Overwhelmed by the state of the world? Trying to find something fun to watch on your friendly neighborhood international multibillion-dollar corporation's streaming service? It's OK to ignore the ever-growing pile of worthy but harrowing dramas and acclaimed documentaries on your watchlist for another hour or two. Treat yourself by hitting play on some of the finest comedies in the Amazon Fashion Prime Video library. From old faves to cult comedies and shoedrop.shop sweet hidden gems, whether you're after a highbrow chuckle, crumb-spraying sputters, or screeching, hysterical, hang-on-hang-on-just-pause-for-a-moment cackling, Prime Video has got something to split your sides. So here we go: the best comedy movies now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. If you've never seen this underappreciated, star-studded work of genius, it's time to fix that. The story of the rise, fall, and rise again of country-rock legend Dewey Cox (John C. Reilly) is a pitch-perfect parody of all the Oscar-bait music biopics you know and love, from Walk The Line and Ray to the documentary Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back.
In its own right, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is an epic tale, which Reilly's commitment makes surprisingly affecting for a film where someone gets accidentally cut in half with a machete (which people constantly keep bringing up). The songs are genuinely great. It's as endlessly quotable in your daily life as golden-era Simpsons. Plus, the cast is uniformly great - from The Office's Jenna Fischer and character actress Margo Martindale to a raft of cameos too good to spoil here. The movie that launched a thousand VOTE FOR PEDRO t-shirts retains the oddball spirit that made it a hit in the first place. As Napoleon (Jon Heder) navigates high school in small-town Idaho - from class president elections to asking his crush to the dance - he must also deal with his awkward family members and their schemes - and take care of Tina the llama, who won't eat her darn food. For every joke and quote that's been memed into the ground, there's another slyly hilarious one you've forgotten about.
For the uninitiated: Rick Moranis plays villain Dark Helmet, a goofy megalomanic in a giant not-Darth-Vader helmet whose ship goes to speeds including Ludicrous and Plaid. Meanwhile, mercenary and scoundrel Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) leads a ragtag bunch of misfits against Dark Helmet, including sassy Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga), her robot maid Dot Matrix (the late, great Joan Rivers), and Starr's half-man-half-dog, ever-loyal companion Barf (John Candy). Weird Al' Yankovic co-wrote and stars in this cult classic about a dreamer with a wild imagination, who suddenly finds himself running a local TV station. Then, he finds sudden success by letting his goofy janitor (Seinfeld's Michael Richards) host a chaotic kids' show. Inspired by that chaos, they program an ever-weirder lineup of absolutely wild shows, taking on the suits at the big networks in a classic underdog arc. Weird Al plays the straight man here, imbuing his earnest hero with a can-do spirit you want to root for. Plus, a pre-The Nanny Fran Drescher sails in to show why she ended up a star. Post has been cre ated by GSA C ontent Gener ator DEMO.
A new rom-com starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate, I Want You Back enchanted Mashable's Nicole Gallucci with its willingness to skip over some of the most played-out tropes of the genre. Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani's Oscar-nominated screenplay fictionalizes a rocky period from early in their real-life relationship, where Gordon was seriously ill. While it does get emotionally intense in parts, it's also hysterically funny - from a scene where Emily (Zoe Kazan) freaks out over the prospect of pooping when Kumail (Nanjiani, playing a version of himself) is in the apartment, to what might be the single best and darkest 9/11 joke made on film to date. How to watch: The Big Sick(Opens in a new tab) is now streaming on Prime Video. This one's another comedy that gets you right in the feels on a regular basis, but this time with the quintessential Wes Anderson charm.
Inspired by, paying homage to, and gently parodying the legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, Steve Zissou (Bill Murray, arguably never better) leads a somewhat disgruntled crew played by a slate of stars (Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, and more) on a mission to capture the rare shark that killed the cranky Captain's partner. Soundtracked by a gorgeous array of David Bowie covers - performed in Portuguese by cast member Seu Jorge - The Life Aquatic is what to put on when you feel like being taken on an adventure. The sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen's mockumentary Borat was a bright spot in an otherwise grim 2020. It scored Oscar nominations and critical acclaim, especially for Bulgarian actor Maria Bakalova, who stole the spotlight as Borat's awkward daughter, Tutar. Both films follow Baron Cohen, disguised as boorish, backward journalist Borat Sagdiyev, as he endeavors to understand American culture through a series of improvisation set-ups at the expense of unsuspecting real people.