Best Comedy movies that are oscar winners or nominees

Murphy's Romance(1985)

Combined Rating:
24
Combined Critics Rating: 16

Emma is a divorced woman with a teen-aged son who moves into a small town and tries to make a go of a horse ranch. Murphy is the widowed town druggist who steers business her way. Things ...



Shirley Valentine(1989)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 11

Shirley's a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'egg, wondering what happened to her life. She compares scenes in ...



The Longest Yard(1974)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.



Mr. Saturday Night(1992)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 16

The life of Buddy Young, a comic legend in flashbacks but an old man looking for work in the present.



Nobody's Fool(1994)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A stubborn man past his prime reflects his life of strict independence and seeks more out of himself.



The Parent Trap(1961)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 0

Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents.



Silver Streak(1976)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 0

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.



Hooper(1978)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 12

Hollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work.



The Hot Rock(1972)

Combined Rating:
22
Combined Critics Rating: 15

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...



That Touch of Mink(1962)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save her virginity for marriage.



Foul Play(1978)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.



Let's Make Love(1960)

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Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 10

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.



Melvin and Howard(1980)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 15

The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.



Alfie(1966)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.



Alice(1990)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A spoiled Manhattan housewife re-evaluates her life after visiting a Chinatown healer.



For the Boys(1991)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 10

With the help of the singer and dancer Dixie Leonhard US-Entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II. Becoming a perfect team they tour from North ...



Lover Come Back(1961)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 8

A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.



The Late Show(1977)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 20

A grumpy semi-retired private investigator partners with a quirky female client to catch the people who murdered his partner.



Alice's Restaurant(1969)

Combined Rating:
20
Combined Critics Rating: 13

A cinematic adaption of Arlo Guthrie's classic song story.



The Americanization of Emily(1964)

Combined Rating:
19
Combined Critics Rating: 10

An American naval officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.




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