Best movies — comedie on Netflix : our Top 20

2010 · Shim Hyung-rae

Young-goo, the bumbling son of Don Carini, is dismissed as unfit for the inner circle of his father's criminal empire. Determined to change that perception, he begins rigorous training under Tony V to prove himself worthy of inheriting the family. Soon after, he unwittingly becomes involved in the rescue of Nancy, the only daughter of Don Bonfante, leader of a rival clan. Unbeknownst to Young-goo, Vinnie, a scheming underboss within the Bonfante organization, has actually abducted her and conspires to pin the crime on him. Vinnie’s deception ignites a deadly confrontation between the two families.

With Shim Hyung-rae, Harvey Keitel, Michael Rispoli, Jason Mewes, Jocelin Donahue, Blake Clark and Jon Polito

1959 · Marc Allégret

César Dandieu, a scrupulously honest cashier at a petroleum firm, is preparing to hand over the day’s receipts to his manager when Fernand Mouchette, a perpetually absent-minded inventor, bursts in to pitch a novel carburetor design.

With Pierre Fresnay, Darry Cowl, Anne Collette, Louis Seigner, Jacques Charon, Hubert Deschamps and André Brunot

2022 · Sean Anders

Every Christmas Eve the Ghost of Christmas Present chooses a hardened soul and summons three spirits to try to redeem him. This time, however, he misjudges his target: Clint Briggs fights back, flipping the haunting into a power struggle that leaves Present forced to confront and reassess his own past, present and future.

With Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Sunita Mani, Loren G. Woods and Tracy Morgan

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

1990 ·

In the final chapter, Marty unearths the loyal DeLorean from a mineshaft and ventures into the 1885 American West to track down Doc. When the time machine fails, the two are stranded in a frontier of spurs and saloons. Their situation grows more complicated as Doc falls for Clara Clayton, the local schoolteacher, while Marty comes to blows with the outlaw Buford Tannen.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Mary Steenburgen, Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Matt Clark

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

2006 · Pedro Almodóvar

Across three generations, women confront buried family secrets while fighting to survive a relentless east wind, destructive fires, creeping madness, entrenched superstitions, pervasive lies and the looming presence of death.

With Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave and Antonio de la Torre

2023 · Paul Weitz

Reunited at the funeral of a mutual friend, two former allies decide to settle a long-buried score by targeting the widower who betrayed them all years earlier.

With Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Roundtree, Sarah Burns, Marcel Nahapetian and Amber Chardae Robinson

1963 · Tony Richardson

Bound by deep affection yet divided by stark social classes, Tom and Sophie must navigate family expectations and mounting chaos to discover whether their love can survive.

With Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans, Joan Greenwood, Diane Cilento and David Tomlinson

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 · 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

2000 · Guy Ritchie

Ruthless boxing promoters, brutal bookmakers, a Russian mobster, bungling amateur thieves and jewellers rumored to be Jewish collide in a chaotic scramble to recover a priceless stolen diamond.

With Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham, Dennis Farina, Alan Ford, Benicio del Toro and Vinnie Jones

1968 · Kihachi Okamoto

Released from prison after a wrongful conviction, a determined man assembles a loyal crew and sets out to track down and confront the person who framed him.

With Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi, Tadao Nakamaru, Akira Kubo, Shigeru Kôyama and Eijirō Tōno

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

2011 · Jonathan Levine

A 27-year-old's world is upended by a cancer diagnosis, but instead of surrendering he meets treatment with stubborn humor, unconventional support from friends and family, and a series of comic misadventures that transform his battle for survival into a surprisingly funny, moving journey of resilience and self-discovery.

With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Philip Baker Hall, Serge Houde and Andrew Airlie

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

2008 · Stephan Elliott

A young Englishman brings his glamorous American bride home to meet his parents, and her bold, modern charm upends their prim, old‑fashioned reserve.

With Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberley Nixon, Katherine Parkinson and Kris Marshall

2013 · Justin Zackham

A theater director and an actress endure an exhausting, coast-to-coast divorce whose relentless legal and emotional battles force them to confront their deepest fears and push them to their limits.

With Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Amanda Seyfried, Susan Sarandon, Katherine Heigl, Topher Grace and Robin Williams

2010 · Shari Springer Berman

A paid companion to affluent widows on Manhattan’s Upper East Side befriends a hopeful young playwright and becomes his mentor, guiding him into the city’s elite social circles and the world of theater.

With Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, Dan Hedaya, Alicia Goranson and Patti D'Arbanville

2003 · Marni Banack

A gruff instructor at a New England boarding school is compelled to spend the Christmas break on campus, tasked with looking after the handful of pupils who have nowhere else to go. Over the holiday he unexpectedly bonds with a brilliant but troubled student and develops a tender connection with the school's head cook, who is quietly mourning the recent loss of a son in Vietnam.

With Milo Ventimiglia, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Justin Urich, Eddie Mills, Sean Smith, Anna Faris and Rachel Wilson