Best Comedy Movies of the 2020s

The comedy films from 2020–2029that defined the decade. Plus the ones that wasted everyone's time and money.

Worth Watching

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$200M

Lilo & Stitch

2025

Disney finally got a live-action remake RIGHT. $1B+ worldwide. First MPA film of 2025 to hit a billion. The heart of the original is intact. Proof that remakes CAN work when you respect the source.

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$25M

Novocaine

2025

$25M action-comedy where Jack Quaid can't feel pain. Original concept, fun execution, didn't need $200M to entertain. This is what mid-budget movies should look like.

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$6M

Anora

2024

$6M. Won the Palme d'Or AND Best Picture. A Brooklyn stripper marries a Russian oligarch's son. Sean Baker made it for the cost of a single Marvel reshoot day. This is cinema.

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$100M

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024

Tim Burton came BACK. $100M, practical effects, Keaton still got it. Made $450M because audiences were starving for something with actual personality. A legacy sequel done right.

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$122M

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024

A video game franchise that actually gets BETTER with each installment? Keanu as Shadow. $122M well spent. Paramount knows something Sony doesn't.

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$145M

Barbie

2023

Greta Gerwig turned a toy commercial into a $1.4B cultural event. Smart, funny, subversive. This is what happens when you give a real filmmaker a brand instead of giving a brand a filmmaker.

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$150M

A Minecraft Movie

2025

$150M turning a beloved game into a generic live-action adventure. The game's art style is iconic. They threw it away for Jack Black in a cave. At least the kids liked it. The adults know better.

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$118M

Mickey 17

2025

Bong Joon-ho made Parasite for $11M and won Best Picture. WB gave him $118M for Mickey 17 and it made $111M. More money doesn't always help — even for geniuses.

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$200M

Argylle

2024

$200M on a spy movie with a CGI cat. Apple spent more on this than some countries' GDP and it flopped instantly. The hubris is breathtaking.

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$115M

Borderlands

2024

$115M on a video game movie starring Cate Blanchett. Made $33M worldwide. THIRTY-THREE MILLION. The game has more personality in its loading screens.

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$250M

Red One

2024

$250 MILLION on a Christmas movie starring The Rock. Quarter of a BILLION dollars. Amazon spent more on this than most countries spend on infrastructure. Made $180M. The waste is staggering.

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$200M

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

2023

$200 MILLION on floating CGI heads in a green screen void. The script reads like it was written during a lunch break. Pure noise.

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