Popular Comedy Movies on Kanopy - Page 96

Growing Up Smith

2017

Growing Up Smith

2017
7.1
In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before.
The Intervention

2023

The Intervention

2023
The Intervention is a comedy about climate change through anthropomorphizing the elements. The characters pose an intervention against Fire, who has been wreaking havoc on Mother Nature, in hopes of restoring natural order.
American: The Bill Hicks Story

2010

American: The Bill Hicks Story

2010
7.4
American: The Bill Hicks Story is a biographical documentary film on the life of comedian Bill Hicks.
Mr. Topaze

1961

Mr. Topaze

1961
5.6
Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing grade to a bad student, the grandson of a wealthy baroness. Castel Benac, a government official who runs a crooked financial business on the side, is persuaded by his mistress, Suzy, a musical comedy actress, to hire Mr. Topaze as the front man for his business. Gradually, Topaze becomes a rapacious financier who sacrifices his honesty for success and, in a final stroke of business bravado, fires Benac and acquires Suzy in the deal. An old friend and colleague, Tamise questions him and tells Topaze that what he now says and practices indicates there are no more honest men.
Taxi Blues

1990

Taxi Blues

1990
6.1
Ivan is old Russia: thick, dour, hard-working, often brutish; he misses Communism. He drives a taxi and one night meets Alexi, a new Russian, a musician, an alcoholic, irresponsible. Alexi stiffs Ivan for the fare, so Ivan tracks him down and a love-hate relationship ensues. When Alexi lets the bath water run over in Ivan's flat and Ivan must pay 500 rubles for repairs, he tries to force Alexi into day labor to repay him. It's hopeless. Then, suddenly, Alexi is discovered, goes on a jazz tour of America, becomes a celebrity, and returns in triumph. Ivan longs to renew the friendship, and it looks as if he may get what he wants.
Warrior Strong

2023

Warrior Strong

2023
6.2
Bilal Irving, a professional basketball player returns to his small, Northern Ontario town of Dumont. He re-connects with his former coach, and conflict ensues as they both struggle to put their egos and complicated pasts aside to mentor the town’s only basketball team.
Expresso Bongo

1959

Expresso Bongo

1959
5.1
A seedy London promoter turns a naive, working-class teenager into a pop singing sensation.
Seducing Doctor Lewis

2003

Seducing Doctor Lewis

2003
6.9
A much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired, the villagers devise a scheme to make Dr. Christopher Lewis a local.
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever

2014

Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever

2014
4.6
A lonely cat living in a mall pet shop has a sour outlook on life until, in the midst of the holiday rush, she’s swept up into a robbery and a friendship with a human girl.
Elf-Man

2012

Elf-Man

2012
3
An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.
Killing Mary Sue

2025

Killing Mary Sue

2025
5.6
A corrupt senator arranges for the murder of his biggest liability, his erratic burnout stepdaughter, only for her to unwittingly discover her natural talent as an untouchable killer.
Love by the 10th Date

2017

Love by the 10th Date

2017
6.3
Four friends balance their dating adventures with their career ambitions at an upscale magazine, teaching themselves and each other how to get the most out of love and life.
The Son of Joseph

2016

The Son of Joseph

2016
6.7
A young man who lives with his mother and has never known his father, heads off to look for him. He finds a cynical and Machiavellian man who works as a publisher in Paris. After he attempts to kill him, he finds filial love thanks to his uncle.
Surf Nazis Must Die

1987

Surf Nazis Must Die

1987
3.9
When a Black oil well worker is killed by a band of California neo-Nazis, his gun-wielding grandmother busts out of her retirement home to avenge him.
Kung Fu Zombie

1981

Kung Fu Zombie

1981
5
A criminal comes to town in order to kill Billy Chong over a past dispute. But instead of getting his own hands dirty, he hires a Taoist wizard to animate some zombies to do the job for him.
I Blame Society

2020

I Blame Society

2020
5.5
A struggling filmmaker senses her peers are losing faith in her ability to succeed, so she decides to prove herself by finishing her last abandoned film and committing the perfect murder.
Enemies, a Love Story

1989

Enemies, a Love Story

1989
6.2
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
The Outside Story

2021

The Outside Story

2021
6.6
After locking himself out of his apartment, an introverted, heartbroken editor finds himself on an epic journey up, down and around his block with life-altering ramifications.
Every Child

1979

Every Child

1979
6.3
This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO's Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children's Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality. The film took home an Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film.
De-mente

2016

De-mente

2016
Klaus has something crucial to tell his old friend Genio: he's had premonitory visions since childhood, and that same night, has seen him being savagely murdered. But the alleged victim seems skeptic.