Comedy on Kanopy: what is worth streaming right now (free with a library card)

165 comedy titles on Kanopy (free with a library card) at our last check, ranked by quality and fame, each with scare, gore and violence tags.

1. 1Forrest Gump (1994)Wholesome humor · nostalgic · comfort watch · strong violence · PG-13A simple man's extraordinary journey through history unfolds, chasing a love that always feels just out of reach.Paramount+ · Kanopy · YouTube (free)75
2. 2Parasite (2019)Darkly comic · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastating · RA poor family's grift of the wealthy Parks escalates into a darkly comic and bleakly suspenseful class struggle.Paramount+ · Kanopy90
3. 3The Intouchables (2011)Wholesome humor · uplifting · date night · measured · RAn unlikely friendship blossoms between two men from different worlds, creating uplifting and wholesome comedy.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
4. 4The Truman Show (1998)Dry wit · surreal · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · PGA cheerful man’s perfect life slowly unravels as he suspects his entire reality is a surreal television show.Kanopy · Hoopla
5. 5The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violence · RA relentless, darkly comic ride through a world of pulpy excess and financial corruption.Paramount+ · Starz · Kanopy86
6. 6Modern Times (1936)Wholesome humor · whimsical · comfort watch · measured · GA bumbling tramp's wholesome heart chases a home with a young woman, despite constant, whimsical setbacks.Prime Video · Max · Criterion
7. 7The Great Dictator (1940)Dry wit · satirical · full attention · emotionally heavy · NRA ruthless dictator's ambition clashes with a Jewish barber's struggle, creating a darkly comic, epic satire.Prime Video · Max · Criterion
8. 8Some Like It Hot (1959)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · briskTwo musicians on the run from the mob find love and laughs disguised as women in a brisk, witty caper.MGM+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
9. 9Captain Fantastic (2016)Dry wit · whimsical · family watch · emotionally heavy · RA father's off-grid ideals clash with the modern world as his unique family navigates an emotional journey.Kanopy · Hoopla · Fandango at Home (free)
10. 10The Apartment (1960)Dry wit · melancholy · date night · emotionally heavyA lonely clerk navigates corporate climbing and romantic melancholy through a darkly comedic New York.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
11. 11Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)Absurdist humor · whimsical · comfort watch · brisk · PGA brisk, campy adventure unfolds as knights on an absurd quest encounter whimsical, witty, and satirical challenges.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
12. 12Love, Rosie (2014)Wholesome humor · romantic · date night · measured · RBest friends navigate life's romantic highs and lows, always finding their way back to each other.Starz · Kanopy · Hoopla
13. 13Life of Brian (1979)Dry wit · satirical · late-night trip · measured · RA hapless man's life becomes a darkly comic, absurdist satire of messianic expectations and Roman-era politics.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
14. 14There's Still Tomorrow (2023)Dry wit · feel good · date night · emotionally heavy · NRA resilient woman navigates postwar Rome with witty humor, finding courage to reshape her family's future.Kanopy
15. 15Annie Hall (1977)Dry wit · romantic · date night · measured · PGA neurotic comedian and a free-spirited singer navigate the witty, melancholic, and absurd landscape of modern romance.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
16. 16The Big Short (2015)Dry wit · satirical · full attention · emotionally heavy · RWitty outsiders expose the gritty truth of a financial crisis, leaving a bittersweet, satirical sting.Kanopy · Hoopla · Pluto TV
17. 17Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · brisk · PG-13A quick-witted slacker leads his friends on a whimsical, brisk adventure through Chicago, outsmarting everyone.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
18. 18Mary and Max (2009)Dry wit · melancholy · full attention · emotionally devastating · NRA lonely Australian girl and an obese New Yorker find connection through letters, sharing whimsical, darkly comic life.AMC+ · Kanopy
19. 19Freaks and Geeks (1999) · seriesDry wit · nostalgic · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · TV-14Teenagers navigate the awkward, humorous world of high school, finding connection among burnouts and geeks.Prime Video · Paramount+ · Kanopy
