Here is the list of the best comedy movies on HBO MAX! Satire and comedy are the two synonyms of happiness and enjoyment. It is a form of expression to have a sigh of relaxation and satisfaction. However, some things of the essence of comedy get punched with other genres like romantic and action to enhance its core articulation.
Comedy movies never fail to provide a lesson about being happy in life in any situation. Nonetheless, HBO max is such a streaming service that has come forward with several comedy movies.
30. A Hard Day’s Night
- Director: Richard Lester
- Writers: Alun Owen
- Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell as John McCartney, Norman Rossington as Norm, John Junkin as Shake
- IMDb Ratings: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
This movie can be considered one of the best comedy classic movies which are on HBO max. The drama is about music with the essence of satire and laughter. The Beatles are the main protagonists of this movie. The band travels from one place to another to showcase their music performances to the audience.
Likewise, they traveled from Liverpool to London for a tribute concert. However, a twist in the movie came when the band members realize that Ringo, one of their band members who is a drummer has gone missing.
29. Best in Show
- Director: Christopher Guest
- Writers: Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy
- Cast: Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Christopher Guest, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Lynch
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
This is one of the different comedy movies that has put the spotlight on the canine world. The story of the drama shows a lot of enthusiasm when several people across America prepare their pets for a popular Mayflower Dog Show. This show is one of the best dog shows in the town. Well-trained canine contestants along with their owners were allowed to take part in the show to exhibit their talent.
28. The Wedding Singer
- Director : Frank Coraci
- Writers: Tim Herlihy
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Allen Covert, Matthew Glave
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
The Wedding Singer is a romantic comedy movie. The entire genre of this film shows a sweet love story of two people who belong to different lifestyles. The drama which premiered on HBO max is set in 1985. Robbie Hart and Julia are the main protagonists of the film.
Robbie Hart is a man who obtains a job as a wedding singer after several heartbreaks. Whereas, Julia is a waitress who took help from Robbie to plan her wedding. During this process, he falls in love with her. His love for Julia was so strong and pure that he did all possible means to make her own before her wedding.
27. An American Pickle
- Director: Brandon Trost and Dylan Meyer
- Writers: Simon Rich
- Cast: Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum, Sarah Snook as Sarah Greenbaum, Eliot Glazer as Christian, Jorma Taccone as Liam, Kalen Allen as Kevin, Molly Evensen as Clara, Kevin O’Rourke as Dane Brunt
- IMDb Ratings: 5.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
The story of this comedy movie shows a time-lapse concept. Herschel, a Jewish man, is the main character of this movie. His life changed when he was bedridden with no senses for 100 years after a deadly accident. This gap between the years acts as the main attraction of this drama. However, the enthusiasm of the movie arose when Hershel woke up from his 100 years of sleep and started leading his life with Ben, who was his great-great-grandson.
26. City Lights
- Director: Charlie Chaplin
- Writers: Charlie Chaplin
- Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia
- IMDb Ratings: 8.5 /10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
This is one kind of comedy movie on HBO max that has brought a different revolution in the silent film era. The story of this film is about a pliable Tramp who falls in love with a blind girl. The entire movie takes up a different dimension when that tramp tries to help that blind girl and grandmother who were kicked out of their house.
The enormous efforts of the tramp to help them with money were never up to the mark which leads to failure. However, the tramp gained some money when he saved the life of a drunk millionaire which opened the door for him to help the blind girl.
25. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Director: Jay Roach
- Writers: Mike Myers
- Cast: Mike Myers as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, Elizabeth Hurley as Vanessa Kensington, Robert Wagner as Number 2, Seth Green as Scott Evil, Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina, Michael York as Basil Exposition
- IMDb Ratings: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 73 %
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery can be considered as one of the best films that premiere on HBO max. It is one of the best comedies which depicts the essence of spy too. A secret agent Austin Powers is the main protagonist who has a high fashion sense and vocabulary accent to show his personality. But her appearance towards the women where never up to the mark.
The entire background of this film has an environment of the 1960s which shows the arrival of an evil devil named Dr. Evil from space. The main motive of Dr. Evil was to control the activity of Earth.
