Funny movies on Netflix South Africa

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

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

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

Franky, a diamond thief, has to deliver a diamond to his boss Avi, but before doing so, he lets himself be persuaded by Boris to bet on a boxing match. But it is a trap to take the diamon from him. When Avi finds out, he hires Tony to find Franky and his lost diamond.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

A long time ago, in a very distant swamp, lived a fierce ogre called Shrek. One day, his loneliness is interrupted by an invasion of surprising characters. To save his territory, Shrek makes a pact to undertake a journey to get the princess Fiona.

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

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

Four guys outside the system were the only ones who glimpsed that the entire mortgage market was going to collapse. They then decided to do something unusual: bet against the housing market on the downside, against any logical criteria at that time...

Genres: Biography, Drama, Comedy, History

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

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

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

It explores the relationship between Pope Benedict XVI and his successor, Pope Francis, two of the most powerful leaders of the Catholic Church, who address their own pasts and demands for the institution to advance in the modern world.

Genres: Drama, Biography, Comedy, History

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

"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