20. 20The Terminal (2004)Wholesome humor · whimsical · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · PG-13A stranded traveler finds whimsical ways to make an airport home, navigating new friendships and quiet melancholy.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
21. 21I, Tonya (2017)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violence · RA darkly-comic and gritty true story about a champion skater’s career derailed by pulpy antics.Kanopy · Tubi
22. 22Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)Big broad humor · feel good · family watch · brisk · PGA speedy, blue hedgehog and an evil genius clash in a brisk, wholesome, and campy sci-fi comedy.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
23. 23Grease (1978)Wholesome humor · nostalgic · date night · brisk · PGA wholesome, briskly paced romance unfolds with campy charm and nostalgic, feel-good musical numbers.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
24. 24Another Round (2020)Dark satire · melancholy · full attention · emotionally heavy · NRFour teachers test a constant intoxication theory, leading to darkly comic and melancholic self-discovery.Netflix · AMC+ · Kanopy
25. 25The Graduate (1967)Dry wit · melancholy · full attention · emotionally heavy · PGA young man's melancholy affair with an older woman becomes a witty, dark satire of suburban ennui.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · Plex
26. 26The Dinner Game (1998)Dry wit · darkly comic · date night · briskA competitive dinner party for "idiots" unravels into a brisk, darkly comic, and absurd catastrophe.Kanopy
27. 27Manhattan (1979)Dry wit · melancholy · date night · emotionally heavy · RA witty writer navigates messy relationships and finds melancholy romance in the city of dreams.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
28. 28Mean Girls (2004)Dry wit · satirical · date night · brisk · PG-13A new girl navigates high school's cutthroat social scene with sharp wit and satirical humor.Paramount+ · Kanopy · YouTube (free)
29. 29Evil Dead II (1987)Properly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · relentless · RA relentless, darkly-comic cabin nightmare unfolds with absurdist humor and surreal, pulpy scares.Max · Kanopy
30. 30My Life as a Zucchini (2016)Wholesome humor · melancholy · family watch · emotionally heavy · PG-13An orphaned boy finds connection and belonging among new friends, navigating life's bittersweet challenges with earnest, wholesome humor.Kanopy
31. 31Instant Family (2018)Wholesome humor · earnest · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · PG-13A couple's earnest journey into foster care quickly becomes a heartwarming, wholesome, and measured family comedy.Kanopy · Hoopla
32. 32Airplane! (1980)Big broad humor · absurdist · comfort watch · brisk · PGAn ex-fighter pilot battles food poisoning and absurd antics at 30,000 feet in this brisk, crowd-pleasing comedy.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
33. 33Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · briskGauls and Egyptians collide in a brisk, absurdist adventure filled with broad humor and whimsical, crowd-pleasing antics.Prime Video · Kanopy · Tubi
34. 34Charade (1963)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · brisk · NRA charming stranger helps a woman evade dangerous criminals while witty banter and romance blossom in Paris.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
35. 35The Artist (2011)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · PG-13A silent film star's world fades with the advent of sound, but a new love story begins.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
36. 36The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)Big broad humor · absurdist · comfort watch · brisk · PG-13A bumbling detective uncovers an assassination plot, leading to a brisk, absurdist, and broadly funny caper.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
37. 37Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)Mildly scary · extreme gore · brutal violence · brisk · RTwo well-meaning hillbillies face absurd, darkly comic misunderstandings when college kids mistake them for killers.Peacock · Kanopy · Hoopla
38. 38Clerks (1994)Dry wit · gritty · comfort watch · measured · RTwo bored clerks find witty, raunchy humor in their gritty, darkly-comic lives at a convenience store.Kanopy · Hoopla
39. 39An American Werewolf in London (1981)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · measured · RAmerican tourists face gruesome changes and dark humor after a savage attack on the Yorkshire Moors.Prime Video · AMC+ · Kanopy