24. Just Married
- Director: Shawn Levy
- Writers: Sam Harper
- Cast: Ashton Kutcher as Tom Leezak, Brittany Murphy as Sarah McNerney, Christian Kane as Peter Prentiss, David Moscow as Kyle, Monet Mazur as Lauren, David Rasche as Mr. McNerney
- IMDb Ratings: 5.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 20 %
Just Married is one of the best comedies on HBO max. The story of the film is about two lovebirds named Tom and Sarah who belong to a different genres of life. Tom is an average-looking guy with a great weakness towards beer whereas Sarah is a daughter of a wealthy family and an aspiring writer.
The couple married each other against all the odds and their family as well. But Sarah’s family did not lose hope and made a plan to spoil their honeymoon in Italy by sending Sarah’s ex-boyfriend, Peter. However, somehow her family succeeds to put them apart.
23. Get Smart
- Director: Peter Segal
- Writers: Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember
- Cast: Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart, Anne Hathaway as Agent 99, Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23, Alan Arkin as The Chief, Terence Stamp as Siegfried, Masi Oka as Bruce
- IMDb Ratings: 6.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 51%
One of the best comedy movies on HBO max is Get Smart which has been distributed by Warner Bros. The story of the movie starts when some of the members of the crime possession KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control. To stop such an invasion the Chief of the US spy agency collide with the smart and experience Agent 99. The entire film shows the perfect blend of inexperience and confidence along with excitement to fight against the invaded crime alliance.
22. Horrible Bosses
- Director: Seth Gordon
- Writers: Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley, and Jonathan Goldstein
- Cast: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland, Jamie Foxx
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
This is the best comedy movie of all time on HBO max. Nick, Dale, and Kurt are the main protagonists of the film who were very irritated by their bosses for giving more burdens and harsh behaviors. As money is one of the necessities so quitting their jobs was never an option for them. The mad and stressed guys made a full-proof plan with a criminal to kill their bosses after having alcohol. However, the table turns when none of the plans was executed correctly.
21. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Director: Frank Oz
- Writers: Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, and Paul Henning
- Cast: Steve Martin as Freddy Benson, Michael Caine as Lawrence Jamieson, Glenne Headly as Janet Colgate, Anton Rodgers as Inspector Andre, Barbara Harris as Fanny Eubanks
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
The story of the film is about two con artists and their challenge to leave the town. Lawrence Jamieson is a con artist who used to live a fruitful life by fooling wealthy people. However, his business goes down when another con man named Freddy Benson came to the same field in the same town. To get his prior position back Jamieson challenges Benson to take up a challenge and win it to be in the town. Whereas, the bet involves coning an heiress.
20. The Birdcage
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Writers : Elaine May, Marcello Danon, and Jean Poiret
- Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest
- IMDb Ratings: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
This film is a remake of a French modern classic drama “La Cage aux Folles”. The story of the movie is about a gay couple called Armand and Albert. Armand is the owner of a club and a gay who pretends to be straight and courageous. However, his strong personality is the reason for hiding his relationship with Albert.
Albert is the star as well as the center of attraction in Armand’s nightclub. Well, the story takes turns when Armand’s son Val Goldman and Senator Keele’s daughter Barbara Keeley decided to marry each other.
19. When Harry Met Sally
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Writers: Nora Ephron
- Cast: Billy Crystal as Harry Burns, Meg Ryan as Sally Albright, Carrie Fisher as Marie, Bruno Kirby as Jess, Steven Ford as Joe, Lisa Jane Persky as Alice, Michelle Nicastro as Amanda Reese
- IMDb Ratings: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
The story of this movie is set in the background of 1977. Harry Burns and Sally Albright are the two lead characters who met each other in college. After finishing off their graduation they moved to New York from Chicago. After a gap of 10 years, they reunite in a bookstore and release their feelings for each other as the time proceeds. But their activities of staying crimes with each other without any sort of physical relationship became a hurdle for them.
18. Role Models
- Director: David Wain
- Writers: Paul Rudd, David Wain, and Ken Marino
- Cast: Paul Rudd as Danny, Seann William Scott as Wheeler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Augie, Bobb’e J. Thompson as Ronnie, Elizabeth Banks as Beth, Jane Lynch as Gayle, Ken Jeong as King Argotron
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
The story of the movie is about a salesman named Danny and Wheeler who commit an accident after having alcohol. For their sin, the court has provided them with a choice of being in jail or servicing in a community. However, both of them choose to serve in a mentoring program. Over there Danny and Wheeler were paired with a teenager and a fifth-grader who had a bad temperament.
