The 20 best comedy movies on streaming d4f4m

There are many options for enjoying funny movies on different digital services. Because of the variety, it is normal for the audience to be a little undecided or a little lost when choosing the session. Therefore, the showmetech put together a list of the 20 best comedy films in streaming. 651s36

The survey tries to bring together feature films from different eras, with space for classic works and contemporary hits of the genre created to make the viewer laugh. Films are spread across different platforms, with style options for virtually all audiences.

Fasten your seatbelts… The Pilot is Gone! – Amazon Prime Video and Telecine 41519

One of the great classics of the so-called 'bold comedy', Fasten your seatbelts… The Pilot is Gone! (1980) is a machine gun of jokes about the world of aviation, whether it's about travel, the work of industry professionals or the experience of travelers. In the story, part of a flight crew becomes ill from contaminated food and the pilot dies of poison, with a troubled former fighter pilot being everyone's only hope. The film has in the cast names such as veterans Leslie Nielsen (1926 - 2010) and Lloyd Bridges (1913 - 1998), with its success yielding a sequel in 1982.

The Patricinhas of Beverly Hills – Globoplay, HBO Max and Telecine 1r714i

Finding real and important issues within the futile universe of rich students, in addition to explaining comic situations of this reality, is part of the Beverly Hills Patties (1995). The protagonist Cher (Alicia Silverstone) presents the story to the audience. Among many purchases, formal and casual looks cool for the time, routine with a chic agenda and everyday life at school, she tries to help a newcomer student and has to deal with the presence of her stepbrother who hates the futility of the new generation of daddy's kids.

Run The Police Are Coming! (1988) – Amazon Prime 1c6f6j

Leslie Nielsen (1926 – 2010) ended up becoming a symbol of gaudy and humorous comedy attractions nonsense. Perhaps one of his best known and most ed works by the public is Run The Police Are Coming! (1988), in which the incompetent detective Frank Drebin lives. The protagonist puts himself in the midst of bizarre situations during the investigation of an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II, on a trip to the United States. The jokes on crime movie clichés are extrapolated and part of the fun is trying to identify those moments, with Nielsen's charisma helping the laughs.

Stupidity is taken to one of the maximum levels in Dumb & Dumb – Two Idiots in Trouble (1994). As the title says, the feature film has a couple of friends with little practical intelligence who get into one mess after another. Lloyd (Jim Carrey) is a driver who falls in love with a customer of the service, with the young woman having left behind a suitcase. He takes the belonging in the hope of being able to find her again, but he finds himself in the middle of a detective story. Harry (Jeff Daniels) accompanies him on the journey, filled with bizarre moments, misunderstandings, grotesque jokes and an arsenal of jokes around the charismatic characters. 

Frustrated Vacations (1983) – HBO Max t5h52

The Griswold family is one of the unluckiest in cinema. They are famous for getting into unusual situations during the rest period they take together. Among several films in the saga, the first that sets the pace for the entire franchise is frustrated vacation (1983). the amusement park Walley World is the clan's destination, but they have to face traveling by car for days across the United States. In the company of his wife Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) and their children, patriarch Clark (Chevy Chase) tries to stay positive in the face of the sequence of problems.

City Lights – Telecine 2s655z

Genius of cinema and, especially, of the art of comedy, Charles Chaplin (1889 – 1977) could not be left out of the list. He puts his ease of entertaining the public in the midst of social issues in City lights (1931), which also deals with love and dreams. The character of the hobo with a top hat and cane who made him famous leads viewers to see an unexpected change in plans of a rich man to kill himself in a moment of drunkenness, at the same time that the protagonist falls in love with a blind florist who believes that he is a millionaire. Famous moments of Chaplin's trajectory are in the film.

Mafia on the Divan (1999) – HBO Max 426is

The personal dramas experienced by an Italian-American mafia boss are treated with good humor while the audience follows the character's treatment. In Mafia on the Divan (1999), Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) begins to have anxiety attacks and decides to meet with psychiatrist Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) without the 'family' knowing about the sessions. But encounters occur at random times, odd moments, and in unusual contexts. In addition to the creative idea of ​​the script, the film gains strength in the exchange of energy between the actors, with Crystal leaving De Niro free to do comedy.

My Mother is a Piece – The Movie – Netflix, Globoplay and Telecine 3y1n5e

Dona Hermínia ended up becoming one of the most beloved mothers in Brazil. It is the creation of actor Paulo Gustavo (1978 – 2021), who took the imitation of the matriarch to the theater and then to cinemas in My Mother is a Piece – The Movie (2013). In the first feature film of the trilogy, the protagonist discovers that her two teenage children find her boring and she decides to spend a few days away from home with an aunt. Between new facts with the cubs and her ex-husband and memories of the past, Dona Hermínia makes the audience laugh with her flamboyant and loving style with the whole family.

Maid of Honor Mission – Netflix and Telecine 6c702x

The dynamics of people gathered to prepare for a wedding and various confusions on the journey to the expected party have already been presented several times in films. Maid of Honor Mission (2011) breaks the already familiar male perspective on the topic by placing a group of women in the spotlight. Annie (Kristen Wiig) reflects on her life when she is asked by Lillian (Maya Rudolph) to be her best friend's maid of honor. The protagonist pulls a series of strange and bizarre moments in socializing with other girls who will also be at the event.

Monty Python in Search of the Holy Grail – Netflix 6no4w

The legendary British comedy group Monty Python makes medieval times a fertile ground for playing with situations, deconstructing ideas and making bizarre jokes with historical figures. In Monty Python in Search of the Holy Grail (1975), the plot shows the journey of King Arthur and his knights after the Holy Grail, the greatest treasure of the Middle Ages. It is the first feature film for the cinema of the humorous project born on TV in England. Among the highlights are the speech of a peasant who does not accept the figure of the king and the duel with a knight who refuses defeat.

