It is always difficult to pick favorites: books, movies, foods, etc. The choice depends on your age, your memory, what has happened recently, etc. Still, we have a list and these are among our top rated ones.
Yes, they are comedies. There are a few thrillers and tragedies that seem to enrich us. According to Walter Kerr, the famous drama critic, Greek theater invented tragedy way before comedy. But I think that is because good comedy is a higher form.
3 Fugitives - Steve Martin, Martin Short | Funny |
4 Weddings and a Funeral - Hugh Grant, Angie McDowell | Tender and satisfying |
All that Jazz - Roy Schneider | |
Breaking Away - famous bicycling film | Tender and satisfying |
Cold Comfort Farm - excellent and funny | Tender and satisfying |
Enchanted April - poignant and beautiful (Lynn favorite) | Tender and satisfying |
Hero - Dustin Hoffman, unusual | Tender and satisfying |
In and Out - Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack | Funny |
In the Spirit - Marlo Thomas, Elaine May (Bill favorite) | Funny |
Moonstruck - Nicholas Cage, Cher | Tender and satisfying |
My Cousin Vinny - Joe Pesci, Merisa Tomei | Funny |
Ruthless People - Bette Midler, Danny DeVito (Bill favorite) | Funny |
Strangers in Good Company - Canadian women (Lynn favorite) | |
The Russians are Coming, the Russians are Coming (Bill favorite) | Funny |
True Lies - Arnold, Jamie Lee Curtis | Good, funny, violent |