling conspiracy as a gaggle of mobsters and lawmen shadow the two morons. Celebrity voices include Cloris Leachman, Robert Stack and David Letterman.
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Broadcast News
1987 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThree ambitious workaholics -- a handsome but weak-minded anchorman, his driven producer and a neurotic reporter -- are set loose in a network TV newsroom, where their professional and personal lives become hopelessly cross-wired.
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Get Shorty
1995 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen Miami loan shark Chili Palmer travels to Los Angeles to get money from a "client," he ends up getting involved in the film business. His foot in the door is washed-up producer Harry Zimm, who owes the mob megabucks.
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But I'm a Cheerleader
1999 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA "normal" teen cheerleader dating the football captain draws suspicion from parents and friends who think she's gay. Shipped off to a camp designed to shove her back in the closet, she meets a tomboy who helps her recognize her sexual orientation.
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Scary Movie
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe Wayans brothers bring their trademark wit to this raucous, gory spoof of some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix and American Pie.
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsEx-thief Thunderbolt and fun-loving drifter Lightfoot team up with Thunderbolt's shady old associates to restage a robbery of a bank. Writer-director Michael Cimino kicked off his career with this irreverent caper thriller full of crackling dialogue.
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Six Degrees of Separation
1993 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsEngaging young con artist Paul appears one day on the doorstep of the Kittredge family. Professing to be a friend of the affluent couple's son, Paul spins a tale of celebrity and despair that deeply affects the pair and their socialite friends.
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Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel to the wildly popular farce Airplane!, pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays) knows that the first commercial spaceflight to the moon is headed for disaster. Fighting his fears, he races to save the passengers and win back his ex-girlfriend (Julie Hagerty). Lloyd Bridges reprises his role as the chain-smoking, amphetamine-popping, glue-sniffing airport controller, while William Shatner, Raymond Burr and Sonny Bono are among those on board.
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