So you’re browsing through Netflix, looking for something to watch, but you’re in the mood for something light. Netflix’s massive library can be intimidating, especially when you’re looking for a good comedy amidst a sea of subpar entries in the genre. Not to fear, though, because we here at Collider have you covered. Below, we’ve curated a list of the very best comedies on Netflix right now. We’ve got everything from silly buddy comedies, big splashy commercial comedies, more esoteric indies, and even a couple of films that toe the line between comedy and drama. Surely you’ll find something to your liking, so scroll through our list of the best comedies on Netflix below and find that perfect pick.

Editor's note: This article was last updated on October 5th to add Tommy Boy

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The Babysitter

Director: McG

Writer: Brian Duffield

Cast: Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Hana Mae Lee, Andrew Bachelor

If you want a bit of blood, guts, and gore mixed in with your laughs, look no further than The Babysitter, director McG's black comedy-horror from writer Brian Duffield (Spontaneous). Pre-teen misfit Cole (Judah Lewis) is looking forward to a night with his babysitter, Bee (Samara Weaving), but things take a turn for the demonic when Cole accidentally discovers that Bee and the crew of high schoolers she's invited over—Max (Robbie Amell), Allison (Bella Thorne), Sonya (Hana Mae Lee), and John (Andrew Bachelor)—are, in fact, a devil-worshipping cult hellbent on human sacrifice. This movie is absolute mayhem in its purest form, but there's actually a really sweet beating heart at its center, even if you have to cut through a few layers of skin to see it. --Vinnie Mancuso

Tommy Boy

Director: Peter Segal

Writers: Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner

Cast: Chris Farley, David Space, Rob Lowe, Brian Dennehy

Tommy Boy is about a goofy slacker hitting the road to sell brake pads in order to keep his beloved late father's auto parts company afloat, but it could have been about anything. Director Peter Segal's buddy road-trip movie is really just an excuse to watch Chris Farley do what he did best, tossing his hefty frame across the set and giving 110% at every single moment to put as much joy on to screen as possible. And man, it works; there's a reason Tommy Boy catapulted Farley from everyone's favorite Saturday Night Live cast member to everyone's favorite human being. And while that does, of course, mean Tommy Boy is very, very funny, Farley's inimitable presence also ensures it's just deeply sweet and life-affirming as well. --Vinnie Mancuso

Mystery Men

Director: Kinka Usher

Writer: Neil Cuthbert

Cast: Ben Stiller, William H Macy, Hank Azaria, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Rueben, Kel Mitchell, Geoffrey Rush

Ten years before superhero movies fully took over Hollywood, director Kinka Usher and an ensemble cast of some of the best bit player of all time debuted a comic book comedy send-up, Mystery Men, and it was a...complete and total box office bomb. But like most works of staggering genius, it just took a while for Mystery Men to get recognized as a deeply strange, genuinely funny capes-and-costumes pre-2000s gem. The extremely unsuccessful superhero trio of the rage-fueled Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller), the garden tool-wielding Shoveler (William H. Macy), and utensil-throwing Blue Raja (Hank Azaria) are having trouble recruiting when madman Casanova Frankenstein (Geoffrey Rush) captures the Earth's mightiest hero, Captain Amazing (Greg Kinnear). Bringing aboard the likes of the Bowler (Janeane Garofalo), the Spleen (Paul Ruebens), and Invisible Boy (Kel Mitchell), the Z-tier crew of disrespected heroes is tasked with saving not only Amazing, but the entire world. The scenery gets chewed to pieces across this entire madcap circus of a movie which, it must be stated, made iconic use of Smashmouth's "All-Star" two years before Shrek. --Vinnie Mancuso

Mars Attacks!

