Best Comedy movies that are oscar winners or nominees

Ed Wood(1994)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Ambitious but troubled movie director, Edward D. Wood Jr, tries his best to fulfill his dream, despite his lack of support.



Sleepless in Seattle(1993)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.



Parenthood(1989)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 68

The Buckmans are a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse.



Blazing Saddles(1974)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 64

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.



Pieces of April(2003)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A wayward daughter invites her dying mother and the rest of her estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.



The Witches of Eastwick(1987)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.



Hercules(1997)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

The son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.



Barney's Version(2010)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 72

The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.



Stuart Little(1999)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 65

The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.



Beetlejuice(1988)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

When a recently-deceased ghost couple find their now-vacant home invaded by an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to help them.



Mirror Mirror(2012)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 66

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.



Little Shop of Horrors(1986)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed.



Barton Fink(1991)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.



Bull Durham(1988)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 66

A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.



The Mask of Zorro(1998)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A young thief, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great, but aged Zorro, who also pursues vengeance of his own.



Short Cuts(1993)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.



Home Alone(1990)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 59

An eight-year-old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.



Crimes and Misdemeanors(1989)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 64

An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.



Brother Bear(2003)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 62

When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.



My Cousin Vinny(1992)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 61

Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them.




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