Comedy Movies 2023 List

With Pete Davidson • Judah Miller

Bupkis, a half-hour live-action comedy, is a heightened, fictionalized version of Pete Davidson’s real life. The series combines grounded storytelling with absurd elements from the unfiltered and completely original worldview for which Pete is well known.

With Priyanka Chopra Jonas • Russell Tovey • Basil Iwanyk • Celia Imrie • Sam Heughan • Omid Djalili • Jim Strouse • Céline Dion

What if a random text message led to the love of your life? In this romantic comedy, dealing with the loss of her fiancé, Mira Ray sends a series of romantic texts to his old cell phone number… not realizing the number was reassigned to Rob Burns’ new work phone. A journalist, Rob is captivated by the honesty in the beautifully confessional texts. When he’s assigned to write a profile of megastar Celine Dion (playing herself in her first film role), he enlists her help in figuring out how to meet Mira in person…and win her heart.

With Emma Thompson • Lily James • Iman Boujelouah • Sindhu Vee • Shekhar Kapur • Shabana Azmi • Shazad Latif • Sajal Aly • Mim Shaikh • Jeff Mirza • Mariam Haque

How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary filmmaker Zoe (Lily James), swiping right to find Mr Right has only delivered bad dates and funny anecdotes, much to her opinionated mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For her childhood friend and neighbour Kazim (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an assisted marriage with a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a different approach to finding love.

With Don Johnson • Mary Steenburgen • Andy Garcia • Diane Keaton • Trish Hofmann • Andrew Duncan • Giancarlo Giannini • Bill Holderman • Jane Fonda • Craig T. Nelson • Brad Weston • Candice Bergen • Erin Simms • Hugh Quarshie • Vincent Riotta • Enzo Sisti

The four best friends take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

With Kate Beckinsale • Adrien Brody • Travis Fimmel • Ray Liotta • Ken Jeong • Jason Sudeikis • Edie Falco • John Malkovich • Charlie Day • Jillian Bell • John Rickard • Tim Zajaros • Alex Saks • Chris Lemole

Fool’s Paradise is a satirical comedy following a down-on-his0-luck publicist (Ken Jeong), who gets his lucky break when he discovers a man recently released from a mental health facility (Day) looks just like a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer. With the help of a powerful producer (the late Ray Liotta), Ken helps the man become a huge star, even marrying his beautiful leading lady (Kate Beckinsale). Their adventures lead them to cross paths with drunken costars (Adrien Brody), irreverent unhoused action heroes (Common), unpredictable directors (Jason Sudeikis), a super-agent (Edie Falco), and power-mad moguls (John Malkovich). Fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be, and the two men must fight their way back to the things that matter the most.

With Tom Nelis • Peter Callahan • Maggie Lacey • Bridget White • Matthew Boston • Daniel Stewart Sherman

Out and About is an unconventional tale about a middle-aged man trying to come to terms with his life over the course of an afternoon walk through his hometown. Distinctive in both style and substance and told virtually in real time, the story weaves together the protagonist’s inner monologue with conversations he has with the people he encounters along the way. Raw, brutally honest, poignant and funny, Out and About explores the contrast between our inner and outer selves, the conflict between old dreams and new realities, and one man’s search for meaning as he wrestles with aging, success and failure in America, and his ultimate place in the world.

With Margaret Qualley • Christopher Abbott • Zachary Wigon • Micah Bloomberg

A dominatrix (Qualley) and her wealthy client (Abbott) engage in a battle of wills inside a luxury hotel suite after he tries to end their relationship. Over the course of one emotionally fraught night, the balance of power swings back and forth as each seeks to gain the upper hand. Is he hopelessly overmatched? Or is her wildly unpredictable behavior all part of an elaborate game?

With Josh Duhamel • Nick Swardson • Dan Bakkedahl • Kevin Dillon • Lochlyn Munro • Jensen Ackles • Ginnifer Goodwin • James Roday Rodriguez • Gabriel McKinley • with Ginnifer Goodwin

Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Kevin Dillon (Entourage), Josh Duhamel (Transformers Franchise), James Roday Rodriguez (Psych), and Nick Swardson (Grandma’s Boy) reunite for the hilariously outrageous sequel to the hit comedy! Faced with their biggest challenge yet, the gang sets out to honor a lost friend only to find themselves in the middle of where it all began – Spring Break – where they learn their old school ways of partying hardly compete with today’s generation.