Director: Tim Burton

Writer: Jonathan Gems

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Pam Grier, Michael J. Fox, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Danny DeVito, Martin Short, and Natalie Portman

Mars Attacks! is absolutely one of Tim Burton's best movies, and it's unlike anything else he has made thus far. Released in 1996, the film is based on the comic series of the same name and revolves around a host of different characters all dealing with the fallout of an invasion of Martians. There's a kooky, satirical edge to the entire proceeding — you can feel Burton winking through the camera as he has a blast holding humanity's feet to the fire. It's certainly weird, and there's a bit of Burton's Ed Wood spirit in there mixed with his zany Beetlejuice antics. But first and foremost, Mars Attacks! is just really freaking funny. - Adam Chitwood

School of Rock

Director: Richard Linklater

Writer: Mike White

Cast: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Miranda Cosgrove, Joey Gaydos Jr., Kevin Clark

Not giving Jack Black the Best Actor Oscar for School of Rock is one of society's greatest errors, because it is genuinely one of the most wonderful, full-bodied comedic performances of all time. In Richard Linklater's heartfelt music-comedy, Black stars as Dewey Finn, recently ousted from his local rock band and posing as a substitute teacher to pay some bills. When it turns out the students at Horace Green are pretty dang good at music, Dewey sees an opportunity to form the greatest rock band of all time (in which 98% of the musicians are 15-years-old). Featuring a classic-rock-fueled soundtrack, Linklater's signature loose direction, and Black's balls-out performance, School of Rock is such a great time all the way through you don't even see it coming when the climax packs an emotional wallop worth ten face-melting solos. --Vinnie Mancuso

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Directors/Writers: Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Cast: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Andy Samberg, James Caan, and Terry Crews

One of the best comedies of the 21st century is the first film from filmmaking duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller. While not as high-profile as 21 Jump Street or The LEGO Movie, their 2009 animated feature Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is a hilarious, colorful, and inventive comedy about a town where food literally rains from the sky. Bill Hader voices Flint Lockwood, a scientist outcast whose invention goes wrong and turns his sleepy town into the center of a food disaster. There's a bit of romantic comedy sweetness mixed in for good measure, making this not only a great and hilarious comedy, but a solid feel-good movie as well. - Adam Chitwood

Pineapple Express

Director: David Gordon Green

Writers: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Cast: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Amber Heard, Gary Cole, and Rosie Perez

If you want to watch a buddy comedy with some solid action and fun twist on the formula, 2008's Pineapple Express holds up tremendously well. This is basically a classic 1980s mismatched buddy action comedy, except instead of two capable characters at its center, it's a process server and his drug dealer. The two — played by Seth Rogen and James Franco — find themselves on the run when they witness a murder, but keep running into shenanigans at every turn, made worse by their complete ineptitude. Points for Danny McBride who steals the entire movie. — Adam Chitwood

Team America: World Police

Director: Trey Parker

Writers: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Pam Brady

Cast: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie

For when you want to laugh so hard it hurts, Team America: World Police will do the trick. Trey Parker and Matt Stone haven’t done much outside of South Park over the last 20 years, but 2004’s Team America is just as sharp and funny as you’d expect. The film was made entirely with marionette puppets and is a satire that takes aim at the United States’ War on Terror, focusing on the titular “World Police” who go into foreign countries and wreck everything in the name of freedom. This one has some absolutely insane sequences and culminates in a third act that takes aim at just about everyone. – Adam Chitwood

The Edge of Seventeen

Director/Writer: Kelly Fremon Craig

Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick, Haley Lu Richardson, and Hayden Szeto

If you're in the mood for a sweet coming-of-age comedy with a tremendous lead performance, look no further than the gem that is The Edge of Seventeen. This hilarious and heartfelt R-rated comedy stars Hailee Steinfeld as a high school junior who experiences the ups and downs of teen life in brutally honest fashion. She strikes up a close friendship with a teacher, played by Woody Harrelson, who counsels her through friend, boy, and family troubles. It’s as sweet as it is filthy, but what makes Edge of Seventeen so striking—beyond Steinfeld’s stellar performance—is how true to life it all feels. The anxiety. The self-consciousness. The importance of it all. – Adam Chitwood

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Director/Writer: John Hughes

Cast: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jeffrey Jones, and Jennifer Grey

A bona fide classic if there ever was one, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is quite simply one of the best films ever made. This coemdy gets high school life exactly right, and is the perfect movie to watch if you're playing hooky. The John Hughes film captures the “senioritis” feeling of skipping school and hanging out with your friends perfectly, genuinely giving the viewer the feeling of joining along on Ferris’ adventures. As with most of Hughes' movies there's an undercurrent of melancholy throughout Ferris Bueller, but the film also remains a laugh riot that has aged tremendously well. – Adam Chitwood

