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                                                                                                          Best Comedy Movies on Netflix – Top Funny Movies to Stream

                                                                                                          By:
                                                                                                          Elisabeth McGowan
                                                                                                          August 1, 2024 1:56PM EDT
                                                                                                          Don't Look Up
                                                                                                          Netflix

                                                                                                          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’

                                                                                                          ‘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
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                                                                                                          ‘Beverly Hills Cop’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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
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                                                                                                          ‘Don’t Look Up’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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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                                                                                                          6 of 20

                                                                                                          ‘Easy A’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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’

                                                                                                          ‘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. 

                                                                                                          August 1, 2024, 1:54PM
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