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The Classic Comedies category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 31694 . Below are 44 Classic Comedies titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include Forrest Gump (1994), Back to the Future (1985), The Great Dictator (1940).
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Forrest Gump (1994) Forrest Gump, a friendly, simpleminded man, finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s.
Year: 199460000724 · IMDb
Back to the Future (1985) Eccentric inventor Doc Brown turns a DeLorean into a time machine that inadvertently sends his young friend, Marty McFly, 30 years into the past.
Year: 198560010110 · IMDb
The Great Dictator (1940) When Tomania's anti-Semitic ruler cracks down on the Jews, a case of mistaken identity gives an amnesiac barber the chance to plea for democracy.
Year: 194060028133 · IMDb
Modern Times (1936) Conceived and produced as talking pictures were taking Hollywood by storm, Charlie Chaplin's satire of the machine age was also his last 'silent.'
Year: 193660028129 · IMDb
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) The Monty Python comedy clan skewers King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they quest far and wide for the Holy Grail.
Year: 1975771476 · IMDb
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Born in a stable in Judea, Brian grows up to join a group of anti-Roman zealots, but his fate keeps getting confused with that of a certain carpenter.
Year: 1979699257 · IMDb
The Graduate (1967) Dustin Hoffman turns in a landmark performance as a naïve college graduate who is seduced by a middle-aged neighbor in this Oscar-winning classic.
Year: 1967555221 · IMDb
Groundhog Day (1993) Sent to cover the annual ritual of groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, a self-centered TV weatherman mysteriously begins living the same day again and again.
Year: 1993563104 · IMDb
The Breakfast Club (1985) The athlete, the brain, the criminal, the princess and the basket case break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention.
Year: 1985330210 · IMDb
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) Zany Willy Wonka causes a stir when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside his candy bars will admit holders into his secret confectionary.
Year: 197160020949 · IMDb
Back to the Future Part II (1989) Marty and Doc are at it again in this sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud.
Year: 198960010111 · IMDb
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Ferris convinces his entire school he's at death's door, then hits the streets of Chicago with his girlfriend and best friend for a day of fun.
Year: 1986498716 · IMDb
Ghostbusters (1984) Parapsychologists create a business exterminating ghouls and hobgoblins -- and end up facing one killer demon in a cellist's apartment.
Year: 1984541018 · IMDb
Airplane! (1980) In this classic parody of disaster movies, a traumatized former combat pilot is forced to land a passenger plane when food poisoning strikes the crew.
Year: 198060002777 · IMDb
Closely Watched Trains (1966) A railroad apprentice working at a train station in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia carves out some excitement by exploring his sexuality.
Year: 196660010240 · IMDb
White Christmas (1954) Two war buddies fall for two sisters and follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, who is in danger of losing the place.
Year: 195460003082 · IMDb
Beetlejuice (1988) A young couple who drowned return to their house as poltergeists but must enlist the help of a goofy ghost to put a scare in the rude new owners.
Year: 1988293204 · IMDb
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life -- and the lives of those around her -- spiraling out of control in this madcap farce.
Year: 198870020464 · IMDb
The Firemen's Ball (1967) When a group of small-town firemen find out that their chief is retiring, they organize a party to end all parties. But as soon as the celebration commences, the attendees experience one disaster after another.
Year: 196760011128 · IMDb
Intimate Lighting (1965) A small-town music teacher is visited by an old friend who is a professional musician, setting in motion events that are both reflective and amusing.
Year: 196581289310 · IMDb
Back to the Future Part III (1990) The final installment of the trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking up Doc in the Wild West of 1885.
Year: 199060024059 · IMDb
Funny Girl (1968) Comedienne Fanny Brice (Barbra Streisand, in an Oscar-winning role), an unconventional beauty from the Jewish slums of New York, dreams of stardom.
Year: 196860010377 · IMDb
American Graffiti (1973) On the night before two of them leave for college, four high school pals cruise around town finding love and mischief in this coming-of-age classic.
