Best Comedy movies that are award winners or nominees



The Descendants(2011)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 87

A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.



Silver Linings Playbook(2012)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 86

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.



Nebraska(2013)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 88

An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.



BlacKkKlansman(2018)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 90

Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.



Isle of Dogs(2018)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 89

Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.



Booksmart(2019)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 90

On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.



Chicken Run(2000)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners.



Little Miss Sunshine(2006)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.



Juno(2007)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.



The Kids Are All Right(2010)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 87

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.



Midnight in Paris(2011)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s everyday at midnight.



The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.



Anomalisa(2015)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 90

A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.



Moana(2016)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 86

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by the Demigod Maui reaches Moana's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the Demigod to set things right.



Zootopia(2016)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.



Palm Springs(2020)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 86

Stuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.



Toy Story 2(1999)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 85

When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.



Turning Red(2022)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 87

A 13-year-old girl named Meilin turns into a giant red panda whenever she gets too excited.



Ghost World(2001)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 85

With only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man's newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives.




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