Already have an account with us? —Scott Wold, Year: 1988 Director: David Zucker Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy Rotten Tomatoes Score: 87% Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 85 minutes, The final hoorah from the comedy trio David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker—ZAZ for short—The Naked Gun is so stupid it’s hilarious. the upcoming third (and final) instalment?
Here are the best original Netflix movies of 2020 so far, where to watch them, and when they release this year. The action has no basis in reality, being closer to a real-world depiction of Looney Tune physics. Think Final Destination meets the Darwin Awards.—Michael Burgin, Year: 2010 Director: Edgar Wright Stars: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brie Larson, Chris Evans, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Schwartzman, Kieran Culkin Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81% Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 113 minutes, In many ways, all of Edgar Wright’s films have been romantic comedies in some fashion.
—Tim Basham, Year: 2016 Director: Christopher Guest Stars: Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Christopher Guest, Ed Begley Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Harry Shearer, Zach Woods Rotten Tomatoes Score: 49% Rating: NR Runtime: 120 minutes, “Diminishing returns” might apply to Christopher Guest mockumentaries more than anything else on earth, but when you start from the unparalleled heights of Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show there’s a long way to plummet. As Kimmy (played superbly and sweetly by Ellie Kemper) breaks out into the real world everything is new and surprising. Our best movies on Netflix list includes over 75 choices that range from hidden gems to comedies to superhero movies and beyond. Rudy Ray Moore is a multi-hyphenate performer looking to propel his comedy career. Holy Grail is, indeed, the most densely packed comedy in the Python canon. Created by Lisa McGee, Derry Girls follows teens Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), their friends Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) and Michelle’s English cousin as they navigate adolescence during the 90’s in Northern Ireland. Fun fact: This is one of only fifteen films in Oscar history to be nominated for all four acting awards, and the second most recent to do so. Take Me (2017) 70% #60. ), Netflix gives us the chance to either binge a series from start to finish or hand-pick our favourite episodes – the one with Ross’s sandwich, the one with the apartment swap, the one where Ross and Rachel were on a break – whichever one you fancy. That translates to a very vulgar (and funny) movie both indebted to and different than a wide spectrum of vulgar nun and nunsploitation movies that have spanned porn, hauntings and thrillers promising both nude nuns and big guns.—Jacob Oller, Year: 1988 Director: The Chiodo Brothers Stars: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, Royal Dano, John Vernon Rating: R Runtime: 88 minutes, Stephen, Charles and Edward Chiodo are a trio of siblings who have spent most of their careers working in practical movie effects, on everything from Critters to Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, but to horror fans they’ll always be known as those guys responsible for Killer Klowns From Outer Space. But fear not, members of Hillbillies for Inclusion, Consideration & Kindness in Screenplays (HICKS)—writer/director Eli Craig has your hairy, unloofahed back. Thankfully, this one is pretty good, too. One of the stranger entries in the Coen brothers' filmography (and that's saying something), this collection of short films is an eclectic mix of tales that vary in elements of drama, horror, and comedy — with the James Franco-starring "Near Algodones" the funniest. Sort of. Or the fact that they’re all wearing floppy shoes and red ball noses. You may view this film in a different light as an adult, however, and appreciate the weirdness a bit more. This charming sitcom starring Zooey Deschanel ran for seven seasons in total, telling the story of what happens when a dorky primary school teacher moves in with three guys she doesn’t know. It is also obvious from one of the first lines in the film (“Guys, I need Cox!”) that this project neither takes itself too seriously nor asks the same of its viewers. And again. You can’t really say that about Between Two Ferns: The Movie, because “low stakes” has been the entire point of Zach Galifianakis’s web series all along.