Upsetting a person is always easier than making him smile. For this reason, horror films and melodramas are always released more than good comedies. Despite the complexity of the genre, in the world there are many really well-made funny films. Let's look at a list of the best comedies that each of us is worth seeing.
Soviet comedies
Most of us come from the Soviet Union. Therefore, it is best to start with a list of Soviet comedies that everyone should see:
- "Funny boys".
- "Girls".
- "Wedding in the Robin."
- "Moscow does not believe in tears".
- “The most charming and attractive.”
Let's look at each of them in more detail.
One of the first truly successful paintings of this kind is the film "Funny Guys" in 1934. It tells about the love of the shepherd Kostya and the housekeeper Anyuta. Despite the difficulties, the heroes manage not only to find happiness, but also to make a career on the stage.
“Funny Guys” is the case when the picture was successful not only in the USSR, but also beyond its borders, where it was rented under the title “Moscow Laughs”.
What comedies are worth seeing? The list continues to tape "Girls." It tells about the life and love of the inhabitants of the Ural village forestry enterprise. The plot is twisted around the appearance of the new cook Toshi. She is young, naive, but with character. The local celebrity - the drummer of labor and just the handsome brigadier foreman Ilya Kovrigin begins to look after her. Subsequently, Tosya finds out that the guy argued at her ...
The performer of the role of Tosi, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, later played in 2 more excellent comedies: The Undefeated (1959) and The Queen of the Gas Station (1962).
Later, the musical comedy “Wedding in the Robin” was shot (1967). It tells about the period of the Civil War. A small detachment of the Red Army decides to free Robin from the gang of Gritian Tauride. As a cover they use the marriage of the chieftain to a local girl.
In 1979, Vladimir Menshov made the lyrical comedy “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” about the fate of three girlfriends-limiters who came to conquer Moscow. Each of them in its own way understands its happiness and strives for it. It is worth noting that this comedy was awarded an Oscar in the category "Best Film Filmed in a Foreign Language".
In later periods, several more excellent comedies were shot in the USSR. One of them - “The Most Charming and Attractive” (1985) - talks about the attempts of the nondescript Nadia Klyueva, with the help of her friend's advice, to win the heart of the handsome colleague at work Volodya Smirnov.
The best comedies of Ryazanov
The work of Eldar Ryazanov is a special phenomenon in Soviet cinema. Therefore, his work should be given special attention.
By right, one of the most successful Soviet comedies is considered to be “Carnival Night” of 1956. This light and musical picture tells about the preparation of the workers of the House of Culture for the celebration of the New Year. The main problem is the new boss - the limited and authoritarian Serafim Ogurtsov. The main characters have a difficult task: to save the holiday and sort out their feelings.
20 years after Carnival Night, Ryazanov made another New Year's comedy - the film Irony of Fate. In the center of the story is the story of the meeting of a teacher from Leningrad Nadenka Sheveleva and Moscow surgeon Yevgeny Lukashin. The latter, after celebrating his engagement with friends in the bathhouse, was accidentally sent by them to Leningrad. Not knowing what is in another city, the hero drove to his address and went to bed, thinking that he was at home. Soon her landlady (Nadia) returns to the apartment and is not very pleased with the unexpected visitor ...
In 1978, Ryazanov made another famous comedy - Office Romance. It is also a love story. However, this time it develops in the workplace between the unprepossessing senior extras Anatoly Novoseltsev and his boss, whom all subordinates call Mymra for their strict temper and terrible appearance.
To all of the above paintings by Ryazanov, sequels were later removed, but none of them was successful.
Another famous work of this director is the film "The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia" (1973). She talks about a treasure hunt by tourists from Italy in Soviet Leningrad.
Gaidai Comedy
Continuing to consider the list of the best comedies worth seeing, it is necessary to mention the work of another great Soviet film director - Leonid Gaidai. In total, he shot 23 projects during his career. But only some of them turned out to be really successful:
- "Operation Y"...".
- "Caucasian captive."
- "Ivan Vasilievich is changing the profession."
- "12 chairs".
- "The Diamond Arm".
- "Operation" Cooperation "."
- “The weather is good on Deribasovskaya ...”
"Operation" Y "..." (1965) is a collection of 3 comedy plots united by one hero - a nondescript, but noble student Alexander (Shurik).
The following year, another project appeared with this hero - "Prisoner of the Caucasus." This time, Shurik was in folk practice in the Caucasus. Here he meets the local beauty Nina. However, it turns out that the girl was abducted and want to marry another. The hero decides to save Nina at all costs.
The third film about Shurik is the comedy of 1973. "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession." In it, the hero has already matured and married. In his free time, he invents a time machine. Once Shurik accidentally transfers Ivan the Terrible to the present ...