Neurotic Groom, Nervous Bride – MGM and Telecine 22152s

Writer, director and actor Woody Allen puts much of his ideas and paranoia about relationships into the plot of Neurotic Groom, Nervous Bride (1977), one of his best-known and most celebrated works. He plays a divorced comedian who starts dating a young singer (played by Diane Keaton) after 15 years in therapy. The couple's relationship evolves quickly and there is no lack of acidic observations about affinities, divergences, conflicts and possibilities within a relationship. The comedy won four Oscars, including the award for best picture, at the 1978 ceremony.

The Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy – Paramount+ 5un10

Comedian Will Ferrell's sassy style pulls the rhythm of The Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), one of the highest points of his professional career. He shines in the role of Ron Burgundy, a 1970s TV anchor with a mania for grandeur, quirky, sexist in the extreme, egocentric and unintelligent. His reign at the station where he works begins to fall with the arrival of journalist Veronica (Christina Applegate), who starts to share the newspaper's spotlight with the protagonist. The love-hate war between the characters continues throughout the entire plot.

O Auto da Compadecida – Globoplay and Telecine 1f1u5s

Based on the 1950s play of the same name by writer Ariano Suassuna, The Car of Compadecida (2000) is on the list of great and popular Brazilian cinema productions. The tale has comedy as its main thread amidst the mixture of subplots that speak of social problems, lies of different proportions, reflection, faith and redemption. All the stories have the smart João Grilo (Matheus Natchergaele) and the coward Chicó (Selton Mello) involved in frames with figures from a small village in the countryside of Paraíba, such as the baker's family, the priest, the daughter of the local colonel and a cangaceiro. ing.

The Big Lebowski – Amazon Prime Video and Telecine 6q592v

Jeffrey Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), better known as the Dude, dislikes responsibility, stays away from jobs and loves to drink. The protagonist's routine is shaken when bandits invade his house and he is attacked because of a debt owed by Mr. Lebowski's wife. The name confusion puts him in the middle of the plot with kidnapping, ransom payment, theft of a rug, arguments with a neurotic friend over weapons and a bowling championship, among other strange facts that almost go beyond the character's psychedelic trips. . The Great Lebowski (1998) is directed by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen. 

Ghostbusters – Starzplay and Star+ 5v6m2

Among several films produced in the 1980s that would become modern classics and enter this simple list of the best comedy films in the streaming, The ghost hunters (1984) appears in the first places of most beloved attractions by the public. The jokes and comic strips mix with supernatural plot as a group of scientists study the existence of beings from the other world and open an agency to capture or exterminate these ghosts. The stellar cast, with names like Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver, also draws attention amidst visual effects that introduced the audience to the giant Marshmallow Monster. 

The Hotter the Better – MGM and Telecine 2f701q

Considered one of the greatest comedies of all time, The Hotter the Better (1959) has a classical style for dealing with topics that may seem somewhat outdated. The story takes place in the late 1920s and features musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) as witnesses to a performance by gangsters. They begin to be persecuted and dress up as women to an all-girl band, including singer Sugar Kane (Marilyn Monroe). Strange situations, action moments and iconic scenes are all part of the feature film.

Who Will Stay With Mary? - Star+ 543x68

The directors and screenwriters Bobby and Peter Farrelly are experts in dealing with the so-called 'politically incorrect', that is, putting characters, scenes and expressions on the screen that represent prejudices of different types, from physical to social. The artifice fills Who Will Stay With Mary? (1998), which follows the shy Ted (Ben Stiller) in search of regaining the love of his adolescence. The problem is that Mary (Cameron Diaz) is in love with several men who cross her path, including the detective that the protagonist hires to find her and who begins to sabotage the reunion.

If You Drink, Don't Marry! – HBO Max 2q1d5o

Doug's (Justin Bartha) bachelor party couldn't be weirder in what is one of the best comedy movies in the world. streaming. The fiancé has disappeared and the trio formed by Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) wake up in a hotel room in Las Vegas without ing anything that happened the night before. Putting together the jigsaw puzzle pieces If You Drink, Don't Marry! (2009) continues with the discoveries of the characters, who cling to clues to create increasingly chaotic scenarios. While they lament and marvel at the facts, viewers disbelieve the follies, like pulling a tooth in a bet and stealing ex-boxer Mike Tyson's tiger.

 Superbad – It's Today – Netflix 4e6t41

In the genre of teen comedies, maybe Superbad - It's Today (2007) is among the best ever made. He has all the elements that characterize the style: youthful doubts, the search for sex, the desire for fun with drugs and drinks, lies to look older and teachings about growing up. In the story, Evan (Michael Cera) and Seth (Jonah Hill) are about to finish high school and a big party gains importance because it is the symbol of the last moment of union between friends before each one follows their path in university life, with Things don't go as expected.

A Prince in New York – Telecine 6y6g6r

After excelling in the program Saturday Night Live and star in some movies, Eddie Murphy reaches one of the high points of his career with A Prince in New York (1988), definitely one of the best comedy films in the streaming. He is one of the screenwriters of the plot and commands the cast about a member of African royalty who tries to know about the real world on a trip to the United States. Heir to Zamunda, Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) has an arranged marriage, but visits New York as a poor boy who falls in love with the daughter of the owner of the diner where he works. The actor's partnership with Arsenio Hall, in the role of friend and servant, is one of the hallmarks of the attraction.

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And that was the list of the best comedy movies on streaming. Comedy is also an important genre among series. There are longer stories that can entertain in different ways, with options for different tastes on digital platforms. Outstanding productions are gathered in the list of 30 best comedy series on streaming.

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