Funny Movies to Watch

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Movies become funny and entertaining only when the plot, storyline, characters, dialogs, and situations merge effortlessly. Of course, there are countless movies that provide comic relief to one and all. So if you're searching for an escape from the hustle and bustle of your daily routine, here's a list of movies that can bring laughter into your living room...

It's no surprise that comedy movies are loved by all, irrespective of one's age. Comedy movies, with their brilliant dialogs and characters, and the inexplicable humorous situations in which these characters find themselves, provide respite to many of us from the daily grind and pains of life.

Whenever you've had a tough day, it's a good habit to just sit back, relax, and find ways to enjoy the simpler things in life. Which is why, watching funny movies is a great way to relieve stress. Keeping that thought in mind, we've compiled a list of funny movies to watch in your free time.

The movies have been categorized into 3 sections - must watch, pretty good, and not bad. This way, you know which movies to watch first.

Must Watch Movies

(500) Days of Summer - 2009 21 Jump Street - 2012 50/50 - 2011 A Christmas Story - 1983 A Night at the Opera - 1935 Airplane! - 1980 American Pie - 1999 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 2004 Annie Hall - 1977 As Good as It Gets - 1997 Austin Powers (series) Back to the Future - 1985 Being John Malkovich - 1999 Beverly Hills Cop - 1984 Big - 1988 Billy Elliot - 2000

Borat - 2006 Breakfast at Tiffany's – 1961 Caddyshack - 1980 Cars - 2006 Christmas Vacation - 1989 Clerks (series) Crazy, Stupid, Love. - 2011 Death at a Funeral - 2007 Despicable Me - 2010 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - 1988 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 1964 Drunken Master - 1978 Dumb & Dumber - 1994 Easy A - 2010

Ed Wood - 1994 Fantastic Mr. Fox – 2009 Ferris Bueller's Day Off - 1986 Finding Nemo - 2003 Forgetting Sarah Marshall - 2008 Forrest Gump - 1994 Frankenweenie - 2012 Friday - 1995 Ghostbusters - 1984 Groundhog Day - 1993 Harold and Maude - 1971 Home Alone - 1990 Hot Fuzz - 2007 Hot Shots (series) How to Train Your Dragon – 2010

In Bruges - 2008 Juno - 2007 Kick-Ass - 2010 Knocked Up - 2007 Kung Fu Hustle - 2004 Kung Fu Panda (series) Little Miss Sunshine - 2006 Love Actually - 2003 Man on the Moon - 1999 Meet the Parents - 2000 Men in Black - 1997 Modern Times - 1936 Monsters, Inc. - 2001 Monty Python and the Holy Grail – 1975

Monty Python's Life of Brian - 1979 Moonrise Kingdom - 2012 O Brother, Where Art Thou? - 2000 Office Space - 1999 Old School - 2003 Paul - 2011 Pineapple Express - 2008 Religulous - 2008 Roman Holiday - 1953 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - 2010 Shaolin Soccer - 2001 Shaun of the Dead - 2004 Shrek (series) Sideways - 2004 Some Like It Hot – 1959

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - 1999 Superbad - 2007 Team America: World Police – 2004 Ted - 2012 The 40-Year-Old Virgin - 2005 The Big Lebowski - 1998 The Blues Brothers - 1980 The Gold Rush - 1925 The Goonies - 1985 The Great Dictator - 1940 The Hangover - 2009 The Legend of Drunken Master – 1994

The Party - 1968 The Princess Bride - 1987 The Simpsons Movie - 2007 The Sting - 1973 There's Something About Mary - 1998 This is Spinal Tap - 1984 Toy Story (series) Trading Places – 1983 Tropic Thunder - 2008 Tucker and Dale vs Evil - 2010 Up - 2009 Wreck-It Ralph - 2012 Young Frankenstein - 1974 Zombieland - 2009

"Pretty Good" Movies

50 First Dates - 2004 A Fish Called Wanda - 1988 Accepted - 2006 Ace Ventura (series) Animal House - 1978 Beetlejuice - 1988 Blades of Glory - 2007 Blazing Saddles - 1974 Bridesmaids - 2011 Bruce Almighty - 2003 Date Night - 2010 Dazed and Confused - 1993 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story – 2004

Due Date - 2010 Election - 1999 Elf - 2003 French Kiss - 1995 Get Smart - 2008 Ghost Town - 2008 Ice Age (series) Hitch - 2005 Horrible Bosses - 2011 I Love You, Man - 2009

In the Loop - 2009 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - 1963 Jackass: The Movie - 2002 Just Go With It - 2011 Lars and the Real Girl - 2007 Liar Liar - 1997 M*A*S*H - 1970 Madagascar (series) Magic Mike - 2012 Manhattan – 1979

Me, Myself & Irene - 2000 My Cousin Vinny - 1992 Napoleon Dynamite - 2004 One, Two, Three - 1961 Planes, Trains and Automobiles - 1987 Police Academy - 1984 Raising Arizona - 1987 Role Models - 2008 Run, Fatboy, Run - 2007 Rush Hour (series) Rushmore - 1998 Scary Movie (series) Stranger Than Fiction – 2006

Super Troopers - 2001 Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny - 2006 Thank You for Smoking - 2005 The Gods Must Be Crazy - 1980 The Inbetweeners Movie - 2011 The Jerk - 1979 The King of Comedy - 1983 The Last Detail - 1973 The Mask - 1994 The Naked Gun (series) The Other Guys - 2010 The Producers – 1968

The Proposal - 2009 The Trip - 2010 Tootsie - 1982 Wayne's World - 1992 What About Bob? - 1991 When Harry Met Sally... - 1989 Yes Man - 2008 Zoolander - 2001

"Not-So-Bad" Movies

17 Again - 2009 27 Dresses - 2008 30 Minutes or Less - 2011 Airheads - 1994 Balls of Fury - 2007 Barbershop - 2002 Bedazzled - 2000 Big Daddy - 1999 Blue Streak - 1999 Bridget Jones's Diary - 2001 Caddyshack - 1980 Cheaper by the Dozen - 2003 Chicken Little - 2005 Coming to America - 1988 Daddy Day Care – 2003

Fun with Dick and Jane - 2005 Hancock - 2008 Hot Rod - 2007 I Heart Huckabees - 2004 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry - 2007 Johnny English - 2003 Legally Blonde - 2001 Lost in America - 1985 Mars Attacks! - 1996 Mean Girls - 2004 Miss Congeniality - 2000 Monster-in-Law - 2005 Mousehunt - 1997 My Bit Fat Greek Wedding - 2002

Night at the Museum (series) Our Idiot Brother - 2011 Role Models - 2008 Sgt. Bilko - 1996 Shallow Hal - 2001 Shanghai Noon - 2000 She's the Man - 2006 Silent Movie - 1976 Sister Act - 1992 Starsky & Hutch - 2004 Stripes - 1981 Take Me Home Tonight - 2011 The Big Year – 2011

The Birdcage - 1996 The Campaign - 2012 The Green Hornet - 2011 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - 2004 The Nutty Professor - 1996 The Pink Panther - 2006 The Spy Next Door - 2010 The Watch - 2012 Tommy Boy - 1995 Van Wilder - 2002 Wet Hot American Summer - 2001 What Happens in Vegas - 2008 White Chicks - 2004 Wild Hogs - 2007 You Don't Mess with the Zohan - 2008

Watching these movies is a treat in itself and a great way to beat your blues. So start streaming or get the DVDs of your favorite movies (or the ones you haven't seen yet), invite family and friends over, make popcorn, and host a movie marathon. Trust me, you won't regret it.