{"id":6914,"date":"2025-05-13T14:40:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/10-best-comedy-movies-of-the-2020s-so-far-ranked-from-least-to-greatest\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:40:14","slug":"10-best-comedy-movies-of-the-2020s-so-far-ranked-from-least-to-greatest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umyonews.site\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/10-best-comedy-movies-of-the-2020s-so-far-ranked-from-least-to-greatest\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Comedy Movies of the 2020s So Far, Ranked from Least to Greatest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By any measure, the 2020s got off to a weird start that left movie theaters closed for over a year and audiences getting their comedy fix at home.<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, the cinema experience hasn\u2019t fully recovered from that. It\u2019s also why comedies seem to have a bigger presence in streaming than they do in theaters.<\/p>\n<p>A few of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\">Watch With Us<\/a>\u2019 picks for the 10 best comedy movies of the 2020s barely even saw the inside of a theater at all.<\/p>\n<p>But the good news is that the vast majority of these great comedies are available to stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>, Hulu, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/disney\/\">Disney+<\/a> and others at a moment\u2019s notice.<\/p>\n<h3>10. \u2018Free Guy\u2019 (2021)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X2m-08cOAbc?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/X2m-08cOAbc\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The main character in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-free-guy-red-carpet-beauty-fashion\/\"><em>Free Guy<\/em><\/a> \u2013 whose name is Guy (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ryan-reynolds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ryan Reynolds<\/strong><\/a>) \u2013 has no idea why life in Free City is so over-the-top violent. As far as Guy knows, this is what life is supposed to be like. He doesn\u2019t realize that he\u2019s a non-playable character in an online computer game, and he\u2019s not supposed to have any autonomy at all.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of his origin, Guy is so infatuated with a player, Millie Rusk (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jodie-comer-leaves-broadway-performance-early-amid-nyc-air-crisis\/\"><strong>Jodie Comer<\/strong><\/a>), that he unknowingly breaks the game\u2019s rules and becomes more like a player himself. Millie\u2019s on a personal quest to prove that she created Free City, but it may take some convincing to get Guy to realize that he isn\u2019t real in any conventional sense.<\/p>\n<p><em>Free Guy<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/browse\/entity-7097fb34-995b-4690-bf44-00be956b426a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney+<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>9. \u2018No Hard Feelings\u2019 (2023)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-2\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7psP7xBEa28?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/7psP7xBEa28\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jennifer-lawrence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jennifer Lawrence<\/strong><\/a> isn\u2019t primarily known for her comedic skills, but she shows off her range in <em>No Hard Feelings<\/em>. Lawrence\u2019s character, Maddie Barker, is caught in a severe financial bind that threatens to strip her of her home and her car. Maddie\u2019s solution is a Hail Mary job offer from Laird (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/matthew-broderick\/\"><strong>Matthew Broderick<\/strong><\/a>) and Allison Becker (<strong>Laura Benanti<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/jennifer-lawrences-best-2023-street-style-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jennifer-Lawrence-Won-2023-in-Street-Style-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C121px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Jennifer Lawrence Won 2023 in Street Style\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jennifer-Lawrence-Won-2023-in-Street-Style-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/jennifer-lawrences-best-2023-street-style-moments\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Jennifer Lawrence Won 2023 With Her Street Style<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJennifer Lawrence has had a big 2023, but perhaps nothing has been bigger than her incredible street style. Lawrence, 33, has been back in the spotlight with the hilarious comedy No Hard Feelings, which was released in June 2023 to critical acclaim for Lawrence playing a down-on-her-luck woman who accepts a Craigslist posting to date [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If Maddie can successfully woo the Beckers\u2019 son, Percy (<strong>Andrew Barth Feldman<\/strong>), and help him become more confident, then she\u2019ll get everything she needs to escape financial ruin. Percy doesn\u2019t have any idea what his parents are doing, and he doesn\u2019t properly respond to Maddie\u2019s seduction attempts. If Maddie can\u2019t figure out a way to date Percy, then she\u2019ll be in even bigger trouble than she was before.<\/p>\n<p><em>No Hard Feelings<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/2299d41f-9cca-4191-827c-f4705fd6201c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>8. \u2018Joy Ride\u2019 (2023)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-3\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jyI-AM5VXDo?