Popular Comedy Movies on Hoopla - Page 161

Santa's Surprise

1947

Santa's Surprise

1947
5.9
Seven children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve and decide to surprise him with some help around the house while he sleeps.
The Unknown Man of Shandigor

1967

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

1967
5.5
Crazed scientist Herbert Von Krantz has invented a device to sterilize all nuclear weapons -- and a mad herd of rival spies are desperate to get their hands on the device, including a sect of bald, turtleneck-wearing assassins.
The Perils of Pauline

1947

The Perils of Pauline

1947
6.2
Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her into those "horrible" moving pictures, where she comes to love the chaotic world of silent movies, becoming queen of the serials. But the consequences of movie stardom may be more than her leading man can take
Dick Tracy

1937

Dick Tracy

1937
4.6
Dick Tracy's foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his Flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental "Speed Plane", the Spider captures Dick Tracy's brother, Gordon. The Spider's minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother.
G-Men from Hell

2000

G-Men from Hell

2000
4.2
Two G-Men, returning from hell, must perform good deeds to save themselves from a doomed fate.
Woman Chases Man

1937

Woman Chases Man

1937
5.6
A pretty architect devises a wild scheme to convince a handsome millionaire to fund a new housing development project.
Stiff Upper Lips

1998

Stiff Upper Lips

1998
6.1
Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Although it specifically targets A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, Maurice, A Passage to India, and many other films, in a more general way Stiff Upper Lips satirises popular perceptions of certain Edwardian traits: propriety, sexual repression, xenophobia, and class snobbery.
The Santa Trap

2002

The Santa Trap

2002
5.5
It's Christmas Eve and Judy Emerson is told there's no such thing as Santa. Determined to prove her family wrong, she sets an elaborate trap and successfully captures Santa Claus himself. But her parents think the jolly old elf is a burglar and have Santa arrested.
Quigley

2003

Quigley

2003
4.7
When a rich practical joker dies, he's reborn as a dog, which he uses as another chance to right the wrongs he never did as a human.
Ping!

2001

Ping!

2001
6.2
Ping is a chihuahua rescued from the pound by nearsighted Ethel, who thinks he's a cat. When a pair of bumbling thieves try to break into Ethel's house to steal the money they think she has stashed away, only Ping can foil their plans.
The Ring

1952

The Ring

1952
4.7
A young Mexican/American learns about life both inside and out of the ring when he takes up boxing.
Turning Green

2005

Turning Green

2005
5.5
Set in late 1970s Ireland, it tells the story of 16-year-old James Powers, an American who finds himself lost after his mother dies and he is forced to live with his three Irish aunts. Displaced and depressed, he longs for a way to make it back to America. One lucky weekend in London, James discovers pornography and, desperate for cash, he decides to sell them back in Ireland. His success spreads wildly. After finding a possible way home, he must decide where home really is, and finds that one's place in the world is all a state of mind.
Aladdin

1990

Aladdin

1990
5.1
Set in ancient China, an aimless young man falls in love with the Emperor's beautiful daughter, and goes on a journey with his supposedly long-lost uncle to find riches.
The Cartier Affair

1984

The Cartier Affair

1984
4.2
Curt Taylor is a convict and owes Phil Drexler the number 1 convict in the prison. Now to settle his debt Drexler sends Curt to be the secretary for Cartier Rand so that he can steal her jewels. But he falls in love with her, which complicates things.
Starhops

1978

Starhops

1978
4
After the owner of a failing drive-in restaurant sells his establishment, two waitresses and a French chef try to turn it around.
South Beach Academy

1996

South Beach Academy

1996
3.1
Brothers come to the aid of their uncle, who bet his Miami beach-sports school on a fixed volleyball game.
Sam Kinison: Family Entertainment Hour

1991

Sam Kinison: Family Entertainment Hour

1991
6.1
Get ready to scream with laughter! Sam Kinison's primal scream will echo down through the comedy hall of fame summing up so much of modernity's horror and stupidity. This concert was taped at the Wiltern Theatre where Sam was joined with the Randy Hansen Band and a salacious slew of sinuous sirens, including his wife Malika. Join Sam Kinison and guests for a concert guaranteed to make you laugh 'til you cry for more - there's something for every member of the family - Sam Kinison style!
Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

1970

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx

1970
4.5
In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An American exchange student almost runs him over and gets to know him. The dung man has ignored warnings from his family and suddenly the horses have been banned from Dublin. His new love is leaving for America and he must find a way to cope with the new reality.
Last of the Red Hot Lovers

1972

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

1972
5.8
A middle aged restaurateur begins to feel the desire to roam and realizes that one day each week, his mother's apartment will be empty all afternoon. He makes several attempts at seduction, only to learn that it is much more complicated and difficult than he could have imagined.
Tails of Christmas

2024

Tails of Christmas

2024
5.3
Caleb is injured in the Army and recovers through help from shelter therapy dogs. As a sign of thanks, Caleb returns home to help Amber run the local shelter and, in the process, discovers his feelings for Amber go beyond gratitude.