40. 40Beverly Hills Cop (1984)Big broad humor · pulpy · comfort watch · strong violence · RA Detroit cop brings his street smarts and broad humor to sunny Beverly Hills to solve a murder.Kanopy · Hoopla · Pluto TV
41. 4150/50 (2011)Darkly comic · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · measured · RA darkly-comic and earnest journey follows a young man confronting a life-altering diagnosis with measured hope.Kanopy · Hoopla · Plex
42. 42Begin Again (2014)Feel good · date night · measured · RA disgraced music executive and a heartbroken songwriter find new harmony in the streets of New York.Peacock · Kanopy · Hoopla
43. 43South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)Big broad humor · absurdist · party watch · mildly scary · RA darkly comic, satirical, and raunchy animated musical takes aim at censorship and outrage with brisk, absurdist humor.Paramount+ · Kanopy
44. 44Harold and Maude (1971)Dry wit · whimsical · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · PGA morbid young man finds an unconventional zest for life through a free-spirited, much older woman.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
45. 45Trading Places (1983)Dry wit · satirical · date night · brisk · RTwo callous millionaires swap the lives of a snobbish investor and a street con artist in a brisk, satirical comedy.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
46. 46Stuck in Love (2013)Dry wit · heartwarming · date night · emotionally heavy · RA year of witty, melancholy romance unfolds as a family grapples with love's messy, heartwarming complexities.Prime Video · Peacock · Kanopy
47. 47The Worst Person in the World (2021)Dry wit · melancholy · full attention · emotionally heavy · RA young woman's intimate, earnest journey through love and career unfolds with melancholy and witty, dry humor.Kanopy · Tubi
48. 48Stranger Than Fiction (2006)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · emotionally heavy · PG-13A lonely man's life becomes a whimsical tale as a mysterious voice narrates his every earnest, melancholy step.Peacock · Kanopy · Hoopla
49. 49Rango (2011)Absurdist humor · whimsical · family watch · measured · PGA lost family pet becomes a whimsical, darkly comic sheriff in a gritty, surreal Western town.Kanopy · Hoopla · YouTube (free)
50. 50Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)Big broad humor · heartwarming · date night · brisk · RAn uptight executive's chaotic journey home for Thanksgiving becomes a heartwarming, briskly paced comedy of errors.Paramount+ · Kanopy
51. 51This Is Spinal Tap (1984)Dry wit · campy · comfort watch · measured · RA mockumentary chronicles a heavy metal band's absurd world, exposing their campy struggles and witty misfortunes.Max · Kanopy · Hoopla
52. 52Submarine (2011)Dry wit · melancholy · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · RA whimsical, melancholy coming-of-age story unfolds as a Welsh schoolboy navigates first love and family troubles.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
53. 53Chef (2014)Wholesome humor · cozy · date night · measured · RA chef rediscovers his passion for food and family on a heartwarming, wholesome journey in a food truck.Prime Video · Kanopy · YouTube (free)
54. 54White Chicks (2004)Big broad humor · crowd pleasing · comfort watch · brisk · PG-13Two disgraced FBI agents go undercover as socialite sisters, leading to broad, raunchy, and campy chaos.Netflix · Kanopy · Hoopla
55. 55Shaolin Soccer (2001)Big broad humor · feel good · family watch · brisk · PGMartial arts masters reunite to play soccer, bringing absurd, high-flying action and feel-good, campy humor to the field.Kanopy · Hoopla · Pluto TV
56. 56Anora (2024)Big broad humor · gritty · full attention · emotionally heavy · RA Brooklyn sex worker's whirlwind marriage to an oligarch's son becomes a darkly comic, pulpy fight for legitimacy.Hulu · Kanopy88
57. 57Pleasantville (1998)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · emotionally heavy · PG-13Teenage siblings get trapped in a wholesome 1950s sitcom, bringing witty, colorful disruption to its black-and-white world.Kanopy · YouTube (free) · Plex
58. 58Frances Ha (2013)Dry wit · melancholy · comfort watch · emotionally heavy · RA whimsical dancer navigates New York's cringe-worthy moments and melancholy friendships with earnest charm.Netflix · AMC+ · Kanopy
59. 59What's in a Name (2012)Dry wit · darkly comic · date night · emotionally heavyA dinner party unravels as a provocative baby name ignites a darkly funny, intimate, and satirical battle of wits.Kanopy · Hoopla · Fandango at Home (free)
