Comedy Movies That Have Won Oscars and Golden Globes



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2012, Chris Butler, Sam Fell

90 minutes

Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock can speak to the dead, but no one other than his eccentric new friend believes his ability is real. One day, Norman's eccentric uncle tells him of a ritual he must perform to protect the town from a curse cast by a witch centuries ago.

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2023, null

131 minutes

Drama, Comedy, Thriller

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.

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2023, null

114 minutes

Comedy, Adventure

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

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1960, David Swift

134 minutes

Comedy, Drama, Family

A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.

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1967, Roman Polanski

108 minutes

Comedy, Horror

A noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.

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2005, Noah Baumbach

81 minutes

Comedy, Drama

Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

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2013, Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin

98 minutes

Animation, Comedy, Family

Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.

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1968, Albert Uderzo, René Goscinny

72 minutes

Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Popular animated hero Asterix and his faithful sidekick Obelix travel to ancient Egypt to help Cleopatra build a new summer home. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar have made a bet, with Caesar wagering the project cannot be completed in a few weeks time. With the help of a magic potion, Asterix comes to the rescue of the Queen of the Nile as Caesar and an angry architect plot against them.

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Award-Winning Comedy Films That Made History at the Oscars and Golden Globes

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1998, Steven Soderbergh

123 minutes

Romance, Comedy, Crime

Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the right moves … and all the wrong guys. Now they're willing to risk it all to find out if there's more between them than just the law.

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2005, Michael LaBash, Tony Leondis

68 minutes

Animation, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction

Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ʻohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon emerges, which reinstates his destructive programming and threatens to both ruin his friendship with Lilo and to short him out for good!

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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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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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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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1965, Delbert Mann

114 minutes

Comedy, Romance

A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.

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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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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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