PEPPERMOON’S EDITORIAL PICKS

Top 10 by Genre

The standouts, the classics, the ones that stay with you. Find your next Movie, TV show or Game.

Pepper Ratings / Top 10 by Genre / Movies / Comedy

Top 10 Comedy Movies

Sharp humour, memorable characters and comic worlds worth returning to.

10 EDITORIAL PICKS
1
MovieDr. StrangeloveCover pending
Movie1964

Dr. Strangelove

A military crisis becomes an absurdly funny nightmare in a satire that exposes the terrifying logic of supposedly rational institutions.

9.0/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
2
MovieSome Like It HotCover pending
Movie1959

Some Like It Hot

Two musicians hide in an all-female band after witnessing a crime, generating farce through disguise, desire and beautifully timed performances.

8.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
3
MovieMonty Python and the Holy GrailCover pending
Movie1975

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

A medieval quest is repeatedly derailed by anarchic sketches, ridiculous obstacles and an unusually durable sense of comic absurdity.

8.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
4
MovieThe Grand Budapest HotelCover pending
Movie2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

A hotel concierge and his young colleague navigate theft, loyalty and political upheaval inside an intricately designed comic world.

8.4/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
5
MovieThe Big LebowskiCover pending
Movie1998

The Big Lebowski

A laid-back bowler becomes entangled in a kidnapping case whose pleasures lie in eccentric personalities and increasingly confused intentions.

8.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
6
MovieGroundhog DayCover pending
Movie1993

Groundhog Day

A cynical weather presenter relives the same day, transforming a comic premise into a surprisingly thoughtful story about change.

8.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
7
MovieHot FuzzCover pending
Movie2007

Hot Fuzz

An exceptionally capable police officer relocates to a seemingly peaceful village, where genre parody becomes an intricately planted mystery.

8.2/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
8
MovieAirplane!Cover pending
Movie1980

Airplane!

A disaster-film framework becomes a rapid-fire delivery system for visual jokes, deadpan performances and unapologetically ridiculous wordplay.

8.1/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
9
MovieShaun of the DeadCover pending
Movie2004

Shaun of the Dead

An ordinary man’s neglected relationships collide with a zombie outbreak, balancing affection, social comedy and surprisingly effective horror.

8.0/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy
10
MovieSuperbadCover pending
Movie2007

Superbad

Two friends face the end of school through an increasingly chaotic night that hides genuine anxiety beneath its crude comedy.

7.5/ 10 · Pepper Score
Peppermoon pick · Comedy

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