Funny movies on Netflix

The comedy genre aims to make you laugh, the best movies can make you enjoy all the minutes of the movie to make you feel very funny moments. We have analyzed the best comedy movies you can see today in Netflix and compared them with the ranking from other platforms. With this analysis, here there are the best comedy movies to watch on Netflix.

1. Back to the Future (1985)

A random mistake leads Marty McFly to 1955, a year in which his parents had not yet met. After preventing his first encounter, he must get them to meet and get married.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Romance, Family, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

2. Parasite (2019)

Parasite follows the impoverished Kim family as they infiltrate the wealthy Parks' household by fraud and manipulation. Their scheme to escape poverty becomes a darkly comic, violent critique of class and entitlement.

Genres: Comedy, Thriller

IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

3. Laapataa Ladies (2024)

In rural India (2001), two newlywed brides swapped on a crowded train are separated: one forms bonds at an unfamiliar station; the other hides under a false name amid secrets and a suspicious cop. A comic, moving journey about identity and womanhood.

Genres: Musical, Drama, Comedy

IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

4. Klaus (2019)

Jesper is sent to a small town on an icy island above the Arctic Circle. He is about to give up and abandon his duty as a postman when he meets a mysterious carpenter.

Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10

5. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

A devout man, Pawan "Bajrangi," finds a speech-impaired Pakistani girl lost in India and vows to return her home. Battling legal, political and logistical obstacles, his cross-border journey becomes a moving testament to compassion bridging national divides.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

6. PK (2014)

An alien named PK (Aamir Khan) lands on Earth, where he will have to get used to living with humans while fixing his spaceship.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Science fiction

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

7. Dead Poets Society (1989)

At a conservative New England boarding school, free-spirited teacher John Keating inspires students, shy Todd, ambitious Neil and others revive the secret Dead Poets Society, challenge tradition and parental and institutional authority, gain confidence, deepen bonds and pay for following their voice.

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

8. Fargo (1996)

A desperate car salesman stages his wife's kidnapping for ransom; the bungled scheme escalates into violence in the snowy Midwest, while pregnant Chief Marge Gunderson quietly solves the case.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

9. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Based on Cressida Cowell's children's book, this comedy action tells the story of Hiccup, a teenage Viking who doesn't fit his tribe's ancient reputation as dragon hunters.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Children, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation, Family

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

10. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Raj, a fun-loving NRI, and Simran fall in love in Europe. Her traditional father returns her to India to wed a childhood betrothed. Raj follows to Punjab to win Simran and her family’s blessing.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

11. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Naina is a serious girl with a very serious life. But one day, her soul is awakened by happy Aman, who teaches her that life is meant to be lived.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical

IMDB Rating 7.9 /10

12. Marriage Story (2019)

Charlie, a New York theater director, and his female actress, Nicole, are struggling to overcome a divorce process.

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10

13. Knives Out (2019)

When the renowned mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead in his mansion, just after the family celebration of his 85th birthday, detective Benoit Blanc is recruited to investigate the matter. He will move among a network of false clues and interesting lies to try to discover the truth after the writer's death.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Drama, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10

14. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Five years have passed since Hippo began training his dragon, after breaking the Viking tradition of hunting them. Astrid and the rest of the gang have managed to spread a new sport on the island: dragon races. As they race, they cross the skies into inhospitable territories, where no one has been before. During a trip they discover an ice-covered cave that turns out to be the refuge of hundreds of wild dragons, which a mysterious guardian takes care of. Hippo and his people join the guardian to protect the dragons from evil forces that want to destroy them.

Genres: Animation, Action/Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 6.9 /10 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10

15. Porco Rosso (1992)

Period of interwar. Porco is an aviator pig who frustrates all acts of piracy perpetrated by the Adriatic air pirates. These, determined to end the brave and skillful aviator, agree to hire an American adventurer whose mission will be to eliminate him.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10

16. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Birdman follows Riggan Thomson, an actor famous for his superhero career, who seeks to legitimize his art with a Broadway play. Between rehearsals, a fiery rival, criticism, family issues, and inner voices that confuse reality and delusion, he fights for redemption and identity, putting his sanity on the line.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating 7.7 /10

17. 50/50 (2011)

50/50 is a dramedy inspired by true events about 27‑year‑old Adam, diagnosed with a rare spinal tumor. Facing chemo and risky surgery, he confronts fear, shifting relationships and finds dark humor, support and new priorities.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 6.9 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

18. Ponyo (2008)

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who yearns to become a human after falling in love with him.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Family, Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Comedy

IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

19. Despicable Me (2010)

"Gru" is a deplorable man who plans the most incredible criminal act in history. Incited by an evil mother, he will find only one obstacle in his way.

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 6.8 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10

20. American Psycho (2000)

Patrick Bateman is a superbly crafted specimen that meets all the requirements of Master of the Universe. The more anonymous he becomes, the less control he has over his terrible instincts and his thirst for blood. He is practically perfect, like almost everyone in his world and desperately tries to fit into it.

Genres: Crime, Cult, Drama, Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.6 /10 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10