Comedy Movies 2023 List

With Melanie Laurent • Adele Exarchopoulos • Leona D’Huy • Philippe Katerine • Manon Bresch • Félix Moati

Tired of life on the run, two expert thieves and best friends recruit feisty Sam to assist them with one last job — unlike any they’ve done before.

With George Lopez • Jack Kilmer • Mariana Treviño • Emily Tosta • Angel Gracia • Ezequiel Martinez Jr.

A Mexican father’s Christmas celebration goes from merry to messy when his daughter shows up with her new boyfriend — an uninvited gringo — in this hilarious holiday comedy.

With Eddie Murphy • Brian Grazer • Nick Offerman • Karen Lunder • Jillian Bell • Ken Marino • Reginald Hudlin • Timothy Simons • Tracee Ellis Ross • Genneya Walton • D.C. Young Fly • Riki Lindhome • Lombardo Boyar • Anjelah Johnson-Reyes • Chris Redd • Thaddeus J. Mixson • Charisse Hewitt-Webster • Robin Thede • Madison Thomas • Kelly Younger • Danielle Pinnock • Doug Merrifield

Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life, and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Tracee Ellis Ross), and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper’s spell, battle deviously magical characters, and save Christmas for everyone.

With David Duchovny • Meg Ryan

Two ex lovers, Bill (David Duchovny) and Willa (Meg Ryan) get snowed in at a regional airport overnight. Indefinitely delayed, Willa, a magical thinker, and Bill, a catastrophic one, find themselves just as attracted to and annoyed by one another as they did decades earlier. But as they unpack the riddle of their mutual past and compare their lives to the dreams they once shared, they begin to wonder if their reunion is mere coincidence, or something more enchanted.

With Da'Vine Joy Randolph • Paul Giamatti • Alexander Payne • Mark Johnson • Tate Donovan • David Hemingson • Carrie Preston

In The Holdovers, Paul Hunham, a universally disliked professor at a prep school called Barton Academy. With no family and nowhere to go around the holidays in 1970, he stays on campus to supervise students who couldn’t go home. After a few days, only one person is left: a troublemaking 17-year-old named Angus, a good student whose bad behavior always threatens to get him expelled. Along with the school’s head cook Mary, whose own son was recently lost in Vietnam, the three form an unlikely bond as they spend Christmas together during two very snowy weeks in New England.

With Tyrese Gibson • Emile Hirsch • Oliver Cooper • K. Asher Levin • Dylan Gelula • Annabelle Dexter-Jones

Follows the story of Addie (Gelula), who, after a terrible breakup with her boyfriend, goes to confront her best friend about cheating allegations and accidentally steps into a murder scene.

With Regina Tucker • Vebjørn Enger • Eili Harboe • Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken • Jonis Josef

A group of film students take three out of work actors to an old motel in the mountains to make zombie films. When a mysterious asteroid crashes nearby strange things begin to happen, blurring the line between fiction and reality. The undead have seemingly began attacking the crew and they must fight for their lives - or is it a part of their story?

With Will Ferrell • Awkwafina • Tony Hale • Jason Schwartzman • Holland Taylor • Jessica Yu • Sandra Oh • Jen D’Angelo

A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne (Awkwafina), and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny (Sandra Oh), must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona-fide gameshow champion.

With Ryan O’Flanagan • Nikki Howard • Paul F. Tompkins • Paige Mobley • L.E. Staiman • Peter Gilroy • Adam Ray • Vincent Washington • Cheri Oteri • Stephen Tobolowsky • Tom Virtue • Ksenia Valenti • Harper Frawley

In a world where the Metaverse has become widely adopted, four couples go to ridiculous lengths to find true love in a virtual world. Love Virtually is a retro future satirical rom-com for the Metaverse era, blending live action and 3D animation as It explores and exposes the absurd reality of our world and where we are heading, while probing life’s deepest questions such as: How does a celebrity find someone who loves them for their true selves? Is it cheating if it’s in VR? and, Is it cheating if it’s with an AI?

With Tamla Kari • Colin Baker • Mark Arnold • Monika Gergelova • Philip Martin Brown • Adam Wilson

A family-friendly, multi-generational romantic comedy about an over-achieving executive who quits her job just before Christmas and goes to her father's country inn to try to find some balance again.

With Leanna Adams • Steve Coulter • Tyler Buckingham • Lauren Richards • Ashlee Heath • Kristina Arjona

A middle-aged child star, passed over for her comeback role, goes to her sister's house to hide out, but when she discovers an injured stuntman, dog-sitting for the holidays, she'll have to help him win back his ex to get him outta the house before Christmas.

With Da'Vine Joy Randolph • Paul Giamatti • Alexander Payne • Mark Johnson • Tate Donovan • David Hemingson • Carrie Preston

In The Holdovers, Paul Hunham, a universally disliked professor at a prep school called Barton Academy. With no family and nowhere to go around the holidays in 1970, he stays on campus to supervise students who couldn’t go home. After a few days, only one person is left: a troublemaking 17-year-old named Angus, a good student whose bad behavior always threatens to get him expelled. Along with the school’s head cook Mary, whose own son was recently lost in Vietnam, the three form an unlikely bond as they spend Christmas together during two very snowy weeks in New England.

With Nicolas Cage • Michael Cera • Ari Aster • Lars Knudsen • Kate Berlant • Kristoffer Borgli • Tim Meadows • Julianne Nicholson • Dylan Baker • Dylan Gelula

Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom, in this wickedly entertaining comedy.

With Martin Starr • Calle Hellevang Larsen • Jeppe Beck Laursen • Kiran Shah • Amrita Acharia • Magnus Martens • Townes Bunner • Alexander Karlsen El Younoussi • Paul Monaghan

An American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.

With Terrence Howard • Piper Curda • Dolph Lundgren • Mike Ferguson • John Savage • Amanda Righetti • Orson Oblowitz

A proud movie theater honors action star turned recluse “Claude Luc Hallyday” with a retrospective of his illustrious career but when real estate developers show up to ruin the party, the two new friends must fight off corporate greed in the name of art. Starring Terrence Howard, John Savage, Amanda Righetti and Dolph Lundgren.

With Richard Riehle • Jeremy Davies • Cindy Vela • Tom Arnold • Taryn Manning • Vinny Balbo • Rylee Marshall • Darnell Rhea • Jerry Brunskill

Convicted arsonist Sam Wanoutsky (Jeremy Davies) is the middle of hosting his own conspiracy podcast, The Naked Umbrella, when his trailer home explodes and burns to the ground. Convinced he's been set up, Sam hits the road with his wife, Irene, to clear his name. Now off his meds, and with his parole officer hot on his tail, Sam's psychosis returns as he traverses his relationship with reality and his eternal love for his wife.

With Emma Stone • Benny Safdie • Nathan Fielder

A genre-bending SHOWTIME® series that explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring in their new home-improvement show.

With Heather Graham • Brandy Norwood • Jason Biggs • Charles Shyer • David Wulf • Todd Calgi Gallicano • Eric Jarboe • Jimmy Townsend • Amanda Phillips • Mary Lambert • Matt Cedeño • Steve Berman • Bryan Bordon

Every Christmas Jackie sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend's life can’t possibly be that perfect.

With Taika Waititi • Andy Serkis • Will Arnett • Iain Morris • Rhys Darby • Michael Fassbender • Garrett Basch • Rachel House • Jonathan Cavendish • Oscar Kightley • Beulah Koale • David Fane • Lehi Falepapalangi • Semu Filipo • Uli Latukefu • Kaimana • Chris Alosio

Follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.

With Lil Rel Howery • Ravi Patel • Will Packer • Ludacris • Sebastian Sozzi • Teyonah Parris • Mary Lynn Rajskub • Rob Burnett • Oscar Nuñez • Gina Brillon • Madison Skye Validum • Marcus Lewis

Eddie Garrick (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) is a good-hearted man who has turned his back on Christmas due to a traumatic childhood experience. At the request of his wife Allison Garrick (Teyonah Parris), from whom he is separated, Eddie takes his 9-year-old daughter Charlotte (Madison Skye Validum) out with him on Christmas Eve, where they meet a mysterious man in a red suit named Nick (Lil Rel Howery). Eddie, who is a social worker, thinks the man is delusional and needs professional help, but when he evokes the wrath of a local politician (Oscar Nuñez), he and his daughter are taken on a magical adventure that just might restore his faith in Christmas.

With John Goodman • Bowen Yang • Sunita Mani • Nichole Sakura • Sam Hansen • Albertina Rizzo • Josh Church • Conan O'Brien • Paul Briganti • Ben Marshall • John Higgins • Martin Herlihy • Chloe Troast • Matt Riley • Michael Sledd .

John Goodman narrates the adventure of Ben, Martin, and John, three childhood friends turned deadbeat co-workers, who fend off hairless bears, desperate park rangers (played by Meg Stalter and X Mayo) and a hypocritical cult leader (Bowen Yang) in the hopes of finding a priceless treasure, only to discover that finding the treasure is the easiest part of their journey. Oh, and Conan O'Brien plays Ben’s dad in it. Produced by Judd Apatow (Superbad) and Jimmy Miller (Bad Teacher), the film is written, executive produced and stars Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall – aka the Please Don’t Destroy guys, and directed by Paul Briganti.

With Paul Briganti • Ben Marshall • John Higgins • Martin Herlihy

The story of three childhood friends who live and work together. The trio decides they don’t like where their lives are headed and set off to find gold treasure rumored to be buried in the nearby mountain.

With Michael Smiley • Ronan Raftery • Siobhán Cullen • Danielle Galligan

24-year-old Elvira Clancy adores her job writing obituaries, but lately, she’s been feeling unfulfilled. And when her newspaper falls on hard times, her boss tells her he is unable to keep her on the payroll. Overnight, she finds herself being paid per obituary. So, when she “accidentally” kills a rude person in the town, she discovers she might have some untapped bloodlust! She relishes using ever more crafty methods to kill off the town’s unpleasant residents — all while making them look like accidents. Unfortunately, a wrench lands in the works: the newspaper hires a suspicious new crime correspondent with a penchant for conspiracy theories. The worst part? Elvira really, really likes him.

With Lil Rel Howery • Jillian Bell • Alex R. Hibbert • Fabrizio Guido • Carmen Electra • Kenan Thompson • Kel Mitchell • Phil Traill • Kevin Kopelow • Elizabeth Hinkler • Heath Seifert • Emily Hinkler • Lori Beth Denberg • Josh Server • Anabel Graetz • Alexa Kahn • Kamaia Fairburn

Good Burger 2 is the all-new original movie sequel to the iconic ‘90s feature film based on the sketch from the comedy series “All That.” The film follows Dexter Reed (Kenan Thompson) and original cashier Ed (Kel Mitchell), as they reunite in the present day at fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees.

With Melissa McCarthy • Luis Guzman • Alan Cumming • Tim Bevan • Eric Fellner • Jordyn McIntosh • Richard Curtis • Paapa Essiedu • Sam Boyd • Marc Maron • Denee Benton

A workaholic man enlists the help of a magical genie to help win his family back before Christmas.

With Sydney Sweeney • Glen Powell • Dermot Mulroney • Will Gluck • Joe Roth • Alexandra Shipp • Jeff Kirschenbaum • Sidney Kimmel • Charlie Corwin • Hadley Robinson • Catherine Bishop • Darren Barnet • GaTa • Alyssa Altman • Ilana Wolpert • Michelle Hurd • Jacqueline Monetta • Natalie Sellers • Mark O’Connor • Jonathan Davino • and Rachel Griffiths

The film is set in Sydney, Australia, and follows two individuals who strongly dislike each other but are irresistibly drawn together. Throughout their vacation, they experience various comedic mishaps, including falling off boats and encountering spiders in unconventional places.

With Elizabeth Banks • Awkwafina • Danny DeVito • Keegan-Michael Key • Carol Kane • Mike White • Chris Meledandri • Kumail Nanjiani • Benjamin Renner • Tresi Gazal • David Mitchell • Caspar Jennings

The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica. As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined.

With Adam Brody • Rian Johnson • Sterling K. Brown • John Ortiz • Jeffrey Wright • Leslie Uggams • Erika Alexander • Ram Bergman • Issa Rae • Tracee Ellis Ross • Jermaine Johnson • Cord Jefferson • Percival Everett • Ben LeClair • Myra Lucretia Taylor • Nikos Karamigios

Story of Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a writer and English professor whose writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to lay bare the hypocrisies of the publishing world. The book’s immediate success forces Monk to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.

With Danny Glover • Winslow Fegley • Alberto Belli • Deric McCabe • Camila Rodriguez • Madilyn Kellam • Anthony Joo • Imogen Cohen • Ayden Elijah • Leonidas Castrounis

Fifth grader ANDY has been a bit of a troublemaker this year. When Christmas morning rolls around and Andy gets stiffed by Santa, he realizes he’s on the Naughty List. Feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a crack team of fellow naughty listers to pull off an elaborate heist in the North Pole to get the presents that Andy and the others feel they deserve. In the process of finding their gifts, the gang discovers that the spirit of Christmas is more about giving than taking, and decide to face Santa and do the right thing.

With Rebecca Stoughton • Danny Draven • Michael Bonini • Ben VanderMey • Maddie Lane

Six college grads on spring break get a cabin in the swamplands of Georgia. Once there, they decide to throw their school laptops in a backyard lake in an act of youthful defiance, which unknowingly turns a lurking alligator into the dreaded and insatiable... BAD CGI GATOR.

With Dante Basco • Geneva Carr • Celia Au • Kevin Kreider • Paolo Montalban • Jhett Tolentino • KC Concepcion

An independent Hollywood rom-com starring Dante Basco, KC Concepcion, Kevin Kreider with Geneva Carr and Paolo Montalban.

