| It’s a bit mad – there’s one scene where someone orders 1,000 grilled cheese sandwiches – but it’s one of Allen’s best. | Michael McKean, Votes: PH, Charlie Chaplin’s courageous 1940 satire sees him sending up Adolf Hitler as the fictional despot Adenoid Hynckel. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! 505,261 Rotten Tomatoes. Stephen Tobolowsky, Votes: $71.32M, PG TH, ‘Real diamonds! Of course, her mother really saw her first but there’s no point in bringing the Civil War into this.’, Cast: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx and Harpo Marx, Even funnier than the overblown Queen album of the same name, this was the Marxes at their anarchic apogee, an excoriating dissection of snot-nosed, jazz-age, high-society wags that contained some of their most memorable comic riffs. Director: But whaddaya know – it’s right on top of a quaint little fishing village populated by wise, loveable Scotspersons. Just let your Soul Glo... TH, ‘“I want to see the zoo,” she said. Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) are two high-school besties on the cusp of living their best Ivy League dreams. WH, Buy, rent or watch 'Dr Strangelove: Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb', Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, So much more than just a jolly fat man, John Candy was one of those performers who seemed to have comedy right down in his bones. This story of Buddy the 'elf', a human raised in the north pole by Santa and his real elves, and his journey to find his real dad is fast becoming a festive family staple. | Mike Starr, Votes: KL, Director: Akiva Schaffer, Jorma TacconeCast: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer Like ‘Spinal Tap’ on Adderall, The Lonely Island’s mile-a-minute lampooning of modern pop stars and their egos and, in the case of fast-fading solo artist Conner4Real (Andy Samberg), the 30 people they have around them to make them look dope is a wild and ridiculous ride. | 124,292 The vulgarity is tumultuous, the wit pointed and the performances impeccably judged. DC, Hey, want to hear the most annoying sound in the world? Jokes and references that only grownups will 'get' elevates the story of the rivalry between toy cowboy Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), the new toy on the block. DJ, Buy, rent or watch 'A Night at the Opera', Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Previous beloved Brit comedy duos – from Eric and Ernie to Patsy and Edina – faltered making the transition from the small to the silver screen. After reading and considering the script, the iconic Cowboy declined the opportunity. Both edgy and heartwarming, ‘As Good As It Gets’ is a relationship comedy about unlikely friendships and even less likely romance. Leslie Nielsen, The juxtaposition between Ferrell's Buddy, a guileless simpleton who accidentally causes havoc and destruction, and his stiff-lipped and gruff businessman of a father provides genuine moments of humour and heart. TJ, 'People who talk in metaphors oughta shampoo my crotch.’, Grumpy older man meets lonely younger woman while befriending/insulting his gay neighbour. Rick Moranis, 103 min TH, ‘I once stole a pornographic book that was printed in braille. And if you play the cello, it’s maybe best not to join a marching brass band. The pace is relentless, the supporting players are brilliantly sketched and the script cuts like a scalpel. $39.85M, R BW, ‘Any bird can build a nest, but it’s not everyone that can lay an egg.’, Laurel and Hardy’s frontier tale is their most varied featurette, and ranks with their very best. $38.12M, R Then there are the political satires, like ‘The Death of Stalin’, which serve up uncomfortable truths alongside the funnies. Lawrence Feings. Confronted by the school's hierarchy where popularity means everything, she finds herself infiltrating the girl clique The Plastics. John Goodman, Stars: Surely, the finest example of the musical form in cinema has to be this rites-of-passage tale of life in a quiet Colorado mountain town, where all the folks need to worry about is parking provision, bad language, gay dogs, an impending land war with Canada, Satan’s fuck-buddy Saddam, whether it really was Cartman’s mother in that German scheisse video and, of course, those goddamned Baldwins. Chances are they’ll tell you that it’s this this deliciously fizzy 1934 screwball comedy. Originally intent on a serious treatment (based on Peter George’s book ‘Red Alert’), Kubrick abandoned the attempt because most of his ideas for it ‘were so ludicrous’. You're a virgin who can't drive.’, Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Based on Jane Austen's 'Emma', 'Clueless' follows Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone), a teenager obsessed with shopping and clothes, as she guides newbie Tai (Brittnay Murphy) through high school. You're asking, how much more funny could this be? Will Ferrell, Stars: TH, When New York is invaded by ghastly ghouls, who you gonna call? Bill Murray, Julianne Moore, Will Ferrell, $148.73M, PG-13 | I’m out there on the front lines liberating people with my music. But the performances still shine, the script still sparkles and director Sydney Pollack’s smooth ’80s style still charms.