Best American Comedy Movies of 2021

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Best American Comedy Movies of 2021
Best American Comedy Movies of 2021
TOP Movies: Jungle Cruise (2021), Coming 2 America (2021), Bad Trip (2021), Vacation Friends (2021), Queenpins (2021), Yes Day (2021), The Suicide Squad (2021), Encanto (2021), Cruella (2021), Luca (2021), The Hating Game (2021), Free Guy (2021), Her Pen Pal (2021), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021), Red Notice (2021), Fatherhood (2021), Plan B (2021), Louis C.K.: Sorry (2021), tick, tick... BOOM! (2021).

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 6.6
 211K
Jungle Cruise (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, Hungary, Thailand, Italy, Czech Republic
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Disney’s live-action adaptation of its iconic theme park ride.
Style: scenic, captivating, funny, light, colorful ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, family friendly
Plot: jungle, treasure, amazon river, myth, snake, amazon jungle, danger, dangerous animal, artifact, expedition, amazon rainforest, explorer ...
Time: 1910s, 2020s, future, year 1916, 16th century ...
Place: brazil, london, spain, europe, south america
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Coming 2 America (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, ...
Style: humorous, funny, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: african american, prince, aeroplane, female rapist, hairdresser, black, rich man, crown prince, royalty, african american protagonist, monarch, father son relationship ...
Place: africa, new york
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 6.5
 27K
Bad Trip (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: This mix of a scripted buddy comedy road movie and a real hidden camera prank show follows the outrages misadventures of two buds stuck in a rut who embark on a cross-country road trip to NYC. The storyline sets up shocking real pranks.
Style: light, funny, road movie, dark comedy, buddy comedy ...
Plot: gorilla, humour, road trip, car, prank, friends, stoner, road accident, travel, escapades, satire, drunk ...
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Vacation Friends (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: When a straight-laced couple that has fun with a rowdy couple on vacation in Mexico return to the States, they discover that the crazy couple they met in Mexico followed them back home and decide to play tricks on them.
Style: funny, feel good, captivating, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot: vacation, wedding, friendship, friend, couples, satire, travel, chaos, love and romance, male female relationship, couple relations, family relations ...
Time: 2020s
Place: mexico
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 6.4
 22K
Queenpins (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Bored and frustrated suburban homemaker Connie and her best pal JoJo, a vlogger with dreams, turn a hobby into a multi-million-dollar counterfeit coupon caper. After firing off a letter to the conglomerate behind a box of cereal gone stale, and ...
Style: entertaining, buddy comedy, humorous, feel good, light ...
Plot: female criminal, housewife, women, caper, cons and scams, escapades, female protagonist, female friendship, partners in crime, swindle, scam, partner ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.7
 30K
Yes Day (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure.
Style: feel good, captivating, humorous, funny, light ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens
Plot: kids and family, children, humour, father daughter relationship, family relations, teenager, parent child relationship, mother daughter relationship, parents, father son relationship, parents and children, family life ...
Time: 2020s
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The Suicide Squad (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: The continuing escapades of the Suicide Squad.
Style: entertaining, funny, laugh out loud, intense, dark comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, fight scenes, supernatural ability, super villain, female warrior, villain turns good, violence, extreme violence, alien creature, graphic violence, giant monster, evil genius ...
Time: 2020s
Place: usa, washington d.c., america, south america, louisiana
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 7.2
 258K
Encanto (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family ...
Style: inspirational, emotional, light, captivating, funny ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot: magic, strong female lead, happy ending, female protagonist, sister sister relationship, girl, magical power, magical, small town, supernatural, friendship, dancing ...
Time: future, 20th century, 1950s, 60s
Place: colombia, latin america, south america
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 7.3
 263K
Cruella (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 134 min.
Story: In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to ...
Style: light, fairy tale, visually appealing, captivating, dark comedy ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: fashion, robbery, villain, female villain, personality change, fashion designer, lifestyle change, villainess, dalmatian, designer, life is a bitch, change of heart ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, future, year 1965
Place: london, england, united kingdom, britain, europe
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 7.4
 191K
Luca (2021)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy, Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: In a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, two young boys experience an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another ...
Style: captivating, funny, entertaining, 3d animation, cute ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly
Plot: water, friendship, coming of age, ocean, sea voyage, disguise, seaside town, sea adventure, sea, monster, creature, male female friendship ...
Time: 1950s, 2020s, future, year 1959, 20th century
Place: italy, europe, riviera, mediterranean sea
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The Hating Game (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.
Style: romantic, romantic comedy, light, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: love hate relationship, office romance, opposites attract, co worker co worker relationship, coworker, relationships, love, male female relationship, fall in love, ceo, relationship vs career, rivalry ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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 7.1
 420K
Free Guy (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A bank teller realizes he's a background character in an open world action game.
Style: entertaining, humorous, exciting, feel good, heroic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, family friendly, kids, adult
Plot: virtual reality, video game, game, gamer, changing lives, career change, heroes, fantasy world, bank teller, code, programmer, altering history ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: new york, seattle, tokyo
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 6.7
 2K
Her Pen Pal (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Event planner Victoria can’t wait to attend –- and plan –- her best friend’s wedding in Paris. But when she finds out her ex is bringing a date, Victoria reconnects with her French childhood pen pal.
Style: talky, touching, romantic
Plot: wedding, correspondence, pen pal, couple relations, love and romance, wedding planning, wedding preparations and rituals, couples, fall in love, relationships, love affair, lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Plot unknown.
Style: feel good, light, entertaining, anime, sincere ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, date night, toddlers
Plot: dragon, female warrior, female protagonist, tough girl, travel, kung fu, disney princess, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, creature, princess, magical creature ...
