Comedy Movies That Have Won Oscars and Golden Globes



The Most Prestigious Awards for Comedy Films: Oscars & Golden Globes

The Croods Stream The Croods Officially Now!

2013, Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco

98 minutes

Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Action

The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives on the scene, Grug is distrustful, but it soon becomes apparent that Guy is correct about the impending destruction of their world.

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Kung Fu Panda 3 Stream Kung Fu Panda 3 Officially Now!

2016, Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Nelson

95 minutes

Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China, forcing Po to form a ragtag army to fight back.

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A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Stream A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Officially Now!

2019, Richard Phelan, Will Becher

87 minutes

Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the Sheep goes on a mission to shepherd the intergalactic visitor home before a sinister organization can capture her.

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Youth Stream Youth Officially Now!

2015, Paolo Sorrentino

125 minutes

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?

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August: Osage County Stream August: Osage County Officially Now!

2013, John Wells

121 minutes

Comedy, Drama

An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.

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Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" Stream Maggie Simpson in

2012, David Silverman

5 minutes

Animation, Drama, Family, Comedy

Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling classmates. But when a lonely caterpillar befriends her, she makes it her mission to save it from a ruthless butterfly smashing toddler.

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The Sessions Stream The Sessions Officially Now!

2012, null

95 minutes

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a career as a journalist and poet. A writing assignment dealing with sex and the disabled piques Mark's curiosity, and he decides to investigate the possibility of experiencing sex himself. When his overtures toward a caregiver scare her away, he books an appointment with sex surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene to lose his virginity.

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Oktapodi Stream Oktapodi Officially Now!

2008, Emud Mokhberi, François-Xavier Chanioux, Julien Bocabeille, Olivier Delabarre, Quentin Marmier, Thierry Marchand

2 minutes

Animation, Comedy, Family, Action

Two Octopi fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a small Greek village.

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The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Stream The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild Officially Now!

2022, John C. Donkin

82 minutes

Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure

The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up with mischievous possum brothers Crash & Eddie as they head off on a new adventure into Buck's home: The Dinosaur World.

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Can-Can Stream Can-Can Officially Now!

1960, Walter Lang

142 minutes

Music, Comedy, Romance

Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache is known for her performances of the can-can, which attracts the ire of the self-righteous Judge Philipe Forrestier. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her boyfriend, lawyer François Durnais.

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The Kids Are All Right Stream The Kids Are All Right Officially Now!

2010, Lisa Cholodenko

106 minutes

Comedy, Drama

Two women, Nic and Jules, brought a son and daughter into the world through artificial insemination. When one of their children reaches age, both kids go behind their mothers' backs to meet with the donor. Life becomes so much more interesting when the father, two mothers and children start to become attached to each other.

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Venus Stream Venus Officially Now!

2006, Roger Michell

95 minutes

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.

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Two Cars, One Night Stream Two Cars, One Night Officially Now!

2004, Taika Waititi

12 minutes

Drama, Comedy

Sometimes first love is found in the most unlikely of places, like in the carpark outside the Te Kaha pub.

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Mouse and Garden Stream Mouse and Garden Officially Now!

1960, Friz Freleng

6 minutes

Animation, Comedy, Family

Sylvester Cat and his orange feline friend, Sam, are rummaging through trash cans for food in the evening on a waterfront when they spot a mouse. They agree to share the little rodent for breakfast the next morning, while during the night each tries to snag the mouse for himself.

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The Pied Piper of Guadalupe Stream The Pied Piper of Guadalupe Officially Now!

1961, null

6 minutes

Animation, Comedy

Sylvester the cat imitates the Pied Piper of Hamelin to lure a group of mice into a jug that he seals with a cork. But Speedy Gonzales won't be hypnotized by Sylvester's flute and gradually rescues his friends from Sylvester's clutches.

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My Geisha Stream My Geisha Officially Now!

1962, null

120 minutes

Comedy, Romance

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...

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