Top rated light comedy movies on Showtime

Check out today’s highest ranked light comedy movies on Showtime! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best light comedy movies on Showtime, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Farewell (2019)

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.

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2019-07-12 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen

Rating

rating icon 7.435
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    veteran actress
  2. Ranked #2 for
    universal theme
  3. Ranked #2 for
    acute

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2 Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.

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2022-06-24 | Animation / Comedy

Cast

Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer Camp

Rating

rating icon 7.688
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    clever
  2. Ranked #1 for
    directing with endearing quality
  3. Ranked #1 for
    whimsical character

Trailer

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3 Zola (2020)

A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.

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2020-01-24 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Taylour Paige, Riley Keough

Rating

rating icon 6.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    toned
  2. Ranked #1 for
    raucous
  3. Ranked #2 for
    splashy imagery

Trailer

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4 The Good Boss (2021)

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

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2021-10-15 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo

Rating

rating icon 7.014
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    favorite quote
  2. Ranked #1 for
    flippant
  3. Ranked #1 for
    juicy role

Trailer

The Good Boss trailer
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5 Red Rocket (2021)

Finding himself down and out in Los Angeles, ex porn star Mikey Saber decides to crawl back to his hometown of Texas City, Texas, where his estranged wife and mother-in-law are living. Just as this dysfunctional family seems to be making things work, Mikey meets a young woman named Strawberry working the cash register at a local doughnut shop.

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2021-12-10 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Simon Rex, Suzanna Son

Rating

rating icon 6.76
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    feeling incomplete
  2. Ranked #1 for
    cult icon
  3. Ranked #2 for
    charming and charismatic

Trailer

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6 Mr. Malcolm's List (2022)

When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite is jilted by London’s most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm. Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he’s found the perfect woman...or the perfect hoax.

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2022-07-01 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Freida Pinto, Sope Dirisu

Rating

rating icon 6.069
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    superb cast
  2. Ranked #2 for
    wrapped-up nicely
  3. Ranked #2 for
    ideal casting

Trailer

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7 Werewolves Within (2021)

When a proposed pipeline creates hostilities between residents of a small town, a newly-arrived forest ranger must keep the peace after a snowstorm confines the townspeople to an old lodge. But when a mysterious creature begins terrorizing the group, their worst tendencies and prejudices rise to the surface, and it is up to the ranger to keep the residents alive, both from each other and the monster which plagues them.

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2021-06-25 | Horror / Comedy

Cast

Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub

Rating

rating icon 6.035
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    entertaining romp
  2. Ranked #4 for
    like Knives Out
  3. Ranked #4 for
    fun romp

Trailer

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8 Tootsie (1982)

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego - Dorothy Michaels - in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

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1982-12-17 | Comedy / Romance

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange

Rating

rating icon 7.219
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #12 for
    afterschool special
  2. Ranked #63 for
    critically acclaimed
  3. Ranked #77 for
    Oscar nomination deserving

Trailer

Tootsie trailer
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9 As Good as It Gets (1997)

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, must leave work to care for her sick son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

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1997-12-19 | Drama / Comedy

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt

Rating

rating icon 7.396
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #23 for
    like Titanic
  2. Ranked #27 for
    cantankerous
  3. Ranked #34 for
    monomaniacal

Trailer

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10 Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.

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1994-10-14 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

John Cusack, Chazz Palminteri

Rating

rating icon 7.116
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #77 for
    prissy
  2. Ranked #102 for
    waspish dialogue
  3. Ranked #117 for
    drama queen

Trailer

Bullets Over Broadway trailer
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