The 28 Best Comedies This Century, Ranked From Worst to Best
From Academy Award winners to outrageous, campy comedies, this century has been filled with a variety of laugh-inducing flicks.
These films star titans of the genre, including Seth Rogen, Jack Black, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chris Rock. And while some are of the laugh-out-loud variety, other comedies are satirical, of the mumblecore genre, or just plain dark.
A big-screen adaptation of the Rex Pickett novel, this Oscar-winning comedy follows two forty-something friends (Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church) as they embark on a journey through central California’s wine country. Beyond critical and box office success, the film reportedly led to increased tourism in the Santa Ynez Valley, where much of the film was set.
“Hysterically funny yet melancholy comedy.” —Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter