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11 Netflix Comedy Films To Watch This Weeked, That Will Leave You In Splits!

KC Archana
KC ArchanaUpdated on Aug 10, 2019, 09:00 IST

When it comes to picking out movies for the weekend, Comedy turns out to be the best and only resort, after hours of scrolling through the Internet. After a hectic week the best way to kick back and relax is to watch an (almost mindless) hilarious film. So, we thought we'd help you out. Here are nine movies, we think will make you laugh till you cry. Get your popcorn in place, and go!

1. Year One

If you are in the mood for some ‘slapdash comedy’, safely click on Year One, directed by Harold Ramis, starring Jack Black. The film is a hilarious take on what pre-historic humans would have been like. Through the movie the characters Zed (Jack Black) and Oh (Michael Cera) come across biblical characters such as Cain (David Cross) and Abel, Abraham (Hank Azaria), Zed and Oh, hilariously defy narrow-minded beliefs held by people.

2. Murder Mystery

A New York cop and his wife go on a European vacation to reignite the spark in their marriage. But a chance encounter with a flight passenger who is a loaded mafia leader, leads to them being framed for the murder of an elderly billionaire.

3. Tropic Thunder

Co-written, starring, and directed by Ben Stiller, 2008's Tropic Thunder also stars Jack Black and Robert Downing Jr. The film is about conceited, self-obsessed actors shooting a war movie. It gets hilarious when they start relying on their boot camp experiences when they get stuck in a real war-like situation.

 4. 50/50 

If you are up for comedy with a dark theme, this is it. The movie takes you through  the journey of a man diagnosed with cancer and his comical journey through realising the true meaning of friendship while dealing with early midlife crisis.  

5. Death at a funeral

Deep-rooted secrets of a deceased head of the family come out in the open, during a funeral ceremony. From a dwarf coming up with objectionable pictures with the dead patriarch of the family, to a crazed woman at the funeral threatening to commit suicide after accidentally tipping the corpse out of casket, the movie redefines all things chaotic.

6. The 40-Year-Old Virgin

This 2005 American sex comedy film directed by Judd Apatow stars Steve Carrel as a 40-year-old virgin (Andy Stitzer), who is a stock supervisor at an electronics store and a toy hobbyist. Andy is pretty muc  loner, spending most of his time playing video games. He has never stepped out or gathered the courage to speak to the opposite sex. Somewhere along the way, one one of his friends decides to bring a change in his life and forces him to lose his virginity. The film takes you through Andy, the 40-year-old virgins', quest for love. 

7. The Fearless Vampire Killers

One of the classic Roman Polanski movies with a comical take on Vampires, this is a must on a comedy watch list. The film set in the mid-19 century, gives a spooky peek into the dreaded Transylvania along with a Professor and an apprentice's hunt for vampires. Professor Abronsius (Jack MacGowran) and his faithful assistant, Alfred (Roman Polanski), are traveling across Transylvania when they stop to rest at an inn where they finally encounter vampires. 

8.  Airplane! 

The movie takes a pot-shot at all airport disaster movies that were released in the 70s. The comical plot involves passengers and crew of a jet crippled due to a severe case of food poisoning and the fate of plane depends on a pilot with a drinking problem. People are rescued the pilots ex-girlfriend turned stewardess jumps in to the land the plane safely. 

9. Always Be My Maybe

If you are looking for that perfect rom-com that will leave you feeling mushy and also in splits, Always Be My Maybe is the best pick. It's about two childhood sweethearts have a falling-out and not speaking for 15 years. They run into each other when they least expect to, and what follows is both hilarious and aww-evoking.

10. Moonstruck

An Italian-American woman falls for her fiancé’s hot-tempered but dashing brother, and then madness ensues. Cher and Nicolas Cage star in this award-winning classic film from the 80's. 

11. Dumb and Dumber (1994)

All hail Jim Carrey! Stick with the classic and laugh it off, the misadventures of Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) after stumbling upon a suitcase full of money can just never get old! 

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