60. 60The Return of the Living Dead (1985)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · brisk · RBumbling warehouse workers unleash a darkly comic zombie plague with broad humor and pulpy, gritty scares.AMC+ · MGM+ · Kanopy
61. 61Delicatessen (1991)Dark satire · surreal · late-night trip · strong violence · RA post-apocalyptic apartment building serves up dark humor and surreal romance with a side of mystery meat.Kanopy · Plex · Tubi
62. 62Chicago (2002)Dark satire · campy · date night · emotionally heavy · PG-13In 1920s Chicago, two murderesses on death row darkly satirize justice while vying for fame.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
63. 63Punch-Drunk Love (2002)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · emotionally heavy · RA volatile man's isolated life turns whimsical and romantic after a phone scam unravels his world.Kanopy · Hoopla
64. 64Clue (1985)Whimsical · light gore · brisk · PGSix eccentric guests at a dinner party become suspects when their blackmailing host turns up dead.Kanopy · Pluto TV
65. 65Galaxy Quest (1999)Dry wit · campy · comfort watch · brisk · PGHas-been actors are mistaken for space heroes, leading to a brisk, whimsical, and witty adventure.Paramount+ · Kanopy
66. 66OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)Dry wit · campy · date night · brisk · NRA French secret agent blunders through 1955 Cairo, unraveling a campy, pulpy web of international intrigue.Kanopy · Hoopla · Plex
67. 6713 Going on 30 (2004)Wholesome humor · whimsical · date night · measured · PG-13A whimsical fantasy makes a thirteen-year-old's wish come true, delivering wholesome, heartwarming romance.Netflix · Kanopy · Hoopla
68. 68Tropic Thunder (2008)Big broad humor · satirical · party watch · strong violence · RSelf-absorbed actors stumble into a real war zone, creating a darkly comic and briskly paced adventure.Apple TV+ · Paramount+ · Kanopy
69. 69Triangle of Sadness (2022)Dry wit · satirical · full attention · emotionally heavy · RA luxury cruise ship descends into darkly-comic chaos, forcing the ultra-rich to redefine their social hierarchy.Netflix · Kanopy
70. 70Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)Dry wit · whimsical · family watch · mildly scary · PGWhimsical and darkly comic, three orphaned children outwit a campy villain while navigating melancholic misfortunes.Kanopy · Hoopla
71. 71Swiss Army Man (2016)Absurdist humor · whimsical · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · RA marooned man finds surreal companionship and absurd tools for escape in a darkly comic adventure.Netflix · Kanopy · Fandango at Home (free)
72. 72St. Vincent (2014)Dry wit · heartwarming · date night · emotionally heavy · PG-13A young boy and his misanthropic neighbor forge an unlikely, witty friendship that warms the heart.Kanopy · Tubi
73. 73The Visitors (1993)Big broad humor · whimsical · family watch · brisk · RA medieval knight and his servant wreak absurd, crowd-pleasing havoc after a whimsical, time-traveling spell goes awry.Prime Video · Kanopy · Tubi
74. 74Spaceballs (1987)Big broad humor · satirical · comfort watch · brisk · PGA brisk, campy space adventure unfolds with broad humor and witty satire as heroes race to save a princess.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
75. 75Legally Blonde (2001)Big broad humor · feel good · date night · brisk · PG-13A stylish sorority queen upends Harvard Law with broad humor and an uplifting, briskly paced journey of self-discovery.MGM+ · Kanopy · YouTube (free)
76. 76The Bélier Family (2014)Wholesome humor · whimsical · date night · measured · PGA singing teenager in a deaf family finds her voice, leading to heartwarming and whimsical changes.Kanopy · YouTube (free)
77. 77Seven Psychopaths (2012)Dark satire · pulpy · late-night trip · brutal violence · RA struggling writer's absurd friends kidnap a gangster's dog, sparking a darkly comedic, pulpy crime spree.Kanopy · Hoopla
78. 78Anomalisa (2015)Dry wit · melancholy · full attention · emotionally heavy · RA lonely speaker's monotonous world gains color when he meets an extraordinary woman, sparking bittersweet intimacy.Kanopy · YouTube (free)
79. 79Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · RA charmingly awkward woman navigates workplace romance and unexpected attraction while documenting every hilarious misstep.Paramount+ · Starz · Kanopy
80. 80The Thin Man (1934)Dry wit · cozy · date night · brisk · NRA witty, wholesome mystery unfolds briskly as a husband and wife solve a cozy, whimsical crime.Kanopy
