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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7 Days in Hell (2015)

At just 50 minutes, this pitch-perfect mockumentary packs a hilarious punch. Andy Samberg and Kit Harrington shine as rival tennis players locked in an epic tennis match that stretches out for seven increasingly loopy days. Silly and surreal, this hilarious film combines dry British wit with Samberg’s signature SNL style humour.

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?

Am I OK? (2024)

This sweet story of coming of age—and coming out—late in life is funny and authentic. Starring Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno as a pair of lifelong friends whose relationship is upended when a long-buried secret is revealed, the film is as relatable as it is witty.

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.

Anyone But You (2023)

Taking its cues from the Shakespeare-inspired, “will they or won’t they?” romcoms of the 2000s, Will Gluck’s fun and flirty film loosely reworks Much Ado About Nothing. The story is a bonafide crowd pleaser, starring hotties Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney as sworn enemies who reluctantly join forces at a wedding to try and win back their exes.

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.

Burn After Reading (2008)

What if two not very bright gym employees discovered classified CIA information? Burn After Reading follows the darkly hilarious chain of events that unfolds when an extortion attempt goes wrong. With an unbeatable ensemble cast, Joel and Ethan Cohen’s 2008 espionage satire is a bitingly caustic black comedy.

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.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

This story of two conmen caught in an ever-escalating bet to swindle a wealthy American heiress is pure comedy gold. With Steve Martin and Michael Caine at their comedic best, plus bang-on supporting performances, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a classic that holds up well today.

Drive Away Dolls (2023)

Ethan Coen’s first narrative film without his brother Joel, this winning and bawdy caper stars Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan as a pair of women making an impromptu road trip to Tallahassee. With an all-star supporting cast including Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal, it’s a fun and feisty buddy comedy.

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.

The Holdovers (2023)

Alexander Payne’s beautifully bittersweet and funny film follows a curmudgeonly New England boarding school teacher tasked with staying on over Christmas, to mind the boys with nowhere to go. Memorably pairing Paul Giamatti alongside Da’Vine Joy Randolph and newcomer Dominic Sessa, it’s a modern holiday classic.

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.

Logan Lucky (2017)

Stephen Soderberg’s star-studded heist comedy may not have set the box office alight on its release in 2017, but it’s stood the test of time as a modern comedy gem. Following a down on his luck former coal miner plotting to steal millions from a speedway, Logan Lucky is a rollockingly spirited caper that deserves your time.

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.