'Don't Look Up' & 7 Other Best Comedies to Watch on Netflix Right Now, Ranked by IMDb
These movies are sure to make you laugh.
There are days when you just want to relax and watch something funny and lighthearted that's guaranteed to lift your spirits.
In this regard, Netflix is a treasure trove, but it's easy to get lost in the endless recommendations and waste an evening scrolling instead of watching.
We've rounded up the eight best comedies currently available to stream on Netflix.
8. 'Me Time', 2022
IMDb Score: 5.1/10
Comedy veterans Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Hart return to their roots in the hilarious action comedy. The movie follows childhood best friends Sonny and Huck, whose paths diverged after an accident.
Sonny settled down and started a family, while Huck remained the eternal bachelor and adventurer.
Fifteen years after their split, Sonny and Huck are back together – as always, with a bang and a host of problems.
7. 'Game Over, Man!', 2018
IMDb Score: 5.5/10
The story centers on three friends down on their luck who work as cleaners at a luxury hotel. One day, they decide to pitch their innovative video game project to the son of a billionaire who stays at the hotel.
Unfortunately, a terrorist attack ruins the lucrative deal – everyone is taken hostage except the main characters, who decide to save the wealthy guests from certain death.
6. 'Isn't It Romantic', 2019
IMDb Score: 5.9/10
The main character, Natalie, is an architect who had long since given up hope of finding true love. Everything changed after she was seriously injured in a mugging on a New York street.
When she woke up in the hospital, she suddenly realized that she had found herself in a world of the worst and most predictable romantic cliches. The only problem is that she absolutely hates rom-coms.
5. 'Murder Mystery', 2019
IMDb Score: 6.1/10
The plot centers on Nick and Audrey, a married couple going through a rough patch in their relationship. Nick lies to his wife constantly, and she is often disappointed in him.
To celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary, the couple travels to France, where they meet Charles, a wealthy Englishman. The hospitable viscount invites them aboard his yacht to celebrate the upcoming wedding of his elderly uncle.
Unexpectedly, the event turns deadly, prompting Nick and Audrey to play detective.
4. 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga', 2020
IMDb Score: 6.5/10
The Story of Fire Saga tells the story of a fictional Icelandic duo who decide to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Thanks to their innate eccentricity, the duo quickly rises to the top. However, prominent competitors from other countries throw obstacles in their way and steal the audience's attention.
Eurovision Song Contest humorously and innocently explores the festival's hallmarks, offering a bold story of a music star's rise to fame.
3. 'Set It Up', 2018
IMDb Score: 6.5/10
The main characters, Harper and Charlie, are careerists who suffer under their overly demanding and critical bosses.
One day, their paths cross and new prospects open up. Harper and Charlie decide to set their lonely bosses up with each other so they'll forget about work and leave them alone, if only temporarily.
As often happens, however, the venture quickly spirals out of control, and the couple develops romantic feelings of their own.
2. 'They Cloned Tyrone', 2023
IMDb Score: 6.7/10
A sex worker, a pimp, and a drug dealer walk into a morgue, find themselves lying on the autopsy tables and uncover a government conspiracy. That's how you could roughly describe Juel Taylor's sci-fi satire about human cloning and secret government experiments.
After a routine shootout with rivals, drug dealer Tyrone realizes he's trapped in a time loop. Trying to help Tyrone escape this sticky situation are pimp Charles and his protégé, Yo-Yo – the only witnesses to his death and resurrection.
1. 'Don't Look Up', 2021
IMDb Score: 7.1/10
The movie revolves around two physicists who accidentally discover an asteroid hurtling toward Earth at rapid speed from deep space.
They attempt to warn the public about the impending global catastrophe, but they are ridiculed by celebrities, politicians, bloggers, and other powerful figures.
Thanks to its incredible star-studded cast, Adam McKay's sci-fi comedy Don't Look Up attracted millions of viewers long before its release. This caustic satire features Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, and Ariana Grande.
