Must See 'Guy Movie' Comedies
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1.
Airplane!
(1980)
A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick. (88 mins.)
Director: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
“ the best ever ” - bestung
2.
Old School
(2003)
Three friends attempt to recapture their glory days by opening up a fraternity near their alma mater. (88 mins.)
Director: Todd Phillips
3.
National Lampoon's Vacation
(1983)
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. (98 mins.)
Director: Harold Ramis
4.
Fletch
(1985)
Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher is a newspaper reporter being offered a large sum to off a cancerous millionaire, but is on the run, risking his job, and finding clues when it's clear the man is healthy. (98 mins.)
Director: Michael Ritchie
5.
The Jerk
(1979)
An idiotic man struggles to make it through life on his own in St. Louis. (94 mins.)
Director: Carl Reiner
6.
There's Something About Mary
(1998)
A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster. (119 mins.)
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
7.
Meet the Parents
(2000)
Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare. (108 mins.)
Director: Jay Roach
8.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004)
Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top-rated newsman in the male-dominated broadcasting of the 1970s, but that's all about to change for Ron and his cronies when an ambitious woman is hired as a new anchor. (94 mins.)
Director: Adam McKay
9.
American Pie
(1999)
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night. (95 mins.)
Director: Paul Weitz
10.
Stripes
(1981)
Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun. (106 mins.)
Director: Ivan Reitman
11.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
(1997)
A 1960s hipster secret agent is brought out of cryofreeze to oppose his greatest enemy in the 1990s, where his social attitudes are glaringly out of place. (94 mins.)
Director: Jay Roach
“ The best one of the 3 ” - bestung
12.
Wedding Crashers
(2005)
John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary. (119 mins.)
Director: David Dobkin
13.
Caddyshack
(1980)
An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. (98 mins.)
Director: Harold Ramis
14.
Animal House
(1978)
At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those trouble-makers have other plans for him. (109 mins.)
Director: John Landis
15.
Scary Movie
(2000)
A year after disposing of the body of a man they accidentally killed, a group of dumb teenagers are stalked by a bumbling serial killer. (88 mins.)
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
16.
Swingers
(1996)
Wannabe actors become regulars in the stylish neo-lounge scene; Trent teaches his friend Mike the unwritten rules of the scene. (96 mins.)
Director: Doug Liman
17.
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988)
Incompetent police detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. (85 mins.)
Director: David Zucker
18.
Blazing Saddles
(1974)
To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary. (93 mins.)
Director: Mel Brooks
19.
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
(2004)
A group of misfits enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health fitness chain. (92 mins.)
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
20.
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
(1994)
A goofy detective specializing in animals goes in search of a missing dolphin mascot of a football team. (86 mins.)
Director: Tom Shadyac
21.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
(1999)
Dr. Evil is back...and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 60's and steal Austin Powers's mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless". (95 mins.)
Director: Jay Roach
“ Mini-me steals the show ” - bestung
22.
National Lampoon's European Vacation
(1985)
The Griswolds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues. (95 mins.)
Director: Amy Heckerling
23.
Office Space
(1999)
Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss. (89 mins.)
Director: Mike Judge
24.
Dumb & Dumber
(1994)
The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends. (107 mins.)
Director: Peter Farrelly
25.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
(1982)
A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll. (90 mins.)
Director: Amy Heckerling
26.
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
(2004)
An Asian-American office worker and his Indian stoner friend embark on a quest to satisfy their desire for White Castle burgers. (88 mins.)
Director: Danny Leiner
27.
Beverly Hills Cop
(1984)
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. (105 mins.)
Director: Martin Brest
“ A great 80s film ” - bestung
28.
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
(2005)
Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother. (116 mins.)
Director: Judd Apatow
29.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(1988)
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first. (110 mins.)
Director: Frank Oz
30.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
(2008)
Devastated Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend. (111 mins.)
Director: Nicholas Stoller
31.
The Hangover
(2009)
Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding. (100 mins.)
Director: Todd Phillips
32.
Spies Like Us
(1985)
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War. (102 mins.)
Director: John Landis
33.
The Bad News Bears
(1976)
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league. (102 mins.)
Director: Michael Ritchie
“ Classic Film...... ” - bestung
34.
The Big Lebowski
(1998)
"The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. (117 mins.)