Due Date

Director: Todd Phillips

Writers: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Adam Sztykiel, and Todd Phillips

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis, and Michelle Monaghan

Due Date is not a Great film with a capital "G," but it's good for a few laughs and is a pretty fascinating case study in Robert Downey Jr.'s career post-Iron Man. This was one of the first movies RDJ signed onto after Iron Man came out and took the world by storm, and it marked an exciting collaboration between him, red-hot Zach Galifianakis, and The Hangover filmmaker Todd Phillips. The story owes a great deal to Planes, Trains, and Automobiles as Downey plays a successful architect due to fly home from Atlanta to Los Angeles to be with his wife while she gives birth to their child. Downey's character ends up being escorted off his flight due to a mishap with a fellow stranger — Galifianakis' character, who is an aspiring actor who also plans to scatter his father's ashes. The two take a cross-country road trip during which Downey's character has nothing but disdain for Galifianakis' character, who seems to keep messing everything up. Along the way the film gets a bit dark as it deals with both characters' daddy issues, and there's a really interesting character study hidden deep within the movie. As it currently stands Due Date is a somewhat forgettable Planes, Trains, and Automobiles remake, but if you're looking for a few good laughs and a peek at a time when Downey, Galifianakis, and Phillips were three of the most in-demand talents in Hollywood, it's worth checking out. - Adam Chitwood

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Director: Jay Roach

Writer: Mike Myers

Cast: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, and Mimi Rogers

Does hold up? Surprisingly, the answer is a resounding yes. Released in 1997, this extremely silly comedy owes a lot to SNL (no surprise, given its writer and star) as it's full of absurd situations packed with gags. But what makes Austin Powers timeless is the sincerity with which Mike Myers plays the central character. For those unfamiliar, the film is a riff on the James Bond franchise and finds Myers playing a spy from the 1960s who is frozen in time until his nemesis Dr. Evil (Myers) returns. That day takes longer than expected, as Powers is unfrozen in 1997 and struggles to fit in having missed the wide cultural shifts. Myers wrote the film as a love letter to Bond, and you can tell he really cares for his characters regardless of how buffoonish they become. And the sight gags? Still funny. - Adam Chitwood

American Ultra

Director: Nima Nourizadeh

Writer: Max Landis

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart,Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, and Tony Hale

If action comedies are your jam, check out . Released in 2015, the film reteams Adventureland’s Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart for a different kind of story. Eisenberg plays a going-nowhere stoner who finds himself the target of the CIA, which suddenly activates something buried deep within as he realizes he’s a sleeper agent with precision fighting skills. He and his girlfriend (Stewart) go on the run, and a blend of action and deadpan stoner comedy ensue. – Adam Chitwood

Midnight Run

Director: Martin Brest

Writer: George Gallo

Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, and Joe Pantoliano

If you like buddy comedies but have never seen , prioritize this one as your next watch. Released in 1988 this critically acclaimed comedy is a gold standard alongside Lethal Weapon and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, as it follows a bounty hunter (Robert De Niro) who is tasked with capturing and escorting an accountant accused of embezzlement (Charles Grodin). The two end up on a road trip filled with misadventures, and the chemistry between De Niro and Grodin is electric. This is hands-down one of my favorite movies of all time, and it might be one of yours as well. – Adam Chitwood

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Director: Adam McKay

Writers: Adam McKay and Will Ferrell

Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Leslie Bibb, Amy Adams, Gary Cole, Jane Lynch, and Michael Clarke Duncan

If you’re feeling withdrawals from the comedic duo of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly (and felt burned by Holmes & Watson), you can’t go wrong with a rewatch (or first-watch) of . The film came on the heels of Ferrell and co-writer/director Adam McKay’s success with Anchorman, and for their next feature they decided to skew a bit more commercial while still injecting some biting social commentary. Talladega Nights is set in the world of NASCAR and follows an incredibly dim-witted driver named Ricky Bobby (Ferrell) who suffers a setback and must watch his best friend Cal Naughton (Reilly) take center stage. Buffoonish jealousy and wild antics ensue, with McKay delivering the same kind of smart-silly comedy that made Anchorman so rewatchable. – Adam Chitwood

