Slapstick Comedies on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2025
Young Frankenstein
1974 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsA laugh riot from beginning to end, this classic parody from director Mel Brooks stars Gene Wilder as Frederick Frankenstein, who detests his family history but ultimately can't resist the temptation to follow in his infamous grandfather's footsteps. Adding to the fun is a brilliant supporting cast that includes Marty Feldman as bug-eyed assistant Igor, Madeline Kahn as Frankenstein's frosty fiancée and Peter Boyle as the zipper-necked monster.
Details about Young Frankenstein
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThink you've had a bad day? At every turn, marketing exec Neal Page's (Steve Martin) plans to get home to his family for Thanksgiving get foiled, and somehow the loudmouthed, idiosyncratic fellow traveler Del Griffith (John Candy) is always right next to him driving him nuts. Will this odd couple make it to Chicago without killing each other? Ben Stein and Edie McClurg also appear in writer-director John Hughes's comedy classic.
Details about Planes, Trains and Automobiles
A Shot in the Dark
1964 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSight gags and pratfalls abound in director Blake Edwards's unadulterated farce about a sexy parlor maid accused of killing her lothario lover. Enter the bumbling Inspector Clouseau who's intent on proving the young beauty's innocence.
Details about A Shot in the Dark
A Night in Casablanca
1946 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsGroucho, Harpo and Chico Marx pull out all the stops in this hilarious satire of Humphrey Bogart's Casablanca. Nazi loot is hidden somewhere inside the Casablanca Hotel just as Ronald Kornblow (Groucho) is hired to become the hotel's new manager. Enter Rusty (Harpo), who's valet to the Nazi (Sig Ruman) most intent on recovering the treasure. Rusty, along with Corbaccio (Chico), helps Kornblow uncover the cache and bring the Nazi to justice.
Details about A Night in Casablanca
Grown Ups
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsFive childhood pals reunite after 30 years to mourn the loss of their old basketball coach. Gathering at a July 4th celebration where their families meet for the first time, the friends find themselves acting quite juvenile for their age.
Details about Grown Ups
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIt's the classic tale of Robin Hood ... reenvisioned by comic master Mel Brooks. As evil Prince John (Richard Lewis) oppresses the people, Robin (Cary Elwes) steals from the tax collectors, triumphs in an archery contest, foils (literally!) the Sheriff of Nottingham (Roger Rees) and makes goo-goo eyes at Maid Marian (Amy Yasbeck). The titular musical number, involving song, dance -- and, yes, men in tights -- is an undisputed highlight.
Details about Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Meet the Fockers
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel to Meet the Parents, newly engaged Greg and Pam join Pam's straitlaced family on an RV trip down to Miami to meet Greg's eccentric parents. Once again, Greg's future father-in-law refuses to play nice with anyone.
Details about Meet the Fockers
Tommy Boy
1995 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsParty animal Tommy Callahan is a few cans short of a six-pack. But when the family business starts tanking, it's up to Tommy and number-cruncher Richard Hayden to save the day in this riotous road comedy.
Details about Tommy Boy
Senseless
1998 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen hardworking Darryl participates in a medical study for extra cash, the experimental drug he's taking gives him superhuman sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch. Now, Darryl might be able to get even with a rich guy who's been giving him grief.
Details about Senseless
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?
Details about Zookeeper
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSmall-time con man Freddy butts heads with Lawrence, a successful European swindler working the Riviera. Hoping to get rid of one another, they make a loser-leaves bet to scam the fortunes of a wealthy heiress.
Details about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hot Rod
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn a silly send-up of stuntman Evel Knievel's famously unsuccessful jump over Snake River Canyon, Andy Samberg plays an accident-prone daredevil who's determined to carry out a ridiculous feat at all costs to prove himself to his abusive stepfather.
Details about Hot Rod
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.
Details about The Gods Must Be Crazy 2
High Anxiety
1977 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsPsychiatric administrator Dr. Thorndyke finds some bizarre shenanigans occurring at the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous. But when he's framed for murder, Dr. Thorndyke must confront his own neurotic demons to clear his name.
Details about High Anxiety
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.
Details about The Errand Boy
Down Periscope
1996 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBumbling Navy lieutenant Tom Dodge (Kelsey Grammer) has been given one last chance to clean up his record. But Admiral Graham, his nemesis, assigns Dodge to the Stingray, a submarine that can barely keep afloat. To add insult to injury, the Stingray is to be the enemy flagship in the upcoming war games … and to make matters even &NFi;worse&NFi_;, Dodge's crew is a band of idiots even more incompetent that he is!
Details about Down Periscope
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWith money, fame and a reality star for a fiancée, R.J. Stevens travels back home to Georgia for his parents' 50th anniversary. But after pompously showing off his Hollywood lifestyle, he's forced to take a deeper look at what he's become.
Details about Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
White Chicks
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter botching a drug bust, two black FBI agents find themselves consigned to babysitting a pair of empty-headed socialites -- who end up being the targets of kidnappers. To flush out the baddies, the men pose as the white party girls.
Details about White Chicks
Airheads
1994 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe Lone Rangers (Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler, Steve Buscemi) have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an AM rock station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape. Sandler's "Saturday Night Live" cohorts Chris Farley and Michael McKean round out the cast, along with Judd Nelson, Amy Locane and David Arquette.
Details about Airheads
Zoolander
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe fashion world is turned upside down when beautiful and utterly empty-headed male model Derek Zoolander discovers that fashion mogul Jacobim Mogatu is behind a plot to assassinate the prime minister of Malaysia.
Details about Zoolander
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.
Details about Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Joe Dirt
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsCrowned with a mullet and armed with a mop, redneck janitor Joe Dirt lands in a series of zany misadventures and befriends some eccentric characters as he searches for his parents, who abandoned him at the Grand Canyon when he was 8 years old.
Details about Joe Dirt
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBased on the hit sitcom, this comedy follows the adventures of newly minted billionaire Jed Clampett and his kin after they move to Beverly Hills, where it takes all of Jed's homespun wit to counter the con men trying to bilk him out of his fortune.
Details about The Beverly Hillbillies
The Slammin' Salmon
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen a boxer turned restaurateur announces a contest to his staff, the good news is that the winner will get a $10,000 bonus. The bad news? The loser will be on the receiving end of a heavy duty smack-down at the hands of the boss.
Details about The Slammin' Salmon
The Sitter
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsJonah Hill stars in this giddy comedy about a student whose suspension from college leaves him available to baby-sit his mom's neighbors' children. The poor guy, however, has no idea what fate and the kids have in store for him.
Details about The Sitter
About Best on Netflix Canada
Best on Netflix is the place to discover the best TV shows and movies available on Netflix. Find the newest releases of your favorite movies and TV shows available for streaming on Netflix today. This site lists all the amazing content available to Netflix members. If you want to watch a movie or TV shows, you must go to the official Netflix website. Best on Netflix is not related to Netflix and its purpose is to highlight the great content already available on Netflix since we're such huge fans of their service. We love Netflix just as much as you do! We hope you enjoy this movie and tv show discovery tool.
We have a lot of great features coming up in the next few weeks to help highlight the best movies and TV shows on Netflix, so stay tuned!