The 14 best laughter movies (to enjoy humor)

Several recommended movie titles to laugh and have a good time.

Humor is one of the most infectious human responses and that leave a greater sense of satisfaction and well-being in our body and psyche. But in general, laughter rarely arises spontaneously, and we must be exposed to situations that can generate it, or to the evocation and imagination of these.

Fortunately, the positivity generated by laughter has made human beings actively seek to provoke it, incorporating it among other aspects to the arts. Among them is the cinema, which throughout history has produced a large number of works of great quality. That is why in this article we can make a brief selection of 14 movies of laughter, in order to show different examples of comedy in the seventh art.

Laughter and comedy movies.

Here is a small collection of humor and comedy movies from different eras and intended for different audiences.

1. Scary Movie (2000)

A funny parody of the movie Scream, which has several sequels that use elements of different elements of different horror and science fiction movies are used in a ridiculous way.. The original used, on the basis of Scream, elements from I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Shining, Matrix, Carrie, American Pie or Halloween. The plot revolves around Cindy Campbell, who years after having committed a fatal hit-and-run (or almost), links this fact to the sudden persecution and murder of the members of the group of friends.

Although it would not be the first parody of a film genre (in fact, one much earlier than this can be seen in the list), in addition to its official sequels this film gave rise to a profusion of films that employed the same tone and the use of elements of multiple films to make a parody, such as Spanish Movie.

2. The Great Dictator (1940)

This old movie was the first film with sound made and starred by Charles Chaplin, being a criticism of the Nazi dictatorship and fascism in general. The protagonist plays both a dictator and a Jew persecuted by the dictator. More than a laugh, we could consider it as an interesting satire or dramatic comedy that makes humor out of one of the most lurid and sad subjects of the last century. Curiously, despite being released during wartime, the film was generally well received and was a great success.

3. Home Alone (1990)

If we talk about Macaulay Culkin we will probably end up talking about one of his best known roles: that of Kevin, the protagonist of this film. It is about an eleven year old boy who is accidentally forgotten by his family at home due to the rush to catch a plane and who must protect his house from the assault of thieves, by setting ingenious traps that will make life impossible for the thieves.. It had several sequels.

4. Land As You Can (1980)

This well-known film acts as a parody of natural catastrophe movies.. It introduces us to a retired pilot named Ted Striker who, despite suffering from a phobia of flying (the reason for his retirement), gets on a plane to get back his stewardess girlfriend, who has recently left him. However, on this flight, the crew members and part of the passengers were intoxicated by the food, affecting the pilot and co-pilot, leaving the flight attendant and the ex-pilot with a phobia of flying the responsibility of flying the aircraft.

5. Crazy Police Academy (1984)

With multiple sequels due to its popularity, this movie tells the story of how Carey Mahoney enlists in the police academy as the only alternative to prison.In the process, he meets multiple professionals whom he befriends and eventually helps. He initially tries to get himself expelled from the academy without ending up behind bars, but the commanding officer has pledged not to expel him, so his attempts are unsuccessful.

6. Ocho apellidos vascos (2014)

A much more recent film than most of those on the list, this film that humorously deals with typical Basque and Andalusian stereotypes tells us how the Sevillian Rafa falls in love with Amaia, a young Basque girl who had just broken up with her ex-boyfriend, and follows her to Argoitia. There, the arrival of Amaia's father will make Rafa pretend to be the young woman's Basque ex-boyfriend, whom she was actually going to marry.

7. The Knights of the Square Table (1975)

This Monty Phyton movie is a parody of medieval life and a critique of the modern way of life. and a critique of the modern lifestyle. Its plot is based on the myth of King Arthur, who together with the Knights of the Round Table (in this case, square) will receive the mission to find the Holy Grail, having to live several adventures to do so.

8. Look Who's Talking (1989)

Curious comedy in which Mikey, a newborn baby, narrates (as voice-over) his first years of life and how he sees the love life of his mother (who is single after the baby's father left the family), having decided who he wants to be his new father and having to make his mother realize that he is the perfect match for her. It had two sequels, although not as successful as the original.

9. Like God (2003)

This comedy starring Jim Carrey tells the story of Bruce Nolan, a reporter who dreams of being a perfect match for his mother.a reporter who dreams of becoming a news anchor but ends up getting fired after showing his anger on air when he learns that it is his enemy who gets the job. After that and several other problems he gets angry with God and insinuates that he should be fired. God decides to test him to see if he could do better by giving him his powers. It also had a sequel, in this case related to the story of Noah's Ark.

10. With Skirts and Crazy (1959)

This classic is a highly rated comedy that tells us how two musicians are witnesses to a settling of scores and because of this they begin to be pursued by the mafia. In this context, they decide to dress as women to play in a female orchestra and to survive while remaining hidden. They will also have to deal with love problems: while one of them attracts the romantic interest of a millionaire, the other will try to conquer the group's singer, played by Marilyn Monroe.

11. American Pie (1999)

With several sequels behind it, the American Pie saga brings us a comedy typically centered on the interests and centered on the interests and exploration of sexuality typical of adolescence and early youth..

The first film tells the story of how young Jim Levenstein and his friends actively seek to lose their virginity, each one of them carrying out different strategies to achieve it. The protagonist even stars in an incident with a webcam and a classmate, causing the entire high school to see him ejaculate twice with light foreplay, only to end up meeting a girl who apparently does not know of the existence of the video in question.

12. The Mask (1994)

Another classic of humor that has had several sequels both in movies and animated series.The original tells the story of Stanley, a kindly executive with very bad luck, who is constantly beaten up by everyone around him, who finds himself one particularly bad night with a wooden mask that has magical properties: when he puts it on, he changes completely, and a completely different side of him emerges with the ability to make his deepest desires come true. Curiously, it was originally intended to be a horror movie.

13. Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law (1998)

A Spanish film that presents a type of humor that may not be funny to all viewers: it is a tawdry, trashy humor that resorts to the most absurd clichés of society in order to get a laugh or a grimace of astonishment while at the same time ridiculing and reducing to the absurdity of the film. ridiculing and reducing to the absurd different aspects of our society.. Specifically, it is a representation in a comic key and at the same time a bit bitter representation of machismo, racism and corruption, as well as sexuality and poverty.

In Torrente we will see the story of José Luis Torrentea corrupt, pro-Franco policeman with all the aforementioned characteristics who tends to take advantage of others and who accidentally discovers a gang of drug traffickers whom he tries to eradicate.

This comedy starring Santiago Segura has had multiple sequels, which make use of the same comic and acid tone of the original. It also resembles the type of humor of another film of the same genre, Austin Powers.

14. The Best Summer of My Life (2018).

A Spanish film that is still currently in theaters, tells the story of Curro and the promise he makes to his son to get A's in everything he does.If he gets an A in everything, he will take him to live an unforgettable vacation. The problem comes because his situation is quite precarious and he does not have the financial resources to do so, although he will do his best to keep his promise.