re: Unknown comedy movies to watch

Posted by Rattlehead82

Florida

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 9:25 am to thetempleowl

Noises off. Based off a stage play about a theater troupe trying to rehearse and perform a play.

The cast is perfect.

Posted by Corso

Atlanta

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 3:27 pm to thetempleowl

Posted by MSTiger33

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 3:35 pm to CU_Tigers4life

Murder by Death

Posted by auyushu

Surprise, AZ

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 4:20 pm to MSTiger33

Of those I haven't seen mentioned yet:
Gross pointe blank
Spies like us
Greedy
Ice pirates
Secret of my success
Nothing to lose
Nobody's fool (Paul Newman)
Real genius
Top secret
Quick change
The great outdoors
Johnny dangerously
Multiplicity
The man who knew too little
Kung Fu hustle
Dirty work
The Golden child
Fierce creatures

Couple of those might not be underrated, but what the hey.

Posted by noonan

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 4:51 pm to thetempleowl

Two of my favorites that nobody ever talks about are Let It Ride and Oscar.

Posted by kywildcatfanone

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 4:55 pm to thetempleowl

Johnny Dangerously
Gung Ho

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Posted by NachoReb

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 5:14 pm to thetempleowl

Posted by BeijingTurkey

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 5:17 pm to thetempleowl

Four Lions. It's a British movie about a team of wannabe suicide bombers in London who suck at being suicide bombers.

Posted by Backinthe615

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 5:44 pm to thetempleowl

Another dark one that flew largely under the radar. Directed by Linklater and based on a true story. Black is hilarious.

Posted by Lsudx256

DFW

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 10:39 pm to thetempleowl

Lots of good ones here.

Quick Change
Funny Farm
I’m Gonna Get You Sucka
Don’t Be a Menace to Society While Drinking Juice in the Hood
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Any House Party

Posted by kingbob

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 10:46 pm to auyushu

Forgot about the Golden Child, real hidden gem from Eddie Murphy.

Posted by Lakeboy7

New Orleans

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 10:52 pm to BeijingTurkey

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Posted by Adajax

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 11:13 pm to Lakeboy7

Harold & Maude

Posted by GeauxAggie972

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 11:19 pm to thetempleowl

Thank you for starting this thread, have a lot of movies to procure now

The Goods and Balls of Fury, Hot Rod, 7 Days of Hell, Rat Race, The Replacements and Bad Words are great suggestions that I've seen so far

Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 11:32 pm to thetempleowl

Not unknown...but not enough people have seen it. Film buffs have a few critics and maybe Linklater's immediate family.

Everyone loves Dazed and Confused and the monotonous Before, After, During Sunrise saga...

But his first Major Motion Picture seems to have been forgotten.

Posted by SEClint

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 11:39 pm to thetempleowl

Its known but always worth the watch

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Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 11:44 pm to SEClint

Love that film.

And I don't even like Bette Midler.

DeVito kills it.

Posted by SEClint

New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR

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Posted on 3/28/20 at 11:52 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa

quote:
DeVito kills it.

Perfectly cast imo I accidentally saw this as a young kid and laughed at almost everything. The "Bedroom Killer" was fricking creepy to a 5 year old though.