With Leslie Uggams • Adam Saunders • David Koechner • Gary Owen • Alexis Ren • M. Emmet Walsh • Margot Bingham

When hot-shot entrepreneur Ethan Cox gets caught up in a social media scandal, his company’s nine-figure acquisition is jeopardized. Desperate to find a way forward, Ethan decides to hire a 71-year-old African-American snack cart vendor, Dotty, to pose as his company’s figurehead. But when Dotty finds her groove at the company, she refuses to play the straw man any longer. And everything changes.

With Kenya Barris • Teyana Taylor • Lance Reddick • Sinqua Walls • Laura Harrier • Blake Griffin • Ryan Kalil • Noah Weinstein • Vince Staples • Jack Harlow • Myles Bullock

From 20th Century Studios,’ the all-new comedy White Men Can’t Jump is a modern remix of the iconic 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustling culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career, and Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, once a promising player who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers—opposites who are seemingly miles apart—find they might have more in common than they imagined possible.

With Ioana Iacob • Susanne Wuest • Jörg Schüttauf • Natalia Sinelnikova • Moritz Jahn

A high-rise building near the forest is famous for its carefully curated community. When a dog disappears and her daughter refuses to leave the bathroom, a security officer faces an absurd battle against an irrational fear, that slowly spreads amongst the residents and rattles this utopia with a view.

With Matthew Rhys • Steven Spielberg • James Hong • Zach Galligan • Ming-Na Wen • Chris Columbus • Carl Ellsworth • B.D. Wong • Izaac Wang • A.J. Locascio • Gabrielle Green

Steeped in China’s rich culture and mythology, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai takes viewers back to 1920s Shanghai where the Wing family first discovers the mysterious creature. Sam Wing, the youngest in the family, accepts the dangerous task to take Gizmo home and embarks on a journey through the Chinese countryside. Sam and Gizmo are joined by a teenage street thief named Elle, and together, they encounter—and sometimes battle—colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. Along their quest, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil Gremlins.

With Seth Rogen • Rose Byrne • Nicholas Stoller • Luke Macfarlane • Carla Gallo • Tre Hale • Andrew Lopez

Platonic follows a platonic pair of former best friends approaching midlife (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) who reconnect after a long rift. The duo’s friendship becomes all consuming—and destabilizes their lives in a hilarious way.

With Robert De Niro • Leslie Bibb • Sebastian Maniscalco • Anders Holm • Chris Fenton • Christopher Woodrow • Laura Terruso • Kim Cattrall • David Rasche • Brett Dier • Austen Earl

The film centers around Sebastian (Maniscalco) who is encouraged by his fiancée (Leslie Bibb) to bring his immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo (De Niro), to a weekend get-together with her super-rich and exceedingly eccentric family (Kim Cattrall, Anders Holm, Brett Dier, David Rasche). The weekend develops into what can only be described as a culture clash, leaving Sebastian and Salvo to discover that the great thing about family is everything about family.

With Mark Hamill • Peter Atencio • Jimmy Tatro • Scotty Landes • Bert Kreischer • Judi Marmel • Cale Boyter • Oleg Taktarov • Stephanie Kurtzuba • Robert Maaser • Kevin Biegel • LeeAnn Kreischer • Iva Babić • Jessica Gabor • Rita Bernard Shaw • Nikola Đuričko • Amelie Villers • and Mercedes de la Cruz

A seventh-year senior at Florida State University is accidentally majoring in Russian. He becomes well known among Russian Mafia members while studying abroad and earns the nickname "the Machine" because of his incredible drinking prowess. Ultimately, his connections catch up with him on a class trip where he is forced to become an accomplice in a train robbery.

With Toby Nichols • Maddie Nichols • Alexander Jeffery • Jency Griffin Hogan • Daisy • Bryan Langlitz • Cathie Choppin • Walker Lukens

Daisy Bea spends her days as a high school librarian, stuck in a rut in both her personal and professional life. As her 40th birthday draws near, she starts to feel pressured to settle down and start a family. When the art teacher at Daisy's school abruptly quits mid-term, Daisy takes it upon herself to give West High School students the art program that they deserve. Through her adopted profession, she begins to question the true meaning of parenthood. Daisy, however, doesn't fancy herself much of an artist. When she meets the local photographer Jack Palmer at an exhibition, she ropes him into her plan and begins to see a new future for herself.