81. 81The Death of Stalin (2017)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · emotionally heavy · RA frantic, darkly comic power struggle erupts among bumbling cronies after a dictator's sudden death.Paramount+ · AMC+ · Kanopy
82. 82Serendipity (2001)Wholesome humor · whimsical · date night · measured · PG-13Two strangers navigate whimsical chance encounters and cozy romantic yearning to find true love.Kanopy
83. 83OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009)Dry wit · campy · date night · briskA clueless French spy stumbles through 1960s Rio, satirizing international intrigue with brisk, dark humor.Prime Video · Kanopy · Plex
84. 84Matchstick Men (2003)Darkly comic · emotionally heavy · measured · PG-13A phobic con artist's lucrative swindle unravels when his long-lost teenage daughter suddenly appears.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · Tubi
85. 85Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)Big broad humor · absurdist · comfort watch · brisk · PG-13A 1970s anchorman's absurd world of male privilege gets hilariously upended by a new female reporter.Paramount+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
86. 86She's the Man (2006)Big broad humor · whimsical · date night · brisk · PG-13A whimsical, brisk comedy of mistaken identities unfolds when a girl impersonates her twin brother at boarding school.Paramount+ · Kanopy · YouTube (free)
87. 87Shakespeare in Love (1998)Dry wit · romantic · date night · measured · RA struggling playwright finds love and inspiration when a noblewoman secretly auditions for his play.Paramount+ · Kanopy
88. 88Logan Lucky (2017)Dry wit · campy · comfort watch · brisk · PG-13Brothers with a family curse attempt a darkly comic, pulpy heist at a legendary NASCAR race.Kanopy · Hoopla
89. 89The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · measured · PGA naive new president navigates a whimsical corporate world filled with witty, absurdist humor.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · Tubi
90. 90Dope (2015)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · brisk · RA quirky teen’s college dreams collide with a wild, gritty adventure in South LA.Prime Video · Starz · Kanopy
91. 91Scary Movie (2000)Big broad humor · darkly comic · comfort watch · brisk · RA brisk, darkly-comic satire delivers broad, raunchy humor as familiar horror tropes get campy send-ups.Paramount+ · Peacock · Kanopy
92. 92Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)Big broad humor · whimsical · comfort watch · brisk · PGTwo high school friends travel through time, gathering historical figures for an excellent, most triumphant history report.MGM+ · Kanopy · Hoopla
93. 93The Sisters Brothers (2018)Dry wit · gritty · late-night trip · strong violence · RTwo notorious assassins chase a gold prospector, finding dark humor and melancholy in the gritty 1850s Oregon frontier.Kanopy · Hoopla · Fandango at Home (free)
94. 94August: Osage County (2013)Gritty · full attention · emotionally devastating · measured · RA dysfunctional family reunion in rural Oklahoma unearths generations of resentment with bleak, intimate humor.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
95. 95Taxi (1998)Big broad humor · pulpy · party watch · briskA speedy taxi driver and a bumbling cop chase German bank robbers through Marseilles in a broad, brisk caper.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
96. 96Clerks II (2006)Raunchy humor · campy · comfort watch · measured · RTwo raunchy clerks find darkly comic misadventures and witty banter flipping burgers at a fast-food empire.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
97. 97Secretary (2002)Dry wit · intimate · full attention · emotionally heavy · RA recently institutionalized woman finds darkly intimate romance with her demanding lawyer boss.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
98. 98Filth (2013)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violence · RA depraved, drug-addicted cop's relentless pursuit of promotion spirals into a darkly comic, surreal nightmare.Kanopy · Hoopla · The Roku Channel
99. 99Welcome to the Sticks (2008)Wholesome humor · whimsical · date night · measuredA postal worker fakes a disability for a Riviera transfer and finds unexpected joy in the French sticks.Prime Video · Kanopy · Hoopla
100. 100Mars Attacks! (1996)Dark satire · campy · party watch · strong violence · PG-13Humanity faces absurdly campy Martian invaders whose "peaceful" intentions quickly turn into darkly comic annihilation.Kanopy · The Roku Channel · Plex

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