Best Comedies Since 2000
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1. Borat (2006)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
3. Adaptation (2002)
4. Lost in Translation (2003)
5. Sideways (2004)
6. The Incredibles (2004)
7. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
8. Almost Famous (2000)
9. Finding Nemo (2003)
10. Ghost World (2001)
11. Wedding Crashers (2005)
12. School of Rock (2003)
13. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
14. Bad Santa (2003)
15. Wonder Boys (2000)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
3. Adaptation (2002)
4. Lost in Translation (2003)
5. Sideways (2004)
6. The Incredibles (2004)
7. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
8. Almost Famous (2000)
9. Finding Nemo (2003)
10. Ghost World (2001)
11. Wedding Crashers (2005)
12. School of Rock (2003)
13. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
14. Bad Santa (2003)
15. Wonder Boys (2000)
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The films i thought were good and funny in alphabetical order off the top of my head. I'm sure i'll forget a few.
About a Boy
About Schimdt
Bad Santa
Bandits
Bridget Jones Diary
Down With Love
Family Stone
Forty Year Old Virgin
Ghost World
High Fidelity
I Heart Huckabees
Jesus' Son
Keeping the Faith
Love, Actually
Made
Matchstick Men
Mean Girls
Melinda and Melinda
Mexican
Nurse Betty
O' Brother Where Art Though
Old School
Pieces of April
Rodger Dodger
Royal Tennenbaums
School of Rock
Sideways
Small Time Crooks
Wedding Crashers
Wonder Boys
About a Boy
About Schimdt
Bad Santa
Bandits
Bridget Jones Diary
Down With Love
Family Stone
Forty Year Old Virgin
Ghost World
High Fidelity
I Heart Huckabees
Jesus' Son
Keeping the Faith
Love, Actually
Made
Matchstick Men
Mean Girls
Melinda and Melinda
Mexican
Nurse Betty
O' Brother Where Art Though
Old School
Pieces of April
Rodger Dodger
Royal Tennenbaums
School of Rock
Sideways
Small Time Crooks
Wedding Crashers
Wonder Boys
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Comedies (or movies with strong comedy leanings) on my favorite film lists:
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Freddy Got Fingered
Ghost World
Happiness of the Katakuris
Hey, Happy!
Jackass: The Movie // Jackass Number Two
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2
Looney Tunes: Back In Action
The Royal Tenenbaums
Scary Movie
Shallow Hal
Stuck On You
Tomorrow We Move
Undercover Brother
Wet Hot American Summer
Zatoichi
I'm sure Harold & Kumar came pretty close to being on there.
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Freddy Got Fingered
Ghost World
Happiness of the Katakuris
Hey, Happy!
Jackass: The Movie // Jackass Number Two
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2
Looney Tunes: Back In Action
The Royal Tenenbaums
Scary Movie
Shallow Hal
Stuck On You
Tomorrow We Move
Undercover Brother
Wet Hot American Summer
Zatoichi
I'm sure Harold & Kumar came pretty close to being on there.
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15 movies I have laughed out loud at. In alphabetical order:
Bad Santa
Best in Show
Chicken Run
The Closet
Hollywood Ending
Kung-Fu Hustle
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
A Mighty Wind
Monsters, Inc.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Royal Tenenbaums
Small Time Crooks
Team America: World Police
The Upside of Anger
Wonder Boys
Do Star Wars II and III count? I don't think I laughed harder at a movie this millenium than Hayden Christensen's "I killed them...like animals" speech.
Bad Santa
Best in Show
Chicken Run
The Closet
Hollywood Ending
Kung-Fu Hustle
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
A Mighty Wind
Monsters, Inc.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Royal Tenenbaums
Small Time Crooks
Team America: World Police
The Upside of Anger
Wonder Boys
Do Star Wars II and III count? I don't think I laughed harder at a movie this millenium than Hayden Christensen's "I killed them...like animals" speech.
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Here are twenty that make me laugh:
About a Boy
About Schmidt
Adaptation
Almost Famous
Big Fish
Chicago
Chicken Run
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Nemo
Ghost World
Gosford Park
High Fidelity
The Incredibles
Lovely & Amazing
Lost in Translation
Monsters, Inc.
Punch-Drunk Love
The Royal Tenenbaums
Sideways
Wonder Boys
About a Boy
About Schmidt
Adaptation
Almost Famous
Big Fish
Chicago
Chicken Run
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Nemo
Ghost World
Gosford Park
High Fidelity
The Incredibles
Lovely & Amazing
Lost in Translation
Monsters, Inc.
Punch-Drunk Love
The Royal Tenenbaums
Sideways
Wonder Boys
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A humble top-ten list, most of them a bit cruder than my number 9 pick, but I feel nearly as well written. Any thoughts, people?
10. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
9. Wedding Crashers
8. Sideways
7. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
6. Shaun of the Dead
5. Napoleon Dynamite
4. The 40-Year Old Virgin
3. Old School
2. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
10. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
9. Wedding Crashers
8. Sideways
7. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
6. Shaun of the Dead
5. Napoleon Dynamite
4. The 40-Year Old Virgin
3. Old School
2. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
1. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan