These comedy picks were hand-selected for a rainy night in, not pulled from a popularity chart. Every pick is chosen for emotional and situational fit, not streaming popularity or critic scores.
The best comedy movies alone on a rainy night from the 2020s that will mess with your mind. Includes No Other Choice, Father There Is Only One 2, The Greates...
There's a particular kind of film for a rainy night alone - absorbing enough to pull you fully in, good enough that you don't check your phone once.
The early 2020s are already proving themselves. The best films from this decade will hold up. These are among them.
The best comedies work because they're built on truth. Exaggerated truth, maybe â but something you recognise from life.
After being laid off and humiliated by a ruthless job market, a veteran paper mill manager descends into violence in a desperate bid to reclaim his dignity.
The success of the Conchy virtual assistant (which was developed by Javier) has earned him a favorable spot in the parents chat room - until something unexpected ruins it all.
Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild-personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie's life and perspective.
Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans - with and without Peter.
A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.
What makes great comedy is specificity. The more precise the observation, the more universal the feeling. These films nail that balance.
A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own. Inspired by a true story.
World famous movie star Olivia faces a PR disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of her with her married lover, Vincent. The hard-working valet Antonio accidentally appears in the same photo and is enlisted to pose as Olivia's new boyfriend as a cover-up. This ruse with Olivia thrusts Antonio into the spotlight and unexpected chaos.
Two strangers believe in love but never seem to be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other's path on one stormy New Year's Eve.
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Supervillains Harley Quinn, Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
Films that mess with your mind work best when they've earned your trust first. The disorientation only lands if you were fully in. These get you in.
The best comedies leave you warmer than you were. Not because they avoid difficulty â but because they find the humanity inside it.
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