With Luke Evans • Celia Imrie • Ruth Negga • Dan Levy • David Bradley • Himesh Patel • Stacey Snider • Arnaud Valois • Megan Zehmer • Jamael Westman

Marc (Dan Levy) was content living in the shadow of his larger-than-life husband, Oliver (Luke Evans). But when Oliver unexpectedly dies, Marc’s world shatters, sending him and his two best friends, Sophie (Ruth Negga) and Thomas (Himesh Patel), on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.

With Jennifer Garner • Emma Myers • McG • Ed Helms • Brady Noon

Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent, and more distant. When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the family to wake up to a full body switch, on the morning of the most important day of each of their lives, can the Walkers unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal and soccer tryout?

With Chiara Stella • Bijan Daneshmand • Tom Byrne • Maryam Keshavarz • Layla Mohammadi • Niousha Noor • Kamand Shafieisabet • Bella Warda • Shervin Alenabi

Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships from arms length in an effort to keep her “real” life separate from her family life. However, when her secret is unceremoniously revealed, so are the distinct parallels between her life and that of her mother Shireen (Niousha Noor).

With Alix Sideris • Dean Armstrong • Joan Carr-Wiggin • Sonja Smits

After her husband of over thirty years dies, Kate has no idea what to do next. Vodka can only solve so many problems. She befriends three lonely teenagers who share her husband’s love of Halloween costumes, and together the four of them try to figure out what they want from life. But her disapproving son and daughter, shocked by her behavior, insist she go back to being the woman she was – just as she’s discovering the woman she might become. A delightful comedy about starting over before it’s too late.

With Louise Linton • Sam Page

Upon discovering her fiancé cheated, Claire, a witty, driven fashion columnist, jilts her husband-to-be at the altar. In the weeks that follow she loses her job and hits rock bottom. With nothing to lose, Claire turns to online dating and social media to launch her retaliatory dating streak. When her dating exploits go viral, things begin to take a toll. But when she runs into her first love, Kyle (Sam Page) will he ignite the fire or put out the flames?

With Adam Brody • Rian Johnson • Sterling K. Brown • John Ortiz • Jeffrey Wright • Leslie Uggams • Erika Alexander • Ram Bergman • Issa Rae • Tracee Ellis Ross • Jermaine Johnson • Cord Jefferson • Percival Everett • Ben LeClair • Myra Lucretia Taylor • Nikos Karamigios

Story of Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a writer and English professor whose writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to lay bare the hypocrisies of the publishing world. The book’s immediate success forces Monk to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.

With Thandiwe Newton • Imelda Staunton • Karey Kirkpatrick • Zachary Levi • Bella Ramsey • Daniel Mays • Peter Lord • David Bradley • Rachel Tunnard • Sam Fell • Nick Park • David Sproxton • Carla Shelley • John O'Farrell • Steve Pegram • Paul Kewley • Jane Horrocks • Nick Mohammed • Romesh Ranganathan • Lynn Ferguson • Josie Sedgwick-Davies

Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream — a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they’re breaking in!

With Michelle Monaghan • Mark Wahlberg • Ciaran Hinds • Said Taghmaoui • Stephen Levinson • Zoe Margaret Colletti • Simon Cellan Jones • David Coggeshall • Felicia Pearson

Dan Morgan (Mark Wahlberg) loves his quiet suburban life as a devoted husband, father of three and successful car salesman. But that’s only half the story. Decades earlier, he was an elite government assassin tasked with eliminating the world’s deadliest threats. When enemies from his past track him down, Dan packs his unsuspecting wife (Michelle Monaghan), angsty teen daughter, pro-gamer teen son and adorable 10-month-old baby into their minivan and takes off on an impromptu cross-country road trip to Las Vegas. Determined to protect his family — while treating them to the vacation of a lifetime — Dan must put his long-dormant skills into action, without revealing his true identity.

With Sawyer Spielberg • Neil Casey • Caroline Keene • Joel Murray • Dan Kennedy • Comfort Clinton • Susan Gallagher

Lucy has a complicated relationship with her family, but when her mom disappears on Christmas Eve, she must be the one to bring them together again—whether she knows it or not. Warm-hearted and sharp, this is a new holiday favorite in the making.

With Isabelle Huppert • Francois Ozon • Rebecca Marder • Fabrice Luchini • Nadia Tereszkiewicz

Paris in the 1930s — a playground for industrial heirs and debonair architects, but the City of Lights does not shine evenly for all. Struggling actress Madeleine (Nadia Terezkiewicz) and her best friend Pauline (Rebecca Marder), an unemployed lawyer, live in a cramped flat and owe five months’ rent. Opportunity knocks after a lascivious theatrical producer who made an inappropriate advance towards Madeleine turns up dead. Madeleine stands trial for murder and ascends to decadent stardom, with Pauline serving as defense counsel and media circus ringmaster. A new life of fame, wealth, and tabloid celebrity awaits — until the truth comes out.