In addition to the works already listed by Gaidai, in the list of comedies that everyone should see, you need to include several more films shot by him. This is an adaptation of Ilf and Petrov’s novel “12 Chairs,” which tells about the search for treasures by two scammers - Ostap Bender and former nobleman Kisa Vorobyaninov. It also includes the story of Smugglers Diamond Hand.
On the eve of the collapse of the USSR, the great director makes his last 2 films, which, although they did not reach the fame of his early works, they became entertaining anyway. This is a story about the work of the private Soviet detective agency "Operation" Cooperation "" and a spy tape about the fight against the Russian mafia in the USA "There is good weather on Deribasovskaya ...".
List of Russian comedies worth seeing
After the collapse of the USSR, the film industry of the Russian Federation was not immediately able to recover and start filming interesting and high-quality projects. Here is a list of the most successful:
- "Window to Paris."
- "Listener".
- Hottabych.
- "Love is a carrot."
- "Radio day".
- "Election Day".
- "What Men Talk About".
- "What else are men talking about."
- "Concert".
- "Sex and the City".
One of the best pictures made in Russia can rightfully be considered the “Window to Paris” (1993). This is a lyrical story about the situation of the intelligentsia in Russian society. The plot focuses on the aging musician Nikolai Chizhov, who lost his job due to his principles. At the same time, he got a room in a communal apartment. During the celebration with the neighbors, the hero accidentally finds a window in the closet through which you can get to Paris ...
In 2004, the movie "Listener" was shot. The plot focuses on the Fedulov family, hiring a listener - a person who expresses all claims to each other. Thus, family members pour out all the anger at the wage worker and maintain peace in the family. However, their new listener falls in love with the owners' daughter and decides to get her attention.
In 2006, the comedy “Hottabych” was released on Russian screens. In the spirit of the times, she talked about the adventures of a hacker Gena, who accidentally bought a jug with a genie.
In the same year, another interesting comedy about spouses who exchanged bodies appeared at the box office - Love-Carrot. In the future, 2 more sequels were filmed for her, but they were already not so interesting.
Considering the list of comedies that are worth a look, it is important to definitely include Quartet I projects in it. ” They should be thankful for the appearance of such tapes as “Radio Day”, “Election Day”, “What Men Talk About” and “What Men Talk About”. These projects are full of sparkling intellectual humor, but at the same time they are without base jokes.
Another particularly successful comedy is the Russian-French project “Concert” (2009). It tells about the attempts of the former conductor, and now cleaner Andrei Filippov, to send his tour to Paris instead of the Bolshoi Theater orchestra. However, his musicians (like the maestro himself) have not played for 30 years. Moreover, many of them do not have passports and money for the trip. Despite all these obstacles, Phillipov is firmly prepared to fulfill his dream.
At the end of the Russian list of films (comedies) that everyone should watch, it is important to mention the trilogy “Love in the Big City”. This story tells of three lovelace friends who were cursed by St. Valentine. Now they can have intimate relationships only with women they love. However, to find those, and even more so to obtain their favor, is not quite simple. In fairness, it is worth noting that the first and third parts can be considered the most interesting.
American comedies of the twentieth century.
Studying a list of interesting comedies that are worth a look, it is important to consider that the Americans are the world producer of films of this genre. Unfortunately, not all of their products are worthy of attention. So, what are the funniest tapes filmed in the USA in the 20th century:
- "There are only girls in jazz."
- Tootsie.
- "This is a wonderful life."
- "Alone at home".
- "Christmas Holidays".
- "Already who would say 1-3."
- "True lie."
- "The last movie hero."
- “Act, sister!”
- "Death to her face"
- "Forrest Gump".
According to the Americans themselves, the best project of this kind, filmed in the past century, is considered to be the tape “Only Girls in Jazz” (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe. This is a story about two musicians who accidentally witnessed a murder. Hiding, the boys impersonate the girls and join the women's jazz orchestra.
Based on the plot of this picture, many other comedies were subsequently shot. The most successful of them can be considered “Tootsie” (1982) - the story of an unemployed actor who was forced to impersonate a woman actress.
If you look at the list of family comedies that are worth seeing (we are talking about American films of the twentieth century), then you need to pay attention to the project "Home Alone" (1990). This is a story about a boy Kevin, whom his parents forgot at home alone for Christmas. However, he not only was not taken aback and managed to have a good time, but also helped the police to catch dangerous robbers. In the future, the tape had several sequels, but only the second part, “Home Alone,” can be considered successful. Lost in New York. "
The classic family comedy with drama elements is “This Wonderful Life” (1946). It tells about the fate of George Bailey, who insanely wanted to leave his hometown, but each time he had to sacrifice his interests to help others. Once he wished to see the world without himself, and his wish came true ...
Another famous family comedy is Christmas Holidays (1989). This is a tape about the attempts of the Griswold family to celebrate Christmas in all traditions.
The trilogy “Whoever Says” also refers to classic American family paintings. She talks about Molly, who became pregnant from a married lover and was left alone. But getting to know jolly taxi driver James changes everything ...
