Best movies — comedie on Apple TV+ : our Top 20

1985 · Robert Zemeckis

A teenager from the 1980s, Marty McFly, is accidentally hurled back to 1955, where he inadvertantly derails his parents’ first meeting and becomes the object of his mother’s unexpected attraction. Faced with the threat of erasing his own future, Marty must engineer a way to bring his parents back together and, with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown, fix the timeline and find a way back to 1985.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells and Marc McClure

1989 · Robert Zemeckis

A 1980s teenager is mysteriously hurled back to 1955, where his sudden presence spoils the meeting that would lead to his parents’ relationship and unexpectedly attracts his mother’s romantic attention. Racing to preserve his own existence, he must reunite his parents and — with the help of his eccentric inventor friend — find a way to get back to 1985.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan and Jeffrey Weissman

1995 · John Lasseter

Woody, the cowboy who holds the top spot among a child's playthings, enjoys a peaceful life until a flashy space-ranger named Buzz Lightyear shows up as a birthday gift. Alarmed by the newcomer’s instant popularity, Woody plots to discredit him, but when an accident leaves both toys stranded away from their owner, the two must rely on one another to get back — learning to overcome jealousy and forge an unexpected friendship.

With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger and Annie Potts

2010 · Lee Unkrich

When a charismatic cowboy doll named Woody rules over the playroom of his owner Andy, their orderly life is upended by the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, a dazzling space ranger who quickly captures Andy’s attention. Consumed by jealousy, Woody schemes against the newcomer, but an accident separates both toys from their owner and forces them into a dangerous journey. Stranded together, the rivals must set aside their grudges, learn to cooperate, and find a way back home.

With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger and Estelle Harris

2018 · Peter Farrelly

In 1962, Tony Lip, a streetwise bouncer, is hired to chauffeur celebrated pianist Don Shirley on a concert tour through the segregated Deep South. As they travel under the shadow of Jim Crow and rely on the Negro Motorist Green Book to find safe lodging and services, the two men confront prejudice, danger, and their own assumptions, forging an unexpected bond.

With Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco, Dimiter D. Marinov, Mike Hatton and P.J. Byrne

1994 · Spike Lee

On Coney Island, four locals retreat into chemically sparked fantasies that begin to fracture as their addictions deepen, leaving them to confront the harsh reality behind the illusions.

With Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, Zelda Harris, Carlton Williams, Sharif Rashed and Tse-Mach Washington

1998 · Peter Weir

An insurance salesman begins to notice strange patterns and staged-seeming moments in his everyday life, coming to suspect that every relationship and coincidence has been orchestrated for a hidden reality-TV production starring him.

With Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Ed Harris, Holland Taylor and Paul Giamatti

2010 · Gurinder Chadha

George Bailey has dedicated his life to serving the people of Bedford Falls, running a small, community-minded building-and-loan that stands between the town and the greedy tycoon Mr. Potter. On Christmas Eve, when $8,000 suddenly goes missing, George is plunged into a desperate crisis that threatens his business, his reputation, and everything he has sacrificed for.

With Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sally Hawkins, Mark Addy, Ray Panthaki and Lalita Ahmed

2010 · Robert Luketic

Wounded in a double-cross by her merciless boss Bill and colleagues from their close-knit circle of killers, a professional operative survives and secretly prepares a meticulous plan to take them down.

With Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman and Lisa Ann Walter

2014 · Damián Szifron

Relentless injustice and daily pressure drive ordinary people to the edge, where small sparks lead to explosive consequences. A server trapped serving a prickly loan shark, a road-rage incident between two drivers, a wedding reception that unravels into catastrophe, and a wealthy executive who attempts to purchase his way out of family troubles — each narrative traces how simmering tensions finally boil over.

With Ricardo Darín, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Érica Rivas, Oscar Martínez, Rita Cortese, Julieta Zylberberg and Darío Grandinetti

2007 · Brad Bird

Remy is a rat in Paris with an extraordinary sense of taste and a burning ambition to cook, not just scavenge. When circumstances land him in the tunnels beneath a celebrated restaurant, he finds a chance to pursue his dream. Forming a secret partnership with an awkward young kitchen worker, the two orchestrate a covert culinary collaboration that elevates ordinary meals into art. To succeed they must outmaneuver the conniving head chef, dodge the scorn of Remy’s own colony, and win the approval of Anton Ego, the feared critic whose judgment can make or break a chef.

With Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Peter O'Toole and Brad Garrett

2001 · Pete Docter

Sulley, a gentle giant and the top scarer at Monsters, Inc., teams up with his quick-witted partner Mike Wazowski to keep Monstropolis powered by the screams of children. When a human toddler named Boo accidentally wanders into their world, the presence of a real child sparks chaos among the monsters. To protect her and prevent a citywide panic, Sulley and Mike must hide Boo, outmaneuver those who would exploit her, and find a way to send her safely back home.

With John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly and Bob Peterson

2014 · Wes Anderson

During the interwar years, a celebrated concierge at a storied European hotel forges a close bond with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. Their partnership is drawn into a daring plot when an invaluable Renaissance painting is stolen, setting off a fierce struggle to recover the work and to claim a vast family inheritance. As they navigate danger, loyalty, and social ritual, they witness the continent’s gradual decline and then rapid convulsions that reshape Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

With Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum and Harvey Keitel

1998 · Joel Coen

A mellow Los Angeles drifter nicknamed "The Dude," who lives for bowling and White Russians, is mistaken for a wheelchair-bound tycoon who shares his name and gets pulled into a surreal, escalating mess involving swaggering nihilists, manipulative figures from the adult-film world, a missing pet ferret, a severed toe, and a disappearing fortune.

With Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Turturro

2016 · Byron Howard

Eager to prove she belongs, rookie Officer Judy Hopps—the first rabbit on Zootopia’s police force—throws herself into her first major case, even if it means teaming up with smooth-talking con artist Nick Wilde to uncover the truth.

With Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt and Don Lake

1973 · George Roy Hill

A rookie grifter teams up with a famed con artist to avenge the murder of a shared friend by staging an audacious, high-stakes scam designed to bleed a powerful mob boss of his fortune.

With Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan and Harold Gould

1959 · Billy Wilder

During Prohibition-era Chicago, two jazzmen witness a mob execution and are forced to flee the state. To evade the gangsters, they join a touring all-female orchestra, assuming the identities Josephine and Daphne and hiding behind dresses, wigs, and false accents. As they travel from town to town, performances, blossoming romances, and the close-knit troupe’s secrets complicate their ruse, while relentless pursuers close in. Torn between survival and the lives they’ve created on the road, the pair must decide how far they’ll go to keep their freedom.

With Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Joe E. Brown and Nehemiah Persoff

1980 · John Landis

Freshly released from prison, Jake Blues reunites his old bandmates to raise money and save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

With Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Steve Cropper

2000 · Edward Norton

Gerry Conlon, a petty thief from Belfast, is wrongfully convicted of an IRA bombing in London; imprisoned alongside his father and friends, he endures fifteen years behind bars fighting to clear his name.

With Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Ron Rifkin and Miloš Forman

2001 · Andrew Adamson

Life isn’t easy for Shrek, a good-natured but decidedly smelly ogre. Sent to rescue a beautiful princess guarded by a fire-breathing dragon, he reluctantly joins forces with an irreverent, fast-talking donkey — and together the unlikely pair embark on a chaotic, heartfelt quest full of surprises.

With Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis and Clive Pearse