A Glean movie guide
Laugh Out Loud Together
Perfect for your next movie night
The best comedies guaranteed to keep the whole group entertained.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Airplane!
A relentless barrage of visual and verbal gags that makes it a gold standard for group viewing.
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- 02
Game Night
This fast-paced mystery-comedy perfectly captures the chaotic energy of a group activity gone wrong.
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
- 03
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Its absurd, highly quotable humor is practically designed to be enjoyed in a group setting.
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
- 04
Bridesmaids
An incredible ensemble cast delivers big laughs through relatable, high-stakes situational comedy.
Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she’ll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you’ll go for someone you love.
- 05
Mean Girls
Iconic dialogue and sharp social satire make this a endlessly rewatchable crowd-pleaser.
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
- 06
What We Do in the Shadows
This dry, witty mockumentary offers a hilarious look at the mundane lives of vampire roommates.
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
- 07
School of Rock
A feel-good, high-energy comedy with broad appeal that is impossible not to enjoy.
Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey must risk everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.
- 08
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Broad, accessible humor and a classic underdog story make this a reliable choice for any group.
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.