Director: Joel Coen
“ This film gets better each time I watch it ” - bestung
35.
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
(1989)
Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine. (90 mins.)
Director: Stephen Herek
“ A good dumb comedy ” - bestung
36.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the principal thinks of that. (103 mins.)
Director: John Hughes
37.
A Fish Called Wanda
(1988)
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot. (108 mins.)
Director: Charles Crichton
“ Kevin Kline is great in it ” - bestung
38.
The Invention of Lying
(2009)
A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain. (100 mins.)
Director: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
39.
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. (97 mins.)
Director: John Hughes
40.
History of the World: Part I
(1981)
Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes. (92 mins.)
Director: Mel Brooks
41.
Zoolander
(2001)
At the end of his career, a clueless fashion model is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. (90 mins.)
Director: Ben Stiller
42.
Hall Pass
(2011)
Rick and Fred, two husbands who are having difficulty in their marriages, are given a Hall Pass by their wives: for one week, they can do whatever they want. (105 mins.)
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
43.
Starsky & Hutch
(2004)
Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of police snitch called Huggy Bear. (101 mins.)
Director: Todd Phillips
44.
Van Wilder
(2002)
The most popular kid on campus meets a beautiful journalist who makes him realize that maybe he's afraid to graduate. (92 mins.)
Director: Walt Becker
45.
Bull Durham
(1988)
A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him. (108 mins.)
Director: Ron Shelton
46.
Hot Tub Time Machine
(2010)
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born. (101 mins.)
Director: Steve Pink
47.
City Slickers
(1991)
On the verge of turning 40, an unhappy Manhattan yuppie is roped into joining his two friends on a cattle drive in the southwest. (113 mins.)
Director: Ron Underwood
48.
Galaxy Quest
(1999)
The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. (102 mins.)
Director: Dean Parisot
49.
Boomerang
(1992)
A successful executive and womanizer finds his lifestyle choices have turned back on him when his new female boss turns out to be an even bigger deviant than he is. (117 mins.)
Director: Reginald Hudlin
50.
Brewster's Millions
(1985)
A minor-league baseball player has to spend $30,000,000 in thirty days in order to inherit $300,000,000. However, he's not allowed to tell anyone about the deal. (102 mins.)
Director: Walter Hill
51.
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987)
An unorthodox and irreverent DJ begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the U.S. Armed Services Radio station in Vietnam. (121 mins.)
Director: Barry Levinson
52.
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(1977)
A series of short, highly irreverent, and often tasteless skits. (83 mins.)
Director: John Landis
53.
Role Models
(2008)
Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program. (99 mins.)
Director: David Wain
54.
Bad Santa
(2003)
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot. (91 mins.)
Director: Terry Zwigoff
55.
48 Hrs.
(1982)
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer. (96 mins.)
Director: Walter Hill
“ Great movie. Still holds up. Watched it last year ” - bestung
56.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
(2006)
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world. With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson. (84 mins.)
Director: Larry Charles
57.
American Pie 2
(2001)
In this sequel to the hit comedy American Pie, the high school students are now in college. These close friends decide to meet up at the beach house for some fun. (108 mins.)
Director: J.B. Rogers
58.
I Love You, Man
(2009)
Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But, when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after? (105 mins.)
Director: John Hamburg
59.
Beerfest
(2006)
Two brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games. (110 mins.)
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
60.
Accepted
(2006)
A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown. (93 mins.)
Director: Steve Pink
61.
Dazed and Confused
(1993)
The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976. (102 mins.)
Director: Richard Linklater
62.
The Brady Bunch Movie
(1995)
The original '70s T.V. family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever. (90 mins.)
Director: Betty Thomas
63.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
(1987)
A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion. (93 mins.)
Director: John Hughes
64.
EuroTrip
(2004)
Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends. (93 mins.)
Director: Jeff Schaffer
65.
Porky's
(1981)
In 1954, a group of Florida high schoolers seek out to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them. (94 mins.)
Director: Bob Clark
66.
Blades of Glory
(2007)
In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team. (93 mins.)
Director: Josh Gordon, Will Speck
67.
Friday
(1995)
Two homies, Smokey and Craig, smoke a dope dealer's weed and try to figure a way to get the $200 they owe to the dealer by 10 p.m. that same night. In that time, they smoke more weed and get jacked and shot at in a drive-by. (91 mins.)
Director: F. Gary Gray
68.
Major League
(1989)
The new owner of the Cleveland Indians puts together a purposely horrible team so they'll lose and she can move the team. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her. (107 mins.)
Director: David Ward
69.
Hot Shots!
(1991)
A parody of Top Gun in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. (84 mins.)
Director: Jim Abrahams
70.
Stir Crazy
(1980)
Set up and wrongfully accused, two best friends will be sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit, however, no prison cell can keep them locked in. (111 mins.)
Director: Sidney Poitier
71.
Knocked Up
(2007)
For fun-loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant with his child. (129 mins.)
Director: Judd Apatow
72.
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
(1988)
In this parody of blaxploitation movies, a black hero wannabe reunites former black heroes from the 70s to help him get revenge on Mr. Big. (88 mins.)
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
73.
Scrooged
(1988)
A selfish, cynical T.V. executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. (101 mins.)
Director: Richard Donner
74.
Trading Places
(1983)
A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. (116 mins.)
Director: John Landis
75.
Wayne's World
(1992)
Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show. (94 mins.)
Director: Penelope Spheeris
76.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(1991)
Lieutenant Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy. (85 mins.)
Director: David Zucker
77.
Revenge of the Nerds
(1984)
At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect. (90 mins.)
Director: Jeff Kanew
78.
Not Another Teen Movie
(2001)
A sendup of all the teen movies that have accumulated in the past two decades. (89 mins.)
Director: Joel Gallen
79.
The Full Monty
(1997)
Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity. (91 mins.)
Director: Peter Cattaneo
80.
Meatballs
(1979)
Wacky hijinks of counselors and campers at a less-than-average summer camp. (94 mins.)
Director: Ivan Reitman
81.
Police Academy
(1984)
A group of good-hearted but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks. (96 mins.)
Director: Hugh Wilson
82.
Step Brothers
(2008)
Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry. (98 mins.)
Director: Adam McKay
83.
You, Me and Dupree
(2006)
A best man (Wilson) stays on as a houseguest with the newlyweds, much to the couple's annoyance. (110 mins.)
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
84.
The Toy
(1982)
An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat. (102 mins.)
Director: Richard Donner
85.
Road Trip
(2000)
Four college buddies embark on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a female friend. (93 mins.)
Director: Todd Phillips
86.
Superbad
(2007)
Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry. (113 mins.)
Director: Greg Mottola
87.
¡Three Amigos!
(1986)
Three actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing. (104 mins.)
Director: John Landis
88.
When Harry Met Sally...
(1989)
Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship. (96 mins.)
Director: Rob Reiner
89.
The War of the Roses
(1989)
A married couple try everything to get each other to leave the house in a vicious divorce battle. (116 mins.)
Director: Danny DeVito
90.
HouseSitter
(1992)
Con artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty house without his knowledge, and begins setting up house posing as his new wife. (102 mins.)
Director: Frank Oz
91.
My Cousin Vinny
(1992)
Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them. (120 mins.)
Director: Jonathan Lynn
92.
Happy Gilmore
(1996)
A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house. (92 mins.)
Director: Dennis Dugan
93.
Clue
(1985)
Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery. (94 mins.)
Director: Jonathan Lynn
94.
Billy Madison
(1995)
In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again. (89 mins.)
Director: Tamra Davis
“ If you like Adam Sandler, you'll like this ” - bestung
95.
Fletch Lives
(1989)
After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, LA reporter Irvin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble. (95 mins.)
Director: Michael Ritchie
96.
Easy Money
(1983)
To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard-living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before they get the best of him. (95 mins.)
Director: James Signorelli
97.
Napoleon Dynamite
(2004)
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home. (96 mins.)
Director: Jared Hess
98.
The Cable Guy
(1996)
A lonely and disturbed cable guy raised on television just wants a new friend, but his target, a designer, rejects him, with bad consequences. (96 mins.)
Director: Ben Stiller
99.
Big Daddy
(1999)
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned and he becomes the unlikely foster father. (93 mins.)
Director: Dennis Dugan
100.
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(1993)
"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams. (86 mins.)
Director: Jim Abrahams
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