Netflix is the place to stream some of your favorite comedy movies! See the funniest films to watch on the platform now.
What better way to watch a new comedy — or re-watch your favorite classics — than right at home? Fortunately for subscribers, Netflix is home to some of the funniest comedy movies, including rom-coms, thrillers and more.
From Easy A to Don’t Look Up, several modern comedies launched some of Hollywood’s biggest names to stardom. And as for the classics like The Breakfast Club, they’ve left their mark on the comedy genre all thanks to brilliant screenwriting, strong direction and, of course, convincing performances.
Scroll through our gallery to see what comedies you can stream on Netflix!
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‘A Simple Favor’
Lionsgate
Although Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick gave us the thriller of the decade, A Simple Favor is also a comedy that features some witty and downright hilarious moments.
August 1, 2024, 12:47PM 2 of 20
‘Beverly Hills Cop’
Paramount Pictures
Leave it to Eddie Murphy to make anybody laugh! The first installment in his Beverly Hills Cop franchise is streaming on the platform.
August 1, 2024, 12:47PM 3 of 20
‘The Breakfast Club’
Universal Pictures
This 1980s classic is one of the most renowned comedies in cinematic history. Focusing on five high schoolers from different backgrounds and cliques, they spend a Saturday in detention and learn way more about life than they did in school.
August 1, 2024, 12:47PM 4 of 20
‘Don’t Look Up’
Netflix
Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up features a star-studded cast that delivers the most laugh-out-loud performances. From hilarious sarcasm to downright ridiculous moments, the Netflix original parodies humanity, politics and more.
August 1, 2024, 12:47PM 5 of 20
‘Dumb and Dumber’
New Line Cinema
What better dynamic duo than Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels to pull off a hilarious film like Dumb and Dumber?
August 1, 2024, 12:47PM
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‘Easy A’
Sony Pictures Releasing
In Emma Stone’s breakout role, she portrays Olive, who makes a deal with a friend to pretend they slept together. Little did she know it would turn into her own underground business — creatig false rumors that she is the modern version of Hester Prynne.
August 1, 2024, 12:47PM 7 of 20
‘How to Be Single’
Warner Bros. Pictures
Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson share the screen in this comedy, with Rebel bringing her sharp wit and humor to the screen and Dakota delivering the necessary sass and diligence in How to Be Single.
August 1, 2024, 12:50PM 8 of 20
‘Liar Liar’
Universal Pictures
Jim Carrey’s Liar Liar is considered one of his funniest and most physical roles, as he plays one pathological liar who is cursed into telling the truth no matter how hard he tries to lie.
August 1, 2024, 12:50PM 9 of 20
‘No Hard Feelings’
Sony Pictures Releasing
Not many expected No Hard Feelings to elicit as many laughs as it did, but the comedy received positive reviews and strong audience viewership.
August 1, 2024, 12:50PM 10 of 20
‘Burn After Reading’
Focus Features
With an all-star cast and of course the meme of Brad Pitt’s scene, Burn After Reading is a black comedy focusing on two gym employees who mistake their memoirs with classified government documents.
August 1, 2024, 1:25PM 11 of 20
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’
A24
Starring Michelle Yeoh in the main role, this A24 flick won big at the Academy Awards in 2023. Its wackiness and wit created a hilarious story to watch unravel.
August 1, 2024, 1:30PM 12 of 20
‘Hit Man’
Netflix
This Netflix original features Glen Powell stepping into multiple roles. as a “hit man,” his character, Gary, becomes involved in a situation that he never saw coming.
August 1, 2024, 1:33PM 13 of 20
‘The Edge of Seventeen’
STX Entertainment
Hailee Steinfeld stars in this coming-of-age flick as Nadine, who goes through the trials and tribulations of the bridge between adolescence and adulthood in the funniest manner.
August 1, 2024, 1:34PM 14 of 20
‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’
EMI Films
The 1975 hit comedy is streaming on Netflix, and is widely considered one of the wackiest comedies alive. The film parodies the legend of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail.
August 1, 2024, 1:37PM 15 of 20
‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’
20th Century Fox
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s individual — and collective — performances made this one of the GOATs in comedy, as the two spousal characters iniitally have no idea they’re spies.
August 1, 2024, 1:39PM 16 of 20
‘Back to the Future’
Universal Pictures
Michael J. Fox birthed one of cinema’s greatest characters of all time: Marty McFly, who ends up traveling back to the past to meet the younger versions of his otherwise boring parents.
August 1, 2024, 1:46PM 17 of 20
‘Back to the Future II’
Universal Pictures
In the second installment of the sci-fi franchise, Marty and Doc Brown return for another hilarious and heartfelt ride — this time, literally traveling into the future rather than just the past.
August 1, 2024, 1:48PM 18 of 20
‘Back to the Future Part III’
Universal Pictures
In the third installment of the funny franchise, Marty and Doc travel all the way back to 1885, where they face even more peril and hilarity.
August 1, 2024, 1:50PM 19 of 20
‘Big Fat Liar’
Universal Pictures
Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes and Paul Giamatti don’t disappoint in this teen comedy. After a 14-year-old’s school paper is stolen by a Hollywood producer, he and his best friend fly to L.A. to force the hot-shot to tell the truth.
August 1, 2024, 1:51PM 20 of 20
‘Bad Boys’
Sony Pictures Releasing
The buddy cop action-comedy never fails to make audiences laugh, all thanks to Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, who play two detectives investigating a huge drug deal.
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