Year: 197370019013 · IMDb
Dumb and Dumber (1994) A pair of deliriously dim-witted pals go on a madcap cross-country road trip to return a briefcase full of cash to its rightful owner.
Year: 1994464246 · IMDb
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Detroit cop Axel Foley heads to snooty Beverly Hills to investigate a murder. Soon, this fish out of water realizes the case is far more complicated.
Year: 198460010139 · IMDb
Steel Magnolias (1989) In this bittersweet drama, five tight-knit women congregate at a beauty parlor in a small Louisiana town to laugh, cry and discuss their lives.
Year: 198960001533 · IMDb
Grease (1978) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John star in this hit musical comedy about a greaser and the good girl he falls for -- much to his friends' chagrin.
Year: 197860000577 · IMDb
True Lies (1994) Special agent Harry Tasker is a top spy in the ultra-secret Omega Sector -- unbeknownst to his wife, who thinks he's just a boring computer salesman.
Year: 199460029814 · IMDb
Accumulator 1 (1994) When a couch potato falls deathly lethargic, he desperately fights to combat the one thing zapping his life force -- the television screen.
Year: 199481192051 · IMDb
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) When a disturbed young man kidnaps and ties up a porn queen, a psychological power play ensues, with both serious sex and offbeat laughs.
Year: 199060000729 · IMDb
Green Gold (1964) While picking hops in the country for the summer, a misunderstood teen experiences first love that soon stirs up both conflict and musical harmony.
Year: 196481289312 · IMDb
If a Thousand Clarinets (1964) After a soldier deserts his enlistment and hides out in a school, the guns of those chasing him start mysteriously morphing into musical instruments.
Year: 196481289311 · IMDb
Stripes (1981) After losing everything, an indolent sad sack impulsively joins the U.S. Army and cajoles his best friend into enlisting, too.
Year: 19811008581 · IMDb
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Fate and a tenacious 8-year-old boy conspire to unite a lovelorn widower and an unhappily engaged journalist in this Oscar-nominated romantic comedy.
Year: 1993973331 · IMDb
Annie (1982) This adaptation of the smash Broadway musical follows America's favorite urchin as she captures Daddy Warbucks's heart with her unquenchable optimism.
Year: 198260031747 · IMDb
Crocodile Dundee (1986) It's a clash of cultures and a recipe for comedy when a crocodile hunter is plucked from the Australian outback for a visit to the Big Apple.
Year: 198660010265 · IMDb
Kika (1993) A cosmetologist becomes romantically involved with a voyeuristic photographer and his stepfather, who may be a murderer.
Year: 199380053617 · IMDb
Roxanne (1987) Smitten with a beautiful stargazer, a fearless small-town firefighter with an exceedingly long nose woos her vicariously through his handsome rival.
Year: 1987921910 · IMDb
The Romancing Star III (1989) Attempting to win the affections of their respective love interests, four cousins enlist the help of a love doctor to impart the art of seduction.
Year: 198981220421 · IMDb
Secluded, Near Woods (1976) Longing for a country getaway, a family buys a ramshackle cottage from an aging farmer who, it is soon evident, has no intention of ever leaving.
Year: 197681225190
Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers* (1925) This collection restores films from women who tackled hot-button issues, transcended norms, and left a mark on the history of cinema and the industry.
Year: 192581030762 · IMDb
Cutting It Short (1981) A small-town brewery manager tries to impress a board of trustees in the midst of his spirited wife and eccentric brother's antics.
Year: 198181192871
Those Wonderful Years That Sucked (1997) Against the backdrop of unwelcome Communist rule, sensitive young Kvida experiences an eventful adolescence with his dysfunctional Czech family.
Year: 199781192091
Dinner for Adele (1977) At the turn of the 20th century, a private eye and his cutting-edge crime-solving inventions are summoned to Prague, where a mysterious case awaits.
Year: 197781289306