17. The Philadelphia Story
- Director: George Cukor
- Writers: Donald Ogden Stewart
- Cast: Cary Grant as C.K. Dexter Haven, Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Samantha Lord, James Stewart as Macaulay Connor, Ruth Hussey as Elizabeth Imbrie, John Howard as George Kittredge
- IMDb Ratings: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
This movie is one of the most remarkable and best comedies on HBO max. The drama shows the complex love feelings of a woman towards three men. Tracy Lord a Philadelphia socialite leaves her husband named C.K. Dexter Haven because of his drinking and demanding individuality. After leaving him she prepares to be with a rich man George Kittredge. During this process, she gets to know a reporter Macaulay Connor. However, the three main male characters in Tracy’s life become important that she could not find out whom she is in love with.
16. On the Town
- Director: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
- Writers: Adolph Green and Betty Comden
- Cast: Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Vera-Ellen
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
The story of the film is about three sailors named Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie. After leaving the shore of New York City they wanted to live every moment of it. However, all the three sailors have different stories and liking in their lives. Before leaving Chip had a cozy moment with a lady cab driver named Brunhilde, on the other hand, Ozzie was with an anthropologist Claire. However, Gabey plants a love feeling for a lady whom he had seen in an advertisement.
15. Beverly Hills Cop
- Director : Martin Brest
- Writers: Daniel Petrie Jr.
- Cast: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher, Ronny Cox, Steven Berkoff
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
The story starts when Axel Foley’s childhood friend Mikey was murdered. Axel is a rebellious and efficient cop who was ordered to go to Beverly Hills, as a sponsored vacation. After heading towards that place he met one of his old friends Jenny Summers and commenced to take her help for the murder case. During the investigation, several criminal cases and trials came in front of Axel.
14. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Director: Judd Apatow
- Writers: Judd Apatow and Steve Carell
- Cast: Steve Carell as Andy Stitzer, Catherine Keener as Trish Piedmont, Paul Rudd as David, Romany Malco as Jay
- IMDb Ratings: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
The main character of this romance-comedy movie is Andy who works in an electronics store. This 40-year-old man lives his life peacefully and spends his leisure time playing video games. Despite being so old, Andy has never been in any physical relationship with anyone as a result his friend David does all possible means so that Andy loses his virginity. However, Andy’s awkwardness and shy nature did not allow the plan to do well. Well, the story took a good turn when Andy met Trish and started falling for her.
13. Rush Hour
- Director: Brett Ratner
- Writers: Jim Kouf and Ross LaManna
- Cast: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Tzi Ma, Tom Wilkinson, Ken Leung, Elizabeth Peña, Mark Rolston, Rex Linn
- IMDb Ratings: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 60%
The story of this drama was set in Los Angeles, and it starts when a Chinese politician’s daughter is kidnapped. To find out the girl and assist the FBI agent he hired a Hong Kong Detective Inspector named Lee. But the agent was not ready to work with Lee. Later Detective James Carter came into the scene and was paired with Lee. However, some personal issues within them stand as an issue but they put their work a priority and worked together to find the girl.
12. Singin’ in the Rain
- Director: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
- Writers: Adolph Green and Betty Comden
- Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse
- IMDb Ratings: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 100%
This movie shows a transition movement from a silent drama to a musical one. Every movie identity was in trouble to adapt to such a revolution. However, Don and Lina were paired together to portray the musical couple in the drama. Well, Don’s voice had an acceptable tone with high pitch whereas Lina had horrible vocal quality. The mentors were not able to improve her tone so they hired Kathy to record for Lina.
11. Broadcast News
- Director: James L. Brooks
- Writers: James L. Brooks
- Cast: William Hurt as Tom Grunick, Albert Brooks as Aaron Altman, Holly Hunter as Jane Craig, Robert Prosky as Ernie Merriman, Lois Chiles as Jennifer Mack
- IMDb Ratings: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
The story of this comedy movie shows a conflict between attraction and talent. A television producer found an attractive anchorman for her television show. However, she also has a soft corner for that person. The story takes turns when she overlooks her undesirable best friend’s feelings for her as well as his talent.
10. Yes Man
- Director: Peyton Reed
- Writers: Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul, and Andrew Mogel
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Terence Stamp
- IMDb Ratings: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 46%
The story of the drama revolves around Carl Allen who has low self-esteem and was invaded with negative thoughts. To improve himself he went to a self-help seminar where he got to know about how he can lead a positive life. This drastic change in his life occurs which leads to his job promotions and other optimistic and good things.