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/jyI-AM5VXDo\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Joy Ride<\/em> has a delicate balancing act between its occasional gross-out moments and its more heartfelt side. The story follows Audrey Sullivan (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ashley-park\/\"><strong>Ashley Park<\/strong><\/a>), a young Chinese woman who was adopted by a Caucasian couple in America. She\u2019s very successful as a lawyer, but doesn\u2019t know much about her past.<\/p>\n<p>When Audrey is given a chance for the promotion of a lifetime, the catch is that she needs to track down her birth parents in China. That leads to a wild trip through Asia with her best friend, Lolo Chen (<strong>Sherry Cola<\/strong>), Lolo\u2019s cousin, Deadeye (<strong>Sabrina Wu<\/strong>) and Audrey\u2019s now-famous former roommate, Kat Huang (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/everything-everywhere-all-at-onces-stephanie-hsu-what-to-know\/\"><strong>Stephanie Hsu<\/strong><\/a>). The answers about Audrey\u2019s heritage are waiting for her, and she\u2019s not prepared for what she\u2019ll find.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joy Ride<\/em> is available to rent or buy on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/detail\/B0CG8MK87F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Camila-Mendes-Do-Revenges-Star-Studded-Cast-Where-You-May-Know-the-Netflix-Films-Stars-From.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Do Revenge\u2019s Star-Studded Cast Where You May Know the Netflix Film's Stars From\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Camila-Mendes-Do-Revenges-Star-Studded-Cast-Where-You-May-Know-the-Netflix-Films-Stars-From.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-netflix-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">8 Great Comedy Movies on Netflix Right Now (May 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGet ready to chuckle, guffaw, snicker and chortle along with the eight best comedy movies on Netflix in May 2025. From mega-box-office-hits like Barbie to Netflix originals like\u00a0Do Revenge, the streaming service never fails to deliver laughs with its lineup of movies. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>7. \u2018Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar\u2019 (2021)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-4\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gRqLfgNDIzU?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/gRqLfgNDIzU\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>SNL<\/em> veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kristen-wiig\/\"><strong>Kristen Wiig<\/strong><\/a> has a dual role in <em>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar<\/em>. Star (Wiig) and Barb (<strong>Annie Mumolo<\/strong>) are friends who are taking their first real vacation together in Florida. But they picked a really bad time, because a woman named Sharon Fisherman (Wiig) is trying to go full Bond villain by unleashing a mosquito plague of Biblical proportions.<\/p>\n<p>Sharon\u2019s henchman and frustrated lover, Edgar Pag\u00e9t (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jamie-dornan\/\"><strong>Jamie Dornan<\/strong><\/a>), was supposed to help her enact the plan. Instead, Edgar starts spending time with Barb and Star and soon comes between the two friends with his romantic overtures. That\u2019s only going to make Sharon even more eager to kill everyone.<\/p>\n<p><em>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/03700410-b5aa-4384-8a81-0db57fb8de41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>6. \u2018Weird: The Al Yankovic Story\u2019 (2022)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-5\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p6MayRC-7EY?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/p6MayRC-7EY\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Weird: The Al Yankovic Story<\/em> takes all of the music biopic tropes and turns them into a hilarious comedy that can only be described as \u201cvery loosely\u201d inspired by the true story of <strong>Weird Al Yankovic<\/strong>. It completely fabricated parts of Yankovic\u2019s life, and it doesn\u2019t run away from the more ridiculous aspects of the story.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/daniel-radcliffes-weird-al-yankovic-movie-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Daniel-Radcliffe-Reveals-Why-His-Weird-Al-So-Buff.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Daniel Radcliffe Reveals Why His Weird Al is So Buff\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Daniel-Radcliffe-Reveals-Why-His-Weird-Al-So-Buff.jpg?quality=62&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/daniel-radcliffes-weird-al-yankovic-movie-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Daniel Radcliffe Reveals Why His Weird Al is So Buff<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThis wizard is getting weird. Daniel Radcliffe stars as the titular comedian in WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, and the movie will live up to its title. The film is based off a short Al Yankovic made for Funny or Die in 2010, and the star-studded video poked fun at dramatic rock star biopics, exaggerating [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Harry Potter actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/daniel-radcliffe\/\"><strong>Daniel Radcliffe<\/strong><\/a> plays the young Weird Al as he develops his passion for creating parody songs. He also experiences a torrid love affair with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/madonna\/\"><strong>Madonna<\/strong><\/a> (<strong>Evan Rachel Wood<\/strong>) \u2013 which never actually happened \u2013 as well as his rivalry with <strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong> over \u201cEat It\u201d and \u201cBeat It.