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From raunchy to witty, from clever to silly, comedy movies on Netflix offer something for every taste when you're in the mood for something funny. Here are 10 of the top comedy movies available to stream on Netflix.

UPDATE: 2/28/23

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Clueless, and This Is 40 all left Netflix, so after reviewing we've replaced them with three new comedy picks.

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The Forty-Year-Old Version

Writer/director/star Radha Blank made a huge splash with her semi-autobiographical debut film The Forty-Year-Old Version, about a playwright approaching 40 who reinvents herself as a rapper. It's bluntly funny and brutally honest about age, race, and professional ambitions, all held together by Blank's wit and charisma.

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Hail, Caesar!

Even a minor Coen brothers movie is still a treat, and Hail, Caesar! has plenty of low-key charm. Set in 1950s Hollywood, it follows a studio "fixer" played by Josh Brolin as he deals with various dilemmas and crises, including the kidnapping of buffoonish movie star Baird Whitlock (George Clooney).

The episodic movie jumps from a full-scale song-and-dance number starring Channing Tatum to a comedic battle of wills between a cowboy actor (Alden Ehrenreich) and a snooty director (Ralph Fiennes). The Coens maintain their sense of the ridiculous as they tour the underbelly of classic Hollywood.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Before becoming a big deal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his Thor movies, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi directed the endearingly goofy comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople. The comedy is about a sullen teenage orphan (breakout star Julian Dennison) who goes on the lam with his survivalist foster uncle (Sam Neill) when child services comes for him.

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Mascots

Filmmaker Christopher Guest carries on the tradition of his acclaimed mockumentaries (including Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show) with Netflix original movie Mascots, about the oddball sports mascots who gather for an annual competition. The cast of comedy all-stars includes Jane Lynch, Fred Willard, Chris O'Dowd, and Guest himself, improvising witty exchanges as their absurd characters vie for glory in mascotery.

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is possibly the best representation of the legendary British comedy troupe. The comedy puts Monty Python members Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin into the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Follow along as the characters search for the Holy Grail, with plenty of sublimely ridiculous situations occurring along the way.

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Mr. Roosevelt

Underrated comedy performer Noël Wells made her directorial debut with this low-key story about an aimless woman returning to her hometown. The title character of Mr. Roosevelt is a cat, whose death prompts Emily (Wells) to return home for a farewell and to reassess the direction of her life, all while awkwardly crashing with her ex-boyfriend. Wells brings a welcome skewed perspective to the familiar indie-comedy story, shooting on lovely 16mm film for a warm, throwback feel.

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The Nice Guys

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe play a pair of dirtbag private investigators in Shane Black's ironically titled action comedy The Nice Guys. They reluctantly team up to track down a missing woman who's at the center of a labyrinthine conspiracy. Set in 1977 Los Angeles, The Nice Guys evokes classic detective stories as well as postmodern deconstructions of detective stories, with its deliberately convoluted plot and cast of disreputable characters.

Gosling and Crowe have great chemistry, and Angourie Rice steals every scene she's in as the savvy teenage daughter of Gosling's self-destructive screw-up.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Filmmaker Edgar Wright adapts Bryan Lee O'Malley's series of graphic novels into Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, combining comic book and video game aesthetics into an energetic, reference-heavy comedy. Michael Cera plays the title character, who must defeat the "seven evil exes" of his new girlfriend Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in order to date her.

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This Is 40

A spin-off of Knocked Up, Judd Apatow's This Is 40 is a funny, heartfelt movie about the compromises of marriage and getting older. Apatow drew from his own experiences to depict the chaotic lives of married couple Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) as they approach middle age, juggling their careers, their relationship, and their two kids (played by Apatow and Mann's real-life daughters).

It's a messy, sprawling movie that reflects a messy existence, embracing the uncertainties and absurdities that come with building a family.

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To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Kicking off a rom-com trilogy that became one of Netflix's most popular original franchises, To All the Boys I've Loved Before is an adaptation of Jenny Han's 2014 young adult novel. Lana Condor stars as shy teen Lara Jean Covey, whose personal life is thrown into chaos when five secret letters she wrote to boys she had crushes on somehow find their way to those boys.

She ends up torn between popular jock Peter (Noah Centineo) and next-door neighbor Josh (Israel Broussard), and even if her ultimate choice is predictable, watching her get there is heartwarming and fun.

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