In the mid-1990s, action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger changed his specialization and began acting in comedies. The most interesting of his works in this genre: the tape "True Lies" and "The Last Movie Hero". The first is a remake of the French comedy "Total Surveillance" about a super agent who discovers that his wife is cheating on him, and his daughter has problems at school. The second tells the story of a boy who is a fan of action movies who accidentally enters the world of cinema.
When considering a list of comedies that are worth a look, it’s important to pay attention to Emil Ardolino’s film “Act, Sister!”. In this comedy, the main character is a black casino singer who witnesses a murder. To hide her from the mafia to the start of the trial, the police send her to the monastery under the guise of her sister Mary Clarence. However, the restless heroine begins to intervene in everything and changes this place for the better.
Among the famous comedies of the 1990s, a special place is occupied by the mystical film "Death to her face" with Bruce Willis in the title role. He plays a plastic surgeon, whose heart 2 friends are fighting for: actress Madeline Ashton and her homely girlfriend Helen Sharp. The doctor marries Madeline, but Helen decides to take revenge ...
At the end of the review of the list of comedies that are worth watching (films shot in the USA in the XX century), one cannot fail to mention Forrest Gump. This is a tragicomic story about the life of a mentally retarded boy who, despite his shortcomings, leads a very bright and eventful life.
Ivan Reitman Comedies
Considering the list of comedies that are worth a look, you must definitely mention the name of the famous American director Ivan Reitman, who shot in 1980-1990. some incredibly successful films, which even today are perceived by the audience with a bang.
First of all, the whole world knows his dilogy "Ghostbusters" (1984 and 1989). What these comedies are about, it makes no sense to tell, since the name speaks for itself. By the way, a sequel appeared in 2016, but it could not be compared to the original paintings.
Wright was also one of the producers of the touching Beethoven comedy about the appearance of a dog in an American family. In the future, the tape overgrown with less successful sequels.
In the XXI century. he did not cease to please his admirers. So, in 2001, Reitman shot "Evolution" (about combating aliens with dandruff shampoo) and "My Super-Ex" (about how dangerous it is to leave a girl if she is endowed with supernatural powers).
Jim carrey
This man, although not a director, deserves attention by right. After all, Jim Carrey has a special place in American comedic culture. Many of the projects from his filmography are classics.
These are the tapes: The Mask (the story of a shy bank employee who finds an artifact that allows him to turn into an immortal playboy-merry fellow), Ace Ventura: Searching for Pets, and The Liar, Liar (tape about a lawyer who has lost the ability to lie )
In the XXI century. This comedian did not lose popularity and continued to successfully laugh to tears of viewers around the world. His best works in a fun genre during this period were: “Me, Irene and Irene again” (about a split personality) and “Bruce Almighty” (about an unlucky TV presenter who received the power of the Lord).
A list of comedies worth seeing (USA, XXI century)
These tapes include the following:
- Eurotour.
- "American Pie".
- "Blonde in law".
- "Miss Congeniality."
- "Soldiers of Failure."
- "Welcome to Zombieland."
- "Neighbor".
- "Blades of Glory: Stars on Ice."
- "Kick".
- "Highway 60".
The study of American comedy films of the new millennium should begin with Eurotour (2004). This tape immediately after the release became a living classic. It can be found on every modern list of youth comedies worth seeing. By the way, the American Pie is usually on the same list. However, not everyone considers the tape about problems with sex among American teenagers actually worthy of attention.
In the new century, a lot of comedies about bold independent women appeared in the USA. “Legally Blonde” (2001) is one such. This is a story about a beauty who dreams of returning the guy who left her for her career, because she considered the girl too stupid. To achieve her goal, she decides to enter law school at Harvard.
The comedy "Miss Congeniality" (2000) talks about the opposite situation. In it, an ugly and groomed FBI agent is forced to participate in a beauty contest. Her task is to find a terrorist. However, how can a woman, more like a peasant, fit into the environment of not very smart, but very attractive contestants?
Both of these paintings were well received by the public and soon continued. But not one of them was successful.
Continuing to consider projects from the list of the best comedies that are worth watching (films shot in the USA), you can stop at the "Soldiers of Failure". This is a film about how the film crew of the next action movie is trying to survive in the jungle.
The comedy “Welcome to Zombieland” is a parody of numerous films about the end of the world.
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“Easy behavior” is an elegant English film about the marriage of a noble offspring to an American racer from Detroit. Both in the previous picture and in this event occur in the wilderness.
Oddly enough, the British have many interesting romantic comedies that are worth a look. The list of them, however, is not very long.
The most famous of them is the story "The Diary of Bridget Jones." This is a tape about the search for the second half by a fat woman who is already over thirty.
One of the relatively recent romantic comedies can be considered the tape "Be a man" (2015). This is the story of a girl who comes on someone else's blind date.