Best Comedy Movies on HBO Max in the US

1. 1
   Modern Times 1936

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
   8.2

   8.3 · 4.2K votes
2. 2
   The Great Dictator 1940

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max
   8.2

   8.3 · 3.9K votes
3. 3
   City Lights 1931

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Hoopla
   8.2

   8.2 · 2.6K votes
4. 4
   Singin' in the Rain 1952

   Directed by Stanley Donen · Streaming on HBO Max, TCM
   8.1

   8.1 · 3.7K votes
5. 5
   The Kid 1921

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV, HBO Max
   8.1

   8.1 · 2.5K votes
6. 6
   Chungking Express 1994

   Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.9

   8.0 · 2.3K votes
7. 7
   Love, Simon 2018

   Directed by Greg Berlanti · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
   7.9

   8.0 · 6.4K votes
8. 8
   The Gold Rush 1925

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, The Roku Channel
   7.9

   8.0 · 1.9K votes
9. 9
   Sing Street 2016

   Directed by John Carney · Streaming on HBO Max, Starz
   7.8

   7.9 · 2.5K votes
10. 10
    Isle of Dogs 2018

    Directed by Wes Anderson · Streaming on Disney Plus, HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.8

    7.9 · 5.6K votes
11. 11
    A Trip to the Moon 1902

    Directed by Georges Méliès · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Fawesome
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.1K votes
12. 12
    Amarcord 1973

    Directed by Federico Fellini · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.3K votes
13. 13
    The Circus 1928

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, HBO Max
    7.7

    7.9 · 924 votes
14. 14
    Friends: The Reunion 2021

    Directed by Ben Winston · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
15. 15
    Limelight 1952

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, TCM
    7.7

    7.9 · 622 votes
16. 16
    To Be or Not to Be 1942

    Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.7

    7.8 · 879 votes
17. 17
    Divorce Italian Style 1961

    Directed by Pietro Germi · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.9 · 559 votes
18. 18
    I Vitelloni 1953

    Directed by Federico Fellini · Streaming on HBO Max, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.5

    7.7 · 759 votes
19. 19
    Safety Last! 1923

    Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Kanopy
    7.5

    7.7 · 610 votes
20. 20
    Tampopo 1985

    Directed by Jūzō Itami · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.8 · 466 votes
21. 21
    The Young Girls of Rochefort 1967

    Directed by Jacques Demy · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.5

    7.7 · 682 votes
22. 22
    Evil Dead II 1987

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, IndieFlix Shorts
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.7K votes
23. 23
    Deadpool 2 2018

    Directed by David Leitch · Streaming on Disney Plus, HBO Max
    7.5

    7.5 · 20K votes
24. 24
    Monsieur Verdoux 1947

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Criterion Channel
    7.5

    7.7 · 494 votes
25. 25
    Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly 2000

    Directed by Stan Lathan · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    8.1 · 184 votes
26. 26
    Police Story 1985

    Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
27. 27
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971

    Directed by Mel Stuart · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.1K votes
28. 28
    Paddington 2 2017

    Directed by Paul King · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.9K votes
29. 29
    The Red Balloon 1956

    Directed by Albert Lamorisse · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, FlixFling
    7.4

    7.7 · 460 votes
30. 30
    The Royal Tenenbaums 2001

    Directed by Wes Anderson · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.5 · 5.3K votes
31. 31
    The Suicide Squad 2021

    Directed by James Gunn · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
    7.4

    7.4 · 10K votes
32. 32
    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014

    Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.4 · 14K votes
33. 33
    Night on Earth 1991

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
34. 34
    mid90s 2018

    Directed by Jonah Hill · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.9K votes
35. 35
    Good Morning 1959

    Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.4

    7.7 · 334 votes
36. 36
    Beetlejuice 1988

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max
    7.4

    7.4 · 8.8K votes
37. 37
    Three Colors: White 1994

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
38. 38
    My Night at Maud's 1969

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 374 votes
39. 39
    This Is Spinal Tap 1984

    Directed by Rob Reiner · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.7K votes
40. 40
    Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans 2019

    Directed by Jeff Mednikow · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.5 · 555 votes
41. 41
    One Battle After Another 2025

    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.4K votes
42. 42
    My Dinner with Andre 1981

    Directed by Louis Malle · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.5 · 493 votes
43. 43
    The Lego Batman Movie 2017

    Directed by Chris McKay · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.6K votes
44. 44
    Ride Your Wave 2019

    Directed by Masaaki Yuasa · Streaming on HBO Max, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.5 · 390 votes
45. 45
    Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011

    Directed by Glenn Ficarra · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.3 · 9.6K votes
46. 46
    Despicable Me 2010

    Directed by Pierre Coffin · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.3 · 17K votes
47. 47
    Zombieland 2009

    Directed by Ruben Fleischer · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 14K votes
48. 48
    Down by Law 1986

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, Fandango at Home Free
    7.2

    7.4 · 884 votes
49. 49
    Mon Oncle 1958

    Directed by Jacques Tati · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.2

    7.4 · 640 votes
50. 50
    Lady Bird 2017

    Directed by Greta Gerwig · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax, YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.2 · 9.2K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Equinox Flower 1958

   Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Plex
   7.0

   7.4 · 169 votes
2. 2
   Hobson's Choice 1954

   Directed by David Lean · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Pluto TV
   7.0

   7.4 · 174 votes
3. 3
   Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger 2008

   Directed by Marty Callner · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.9

   7.6 · 99 votes
4. 4
   A Day in the Country 1946

   Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Darkroom
   7.0

   7.3 · 225 votes
5. 5
   The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz 1955

   Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on HBO Max, Hoopla, Night Flight Plus
   6.9

   7.3 · 185 votes
6. 6
   Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm 1999

   Directed by Robert B. Weide · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   7.5 · 105 votes
7. 7
   Chris Rock: Never Scared 2004

   Directed by Joel Gallen · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   7.5 · 98 votes
8. 8
   Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker 1999

   Directed by Keith Truesdell · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   7.4 · 117 votes
9. 9
   Speedy 1928

   Directed by Ted Wilde · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, Philo
   6.8

   7.3 · 113 votes
10. 10
    Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God 2009

    Directed by John Moffitt · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.7

    7.3 · 95 votes