The best comedy movies on NEON

NEON is home to a bunch of hilarious Hollywood classics, and even a few locally made laugh-riots: Katie Parker has handpicked the best of ’em for you below.

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Airplane! (1980)

You won’t find a film with more jokes per minute than Airplane!—and every one of them is a banger. From Jim Abrahams and David and Jerry Zucker, this madcap disaster comedy follows a flight gone horribly wrong, and the unprepared crew who must get the passengers to safety. With too many classic bits to name and Leslie Neilson in one of his most iconic roles, could this be the greatest comedy of all time?

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Perhaps one of the most quotable films of all time, Adam McKay’s madcap satire is a veritable cult classic, and holds up to endless rewatches. Following the struggles of a San Diego news presenter (Will Ferrell) in the 1970s, as he faces off against a female rival and grapples with the onset of women’s lib in the workplace, it’s as hilarious now as ever.

Anora (2024)

Taking home the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes film festival and earning star Mikey Madison a best actress Oscar, this tale of a sex worker’s marriage to the son of a Russian oligarch might not sound funny. But Sean Baker’s surprisingly hilarious film is at its best when drama gives way to screwball comedy.

Bad Neighbours (2014)

Idyllic suburbia is always fertile ground for comedy – and Nick Stoller’s story of a pair of new parents (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne) facing off against a neighbouring frat house nails the brief. The film’s take on NIMBY’s vs frat bros is hilariously sharp and a little bit gross.

Beetlejuice (1988)

It’s been over 35 years since the Juice first got loose, and if the success of 2024’s sequel is anything to go by, people haven’t lost their appetite for his delightfully sleezy style of comedy. Funny, dark, yet surprisingly sweet for a film about ghosts and ghouls, Tim Burton’s cult classic remains infectiously fun.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

When Tim Burton announced that he’d be making a sequel to his beloved hit Beetlejuice over 30 years after its release, fans worried that he’d finally run out of ideas. Yet Beetlejuice Beetlejuice proved that the director still has gas in the tank, heralding a wonderfully weird and ghoulishly gruesome return to gothic comedy greatness.

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Released to critical acclaim and commercial success in 2018, Crazy Rich Asians was the highest-grossing romantic comedy of the 2010s—for good reason. Based on Kevin Kwan’s best-selling book of the same name and starring an elite ensemble cast, it’s a fun, glitzy, glamorous take on the rom-com.

The Fall Guy (2024)

Ryan Gosling oozes sheer star power in this uneven but highly entertaining story of a down-on-his luck stunt man who becomes embroiled in a real-life mystery when the actor he works with disappears.

Gremlins (1984)

As wickedly funny and delightfully demented as the titular creatures themselves, Joe Dante’s cult classic is as hilarious as ever. Set in a small all-American town under siege by mysterious hard-partying critters, there’s a deliciously dark streak to Dante’s sense of humour that takes this seemingly kid-friendly film up a notch.

Hustlers (2019)

Based on the true story of a crew of New York strippers who drugged their wealthy clients before stealing thousands of dollars from them, Lorene Scafaria’s crime caper injects humanity and humour into a world too often treated by cinema as window dressing. Provocative, powerful and very funny, Hustlers is razor sharp—and a genuinely compelling tale.

Knives Out (2019)

Kicking off one of few Hollywood franchises that doesn’t feel like a soulless cash cow, Rian Johnson’s whodunit was a breath of fresh air. Daniel Craig is fabulously entertaining as debonair detective Benoit Blanc, and is backed up by an ensemble cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans and Ana De Amas.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Following a NASCAR superstar at a pivotal moment in his career, Talladega Nights is a highlight of Adam McKay and Will Ferrel’s mid-2000s golden era, which also saw the pair collaborate on such gems as Step Brothers and Anchorman. A send-up of the classic sports hero movie, this endlessly quotable and totally irresistible film is American comedy at its best.

This guide is regularly updated to reflect changes in NEON’s catalogue. For a list of capsule reviews that have been removed from this page because they are no longer available on the platform, visit here.