Fun with Dick and Jane

Director: Dean Parisot

Writers: Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller

Cast: Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin, and Richard Jenkins

Here’s a comedy that really flew under the radar, but is far better and funnier than it has any right to be. Fun with Dick and Jane is based on a 1977 film of the same name and takes place in the year 2000, where Dick (Jim Carrey) gets promoted at his major media corporation, only to realize he’s been made the fallguy for a disastrous plunge in which Dick and everyone else at the company lose their jobs, savings, and pensions. Faced with total financial collapse, Dick and his wife Jane (Tea Leoni) become criminals and soon hatch a plan to confront the CEO who got out scott-free with a golden parachute. The film was directed by Galaxy Quest helmer Dean Parisot and written by Judd Apatow and Neighbors and The Five-Year Engagement filmmaker Nicholas Stoller, and is well worth checking out. – Adam Chitwood

I Care a Lot

Director/Writer: J Blakeson

Cast: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Chris Messina, and Dianne Weist

If you like your comedy dark – and I mean pitch black – you’ll probably love . The Netflix original stars Rosamund Pike as a savvy, unrelenting, and unapologetic con artist who makes a living by winning guardianship over elders and using their money as her own piggy bank. But when her next target turns out to be the mother of a ruthless criminal (played by Peter Dinklage), she finds she may finally be in over her head. While this film could have gone wrong a number of ways, writer/director J Blakeson plays it perfectly, and the point of this satirical comedy comes into clear focus in the . Pike is pitch perfect in the lead role, making a despicable character tremendously watchable. – Adam Chitwood

Bad Trip

Director: Kitao Sakurai

Writers: Dan Curry, Eric Andre, and Kitao Sakurai

Cast: Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish

Bad Trip is outrageously juvenile, and will make you laugh incredibly hard. The film is a cross between Jackass and a traditional road trip comedy, as Eric Andre and Lil Rel Howery play a pair of friends who drive from Florida to New York so that Andre’s character can track down the girl of his dreams. Hot on their tale is Howery’s characters sister, fresh out of a prison break and played by Tiffany Haddish. But every scene in the film is shot as a prank, with unwitting strangers serving as the background and supporting characters throughout the movie. It’s silly and embarrassing, but also singles out how ridiculous some of the tropes in traditional romcoms are – like when Andre breaks out into song in the middle of a mall, surrounded by strangers with “WTF?” looks on their faces. And be warned, this is insanely R-rated. – Adam Chitwood

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Director/Writer: Taika Waititi

Cast: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Rima Te Wiata, and Rachel House

If you're in the mood for a whimsical comedy from Thor: Ragnarok writer/director Taika Waititi, you absolutely have to see . Released in 2016, this New Zealand adventure movie follows a grumpy Sam Neill as he's forced to team up with a foul-mouthed child when the two are the target of a manhunt throughout the New Zealand bush. It’s based on an existing book, but in tone and execution Hunt for the Wilderpeople oftentimes feels like an adaptation of a Roald Dahl book we never knew about. It’s delightful and whimsical and a little terrifying, with Waititi’s playful anarchy filling the whole thing out for good measure. This movie is guaranteed to put you in a good mood.

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Director: David Dobkin

Writers: Will Ferrell and Andrew Steele

Cast: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Stevens, and Demi Lovato

If you think is just another “dumb Will Ferrell comedy,” think again. One of 2020’s most pleasant surprises, this musical comedy is surprisingly sweet and genuinely emotional – don’t be surprised if you find yourself welling up with tears by the end. The story follows a pair of lifelong friends and musicians from Iceland who are unexpectedly thrust into the Eurovision Song Contest, which tests their talents and their relationship to one another. Ferrell is hilarious as always, but it’s Rachel McAdams who steals the show here and proves yet again she’s one of the best comedic talents working right now. Oh and the songs? They’re spectacular. – Adam Chitwood