9. Punch-Drunk Love
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán
- IMDb Ratings: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
The story of the movie is about a shy and lonely businessman named Barry Egan. The main reason for his attitude was his seven sisters. This romantic film provides a satirical punch because of incidents that happen with Egan. However, his life changed when he fell for his sister’s co-worker named Lena Leonard. Well, this romantic love story takes a turn when Egan was trapped by a blackmailer.
8. Metropolitan
- Director: Whit Stillman
- Writers: Whit Stillman
- Cast: Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols, Allison Parisi, Dylan Hundley
- IMDb Ratings: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
The story of the movie is about young individuals from New York, who gathered in an apartment to discuss the pros and cons of life every day. They were only worried and concerned about upper-class class rituals and thoughts. However, their concept changed when a man joined the group to put forward the critical condition of life.
7. Clueless
- Director: Amy Heckerling
- Writers : Amy Heckerling
- Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, Dan Hedaya, Donald Faison, Breckin Meyer, Jeremy Sisto
- IMDb Ratings: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
The movie revolved around the story of Cher, a rich high-school student. This teenager tries her level best to cope with the puberty period and all kinds of things related to it. However, she got to know herself and her feelings for someone when she helped one of her friends and a new student named Tai to be the star of the school. Later on, Cher discovered that she has a soft corner for Tai’s stepbrother.
6. Coming to America
- Director: John Landis
- Writers: Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield
- Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, John Amos, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, Madge Sinclair, Eriq La Salle, Allison Dean, Louie Anderson
- IMDb Ratings: 7.1 /10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
The story of the movie is about a wealthy African prince named Prince Akeem. Despite being a king he has no greed of wealth except a living and caring wife. He escapes from his arranged marriage and evades to America to his friend Semmi. His main motive is to go to America to find a queen for her. Over there he disguised himself to gain a job. During this process, he falls for a girl called Lisa but was afraid to reveal his identity.
5. Friday
- Director: F. Gary Gary
- Writers: Ice Cube and DJ Pooh
- Cast: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tommy Lister, John Witherspoon, Anna Maria Horsford
- IMDb Ratings: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
The story of the movie is about Craig Jones who was very frustrated with his life. However, his girlfriend Joi adds more spice to his life by harassing him. However, Craig’s best friend Smokey, who is a drug dealer, sails in the same boat just like him. After so much hustle when they got to know their neighbor.
4. American Splendor
- Director: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
- Writers: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
- Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak
- IMDb Ratings: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
The movie revolves around Harvey Pekar, who is a file clerk at a local hospital. His day-to-day life was only oriented toward his patient wife. However, after being so much engrossed in his work he never failed to proceed with his passion. After getting inspired by an artist and music administrator Robert Crumb, Pekar tried to put forward his thoughts and inscribe his own comic book series.
3. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- Director: Stephen Herek
- Writers: Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
- Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Bernie Casey, Amy Stock-Poynton; William Sadler, Joss Ackland, Pam Grier
- IMDb Ratings: 6.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Bill and Ted are the main protagonists of the movie who are school friends and plan to come out with a band. But their lives changed when they met a man from the future named Rufus, after failing in their story assignment. This traveler from the future helped them to finish off their pending history work by using his time machine. This device helped the youngsters to clear their history concepts and presentations.
2. They Came Together
- Director: David Wain
- Writers: David Wain and Michael Showalter
- Cast: Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders, Christopher Meloni, Max Greenfield, Bill Hader
- IMDb Ratings: 5.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
The story of the movie shows an unexpected love story of two different people. This drama proceeds with the love fiction of an independent candy shop and a corporate worker. Their unexpected romance starts with some unavoidable incidents. He was appointed to shut her shop down but ended up falling for her.
1. Swingers
- Director: Doug Liman
- Writers: Jon Favreau
- Cast: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughan, Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Desert, Heather Graham
- IMDb Ratings: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
The story of the movie depicts how a breakup phase of a person turns out to be the starting point of a new love story. Mike and Trent are the lead characters. Trent is a soft-spoken man whereas Mike is the girl who is trying her level best to combat her breakup phase. Trent helped her by all means so that she does not have an emotional breakdown. However, this supportive phase of him altered into a loving phase.
The above-mentioned comedy movies are of such a kind that will never allow any of the viewers to be sad. Hopefully, the spectators will like the films which stream on HBO max from every sub-genre and time period.