Time: 2020s, future
Place: asia, southeast asia, usa
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The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A workaholic big-city fashion journalist is sent to a Christmas-obsessed small town to dig up a story when she finds herself in the middle of cut-throat housewives, a high-stakes “Winter Ball” competition, and a sinister plot that could destroy ...
Style: captivating, satirical, funny, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, saving christmas, christmas season, investigative reporter, investigative journalism, escapades, save the day, small town life, conspiracy, satire, female journalist ...
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 6.3
 315K
Red Notice (2021)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.
Style: funny, exciting, tense, anamorphic, action comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot: heist, thief, interpol, mission, ruse, criminal, wanted, buddy cop, art thief, money, agent, chase ...
Time: 2020s, future, 21st century
Place: argentina, valencia spain, england, russia, spain ...
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To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.
Style: touching, romantic comedy, disturbing, humorous, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: high school, high school sweetheart, first love, teen romance, love affair, love, adolescence, teenager, young love, college, school trip, friendship between teens ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: seoul, south korea, oregon, new york, korea
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 6.6
 42K
Fatherhood (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A widowed new dad copes with doubts, fears, heartache and dirty diapers as he sets out to raise his daughter on his own.
Style: sincere, captivating, humorous, inspirational, depressing ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: single father, child, fatherhood, parenthood, father, father daughter relationship, single parent, family relations, father and daughter, parents and children, kids and family, black ...
Place: boston
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 6.7
 5K
Plan B (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: After a regrettable first sexual encounter, a straight-laced high school student and her slacker best friend have 24 hours to hunt down a Plan B pill in America's heartland.
Style: captivating, entertaining, humorous, light, funny ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teenage girl, high school student, sex, teenager, school, unplanned pregnancy, first sexual experience, pills, friendship, unwanted pregnancy, teenage life, humour ...
Place: south dakota
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Louis C.K.: Sorry (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 63 min.
Story: Comedy special recorded at Madison Square Garden's Hulu theater on August 14, 2021.
Style: semi serious, funny, humorous, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot: stand up comedy, stand up comedian, comedian, social problems, humour, public speaking, joke, social satire, satire, topical humor, irony, social issues ...
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tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: On the cusp of his 30th birthday, Jonathon Larson, a promising young theater composer, navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.
Style: touching, emotional, sweet, sincere, inspirational ...
Audience: date night
Plot: theater, believe in yourself, broadway, composer, music, gay interest, gay friend, screenwriter, best friend, flash forward, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 2020s, 90s, year 1992, year 1990
Place: new york, manhattan new york city
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Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Tennessee-born comedian, actor, and podcast host Nate Bargatze is back with his second hour-long Netflix original comedy special, Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American. Nate reflects on being part of the Oregon Trail generation, meeting his ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot: stand up comedian, public speaking, humour, topical humor, satire, joke, comedian, social satire, stand up comedy, stand up
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Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Comedy icon Jim Gaffigan offers some thoughts on the hot mess that was 2021, as well as his takes on marching bands, billionaires in space and more.
Style: funny, humorous, semi serious, ironic, satirical ...
Plot: joke, live performance, comedian, irony, satire, stand up comedian, stand up comedy, stand up
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Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
Genre: Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Stuck in COVID-19 lockdown, US comedian and musician Bo Burnham attempts to stay sane and happy by writing, shooting and performing a one-man comedy special.
Style: thought provoking, funny, satirical, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: comedian, stand up comedy, humour, music, musician, satire, lifestyle, moving, concert, pop culture, experiment, stoner ...
Time: 2020s
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Brian Regan: On the Rocks (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story: Brian Regan tackles the big issues weighing on him, including aging, time, obsessive behavior, backpacks on airplanes, ungrateful horses and raisins.
Style: entertaining, satirical, feel good, captivating, funny ...
Plot: comedian, joke, humour, satire, live performance, public speaking, social satire, stand up comedian, stand up comedy, stand up
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 6.3
 61K
Love Hard (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who ...
Style: romantic, rom com, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens
Plot: christmas, online dating, looking for love, happy ending, friendship, holiday, social media, friend, love interest, couple relations, love affair, fall in love ...
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Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The Reno Sheriff’s Department find themselves in their stickiest situation yet, hunting down “Q," the person supposedly behind all of the conspiracy theories concocted by the QAnon movement. In their valiant efforts, the officers find ...
Style: mockumentary, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, ironic ...
Plot: satire, police department, sheriff, conspiracy, government conspiracy, sea disaster, intrigue, police, sea voyage, found footage, cruise, tattoo ...
Place: reno nevada
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Mo Amer: Mohammed in Texas (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story: In his hometown of Houston, Mo Amer takes on pandemic panic, disappointing Bradley Cooper, hummus appropriation and the subtle art of cursing in Arabic.
Style: entertaining, feel good, humorous, ironic, funny ...
Plot: stand up comedy, comedian, satire, social satire, topical humor, arab, joke, stand up comedian, irony, social issues, public speaking, humour ...
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 6.1
 579
Stop and Go (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Two sisters embark on a hilarious, mile-a-minute road trip to rescue their grandmother and her beloved dog from her retirement home before their reckless sister gets there first.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, road movie
Plot: epidemic, travel, retirement home, sister sister relationship, family relations, family problems, grandmother granddaughter relationship, social problems, illness, girl, grandmother, road trip ...
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India Sweets and Spices (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A college freshman confronts her parents’ values in order to understand her own evolving identity.
Style: entertaining, psychological, captivating
Audience: adult
Plot: parents and children, mother daughter relationship, family secret, family relations, satire, family life, father daughter relationship, kids and family, family problems, female protagonist, feminism, college
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