\u201d It\u2019s completely silly and irresistible to watch.<\/p>\n<p><em>Weird: The Al Yankovic Story<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/therokuchannel.roku.com\/details\/066097da82ed5762966888a59b151058\/weird-the-al-yankovic-story?source=bing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Roku Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>5. \u2018The French Dispatch\u2019 (2021)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-6\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TcPk2p0Zaw4?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/TcPk2p0Zaw4\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Wes Anderson<\/strong> once again brings together a massive cast for <em>The French Dispatch<\/em>, a series of loosely connected stories. The editor of <em>The French Dispatch<\/em>, Arthur Howitzer Jr. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/bill-murray\/\"><strong>Bill Murray<\/strong><\/a>), has died, and there\u2019s one last issue of the magazine to put out before it ends.<\/p>\n<p>Of the film\u2019s three main stories, the most engaging is the first one, which features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/benicio-del-toro\/\"><strong>Benicio del Toro<\/strong><\/a> as Moses Rosenthaler. He\u2019s an incarcerated artist of immense talent who finds his muse in a prison guard, Simone (<strong>L\u00e9a Seydoux<\/strong>). An imprisoned art dealer, Julien Cadazio (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/adrien-brody\/\"><strong>Adrien Brody<\/strong><\/a>), discovers Rosenthaler\u2019s talent behind bars and makes him a sensation in the art world. However, getting Rosenthaler to work on anything else is a challenge even for Simone.<\/p>\n<p><em>The French Dispatch<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/stream\/tv\/?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1206980&amp;subId1=9ad6785f46384141bb55d2a73bdae0d7&amp;subId2=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fubo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-hbo-and-max-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pretty-Woman-Movie-2.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Julia Roberts and Richard Gere share a glance in Pretty Woman.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pretty-Woman-Movie-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-hbo-and-max-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">7 Best Comedy Movies on HBO and Max Right Now (April 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe comedy lineup on HBO and Max is a film lover\u2019s delight because its library of movies goes back decades into the past. Most of the other streamers don\u2019t have many movies made before 1980. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so refreshing to have the option to go back even further. Watch With Us\u2019 selections for the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>4. \u2018Barbie\u2019 (2023)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-7\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBk4NYhWNMM?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/pBk4NYhWNMM\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/barbie-hits-1-billion-at-the-box-office\/\"><em>Barbie<\/em> upended all expectations<\/a> when it hit theaters in 2023 and became the biggest blockbuster of the year. Director <strong>Greta Gerwig<\/strong>\u2019s clever script introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/margot-robbie\/\"><strong>Margot Robbie<\/strong><\/a> as Barbie, a living doll who is just one Barbie among many in Barbieland. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ryan-gosling\/\"><strong>Ryan Gosling<\/strong><\/a> co-stars as Ken, Barbie\u2019s would-be boyfriend who can\u2019t seem to get her to reciprocate his feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Both Barbie and Ken soon find their way to the real world for different reasons. It\u2019s a journey of self-discovery for Barbie, as she makes new friends and discovers her purpose. Ken, on the other hand, discovers a way to turn things upside down in Barbieland while placing all of the Kens on top of the proverbial food chain.<\/p>\n<p><em>Barbie<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.max.com\/movie\/80bc4915-c826-499f-9961-b422b17559b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>3. \u2018Palm Springs\u2019 (2020)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-8\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CpBLtXduh_k?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/CpBLtXduh_k\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>Palm Springs<\/em> shares a few things in common with <em>Groundhog Day<\/em>, but it also adds some new dimensions to its slightly sci-fi premise. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/cristin-milioti\/\"><strong>Cristin Milioti<\/strong><\/a> stars as Sarah Wilder, a woman who hooks up with Nyles (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/andy-samberg\/\"><strong>Andy Samberg<\/strong><\/a>) at her sister\u2019s wedding. After spending the night together, she sees Nyles get fatally wounded and falls into the same time loop that\u2019s kept him trapped for a very long time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/himym-fans-remind-us-of-cristin-miliotis-character-tracys-2024-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/How-I-Met-Your-Mother-Fans-Want-Us-to-Remember-That-Cristin-Milioti-Character-Tracy-Dies-This-Year-2.jpg?crop=0px%2C102px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"How I Met Your Mother Fans Want Us to Remember That Cristin Milioti Character Tracy Dies This Year 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/How-I-Met-Your-Mother-Fans-Want-Us-to-Remember-That-Cristin-Milioti-Character-Tracy-Dies-This-Year-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/himym-fans-remind-us-of-cristin-miliotis-character-tracys-2024-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;HIMYM&#8217; Fans Remind Us That Cristin Milioti&#8217;s Character Dies This Year<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCliff Lipson\/CBS How I Met Your Mother fans want everyone to remember that 2024 is the year Cristin Milioti\u2018s character, Tracy, died. After this year marked the 10-year anniversary since the show\u2019s series premiere aired, some viewers used the opportunity to remind Us of another milestone moment. \u201c10 years since the finale and this is [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, Sarah is stuck with Nyles, which changes the whole dynamic of the loop. Unlike Nyles, she hasn\u2019t given up on escaping from the endless loop. And with so much time to spend with each other, she and Nyles form a bond that may last forever \u2014 if they can\u2019t break the loop.<\/p>\n<p><em>Palm Springs<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/f70dfd4d-dbfb-46b8-abb3-136c841bba11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>2. \u2018Hit Man\u2019 (2024)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-9\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0g4cJ4NE8HA?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/0g4cJ4NE8HA\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/glen-powell\/\"><strong>Glen Powell<\/strong><\/a> co-wrote and starred in director <strong>Richard Linklater<\/strong>\u2019s <em>Hit Man<\/em>, which gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/glen-powell-breaks-down-twisters-film-discusses-his-love-for-cinema\/\"><em>Twisters<\/em><\/a> actor the unique opportunity to play several characters in one. Gary Johnson (Powell) is a college professor who discovers his calling as a police undercover operative. Gary comes up with elaborate personas while passing himself off as a hitman to his would-be clients. They get to go to jail, and Gary gets personal satisfaction from his work.<\/p>\n<p>Gary jeopardizes this arrangement when he meets Madison Figueroa Masters (<strong>Adria Arjona<\/strong>), a woman who asks him to kill her abusive husband. Rather than hand Madison over to the cops, he befriends her and is openly attracted to her. That\u2019s going to lead to friction with the police and even with Madison, if she learns who Gary really is.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hit Man<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81728840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-amazon-prime-video-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 400 225'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HotTubTimeMachine.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" data-srcset=\"\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Four men stand in a lounge in Hot Tub Time Machine.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HotTubTimeMachine.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-comedy-movies-on-amazon-prime-video-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">10 Great Comedy Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now (April 2025)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAmazon Prime Video appears to have a very loose definition for what qualifies as a comedy movie. Some of Prime Video\u2019s selections include films like Jean-Claude Van Damme\u2019s Street Fighter that don\u2019t really fit in with traditional comedy pics. Street Fighter is very funny, but largely by accident. Rather than focusing on those outlier titles, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>1. \u2018Licorice Pizza\u2019 (2021)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-10\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n<div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ofnXPwUPENo?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ofnXPwUPENo\/hqdefault.jpg\">\n<div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/maya-rudolph-and-paul-thomas-andersons-relationship-timeline\/\"><strong>Paul Thomas Anderson<\/strong><\/a> told a unique coming-of-age story in his comedy\/drama<em> Licorice Pizza<\/em>. It was also more convincing because Anderson cast two newcomers, <strong>Cooper Hoffman<\/strong> and <strong>Alana Haim<\/strong>, in the leading roles of their first movie.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffman plays Gary Valentine, a successful 15-year-old child actor who becomes infatuated with Alana Kane (Haim), a woman who is ten years older than he is. Alana should really know better than to encourage Gary, but she genuinely likes him even though she\u2019s not looking for a romance with him. Regardless, they both find ways of making each other jealous and testing their bond when other potential romantic partners emerge.<\/p>\n<p><em>Licorice Pizza<\/em> is streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/movies\/100029633\/licorice-pizza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tubi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tLed by Senior Editor and experienced critic Jason Struss, Watch With Us\u2019 team of writers and editors sees almost every movie and TV show from the distant past to the present to determine what\u2019s worth your time and money. 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