Genre: Comedy

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Virginia Cherrill · Florence Lee · Harry Myers

Synopsis The Little Tramp falls in love with a beautiful, blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill). She believes he is wealthy and he, in turn, sets out to raise the money for the operation that could restore her sight.

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Paulette Goddard · Henry Bergman · Chester Conklin

Synopsis In Modern Times (1936), Charlie Chaplin's iconic Tramp struggles to survive in an industrialized world. As a factory worker, he faces the dehumanizing effects of machinery and efficiency-driven labor. After a nervous breakdown, he embarks on a series of misadventures,...

Direction Martín de Francisco · Santiago Moure · Rafael Noguera

Direction George Roy Hill

Cast Robert Redford · Paul Newman · Robert Shaw · Charles Durning

Synopsis The Sting (1973) follows two grifters, Johnny Hooker and Henry Gondorff, who team up to con a ruthless crime boss, Doyle Lonnegan, seeking revenge for the murder of a mutual friend. Set in 1930s Chicago, the duo devises an elaborate...

Direction Matt Groening · Sam Simon · James L. Brooks · Mark Kirkland

Synopsis The Simpsons (TV Series) (1989) follows the humorous and often chaotic lives of the Simpson family in the fictional town of Springfield. Homer, the bumbling yet lovable father, works at the local nuclear power plant, while his wife Marge maintains...

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Paulette Goddard · Jack Oakie · Reginald Gardiner

Synopsis The Great Dictator (1940) is a satirical comedy-drama directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows a humble Jewish barber who, after suffering amnesia during World War I, returns to his country only to find it under the oppressive...

Direction Andy Devonshire · Peter Orton

Cast Greg Davies · Alex Horne · Kerry Godliman · James Acaster

Synopsis Five comedians are set tasks challenging their creativity and wit. The tasks are supervised by Alex Horne but the Taskmaster, Greg Davies, always has the final word.

Direction Ernst Lubitsch

Cast Carole Lombard · Jack Benny · Robert Stack · Stanley Ridges

Synopsis To Be or Not to Be (1942) is a daring wartime comedy set in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. The story follows a troupe of Polish actors who use their theatrical skills to outwit the invading forces. When a daring spy mission goes...

Direction Roberto Benigni

Cast Roberto Benigni · Nicoletta Braschi · Giorgio Cantarini · Marisa Paredes

Synopsis Life Is Beautiful (1997) follows Guido, a charming and imaginative Italian Jew, who uses humor and wit to win over his beloved Dora. Their idyllic life is shattered when World War II erupts, and they are sent to a concentration...

Direction Lawrence Jordan

Cast Eddie Izzard

Synopsis Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a...

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Mack Swain · Georgia Hale · Tom Murray

Synopsis The Lone Prospector, a valiant weakling, seeks fame and fortune in the Alaskan wilderness. There, he meets Black Larson (Tom Murray) and large but gentler Big Jim McKay (Mack Swain), with whom he has some run-ins. Later on, at a...

Direction Billy Wilder

Cast Jack Lemmon · Shirley MacLaine · Fred MacMurray · Ray Walston

Synopsis In The Apartment (1960), a lonely office worker named C.C. Baxter lends his apartment to company executives for their extramarital affairs, hoping to climb the corporate ladder. His life takes a turn when he develops feelings for Fran, an elevator...

Direction Shin Won-ho

Cast Park Bo-gum · Lee Hyeri · Ryu Jun-yeol · Go Kyung-pyo

Synopsis It is a family drama set in the year 1988, about five families living in the same neighborhood of Ssangmun-dong, Dobong District, Northern Seoul.

Direction Dan Harmon · Justin Roiland · Pete Michels · Bryan Newton

Synopsis Rick and Morty (TV Series) (2013) follows the chaotic adventures of an eccentric, alcoholic scientist, Rick Sanchez, and his good-hearted but easily influenced grandson, Morty Smith. Together, they traverse alternate dimensions, encounter bizarre alien species, and navigate the complexities of...

Direction Graham Chapman · John Cleese · Terry Gilliam · Eric Idle

Cast John Cleese · Michael Palin · Graham Chapman · Eric Idle

Synopsis Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1969) is a groundbreaking British sketch comedy that defies traditional narrative structure. The series, created by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, features a surreal blend of...

Direction Charles Chaplin

Cast Charles Chaplin · Jackie Coogan · Edna Purviance · Carl Miller

Synopsis The Kid (1921) is a silent film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows a Tramp who discovers an abandoned baby and decides to raise him as his own. Five years later, the boy and the Tramp form...

Direction Werner Schroeter

Cast Gisela Trowe · Carla Egerer · Rosemarie Heinikel · Magdalena Montezuma

Synopsis Collage of dramatic scenes, some exaggerated to comic effect, with asynchronous sound from well known classic, operatic, and rock and roll music - with different approaches to love, suffering, and death.

Direction Sam Wood

Cast The Marx Brothers · Groucho Marx · Harpo Marx · Chico Marx

Synopsis A Night at the Opera (1935) follows the comedic misadventures of Otis B. Driftwood, a sly businessman, as he tries to help two young opera singers achieve fame and love. Set against the backdrop of the opera world, the film...

Direction Giuseppe Tornatore

Cast Philippe Noiret · Marco Leonardi · Salvatore Cascio · Jacques Perrin

Synopsis Cinema Paradiso (1988) tells the heartfelt story of Salvatore, a successful filmmaker, who reminisces about his childhood in a small Sicilian village. As a boy, he befriends Alfredo, the projectionist at the local cinema, who introduces him to the magic...

Direction Luis García Berlanga

Cast José Isbert · Nino Manfredi · Emma Penella · José Luis López Vázquez

Synopsis The Executioner (1963) follows José Luis, a timid undertaker who dreams of a peaceful life. His world turns upside down when he falls for Carmen, the daughter of a seasoned executioner. To marry her, José reluctantly agrees to take on...