These comedy movies deserve bigger audiences.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Lots of great comedy movies don't reach the audiences that they deserve, and there have been plenty of underrated comedies in recent years. Some comedies are just too weird or too surreal to ever reach a mass audience. Others don't have the budget or the star power to make much of an impact, but this doesn't mean that they aren't as good as many other more successful comedies.
Quiz Lady packs a lot of laughs into the cross-country road trip, and the destination, a glamorous quiz show is just as funny, with Will Ferrell and Jason Schwartzman playing two particularly memorable supporting roles. Quiz Lady's great casting makes the most of a fun script.
8 An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn An enigmatic performer brings chaos to a small town Close Comedy Where to Watch *Availability in USRelease Date May 25, 2018 Runtime 108 minutes An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn is a thoroughly unusual movie which blends elements of a crime caper with a separate story about love and deceit.
The French Dispatch has a huge cast, bold stylistic choices, and a penchant for idiosyncratic dialogue that frequently tips over into the absurd. In many ways, it is the quintessential Wes Anderson movie, the one in which he indulges all of his unique tastes without compromise. While this makes it a treat for his most ardent admirers, The French Dispatch failed to reach the same level of success as some of his crowdpleasers, like The Grand Budapest Hotel or Rushmore.
The Duke stars Jim Broadbent as a man who steals a painting from the National Gallery in protest at the government's decision to invest so much money into buying it rather than taking care of its own people. Based on a true story, The Duke is a great showcase for Broadbent's affability and comedic timing. Helen Mirren is also outstanding as his long-suffering wife who is content to put up with most of his hare-brained schemes but draws the line at grand larceny.
4 Toni Erdmann A man adopts a strange persona to try and reconnect with his daughter Close The entire plot is like an embarrassing dad joke that goes too far, although there are plenty of reasons why this isn't a typical father-daughter relationship. Julian Barratt has been a key figure in some of the best British sitcoms of the last 20 years, including The Mighty Boosh, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and Nathan Barley. He doesn't have as many film credits to his name, but he wrote and starred in Mindhorn with Simon Farnaby, another British comedic actor with an impressive list of cult comedies under his belt.
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