Fr Dennis' Comedy Movie Selections (for ADULTS) -- Pandemic Edition ;-)


Hi folks,

 Yesterday, I was asked by a Deacon of ours, "Hey Father, you used to write about movies.  Come up with a list of Comedy movie suggestions for us PLEASE NOTHING HARD OR DEPRESSING.  My wife and I have pretty much burned through our Netflix Queue..."

 SO ... challenged ... 

 Here are 15-20 movie selections that most folks NEVER WOULD HAVE HEARD OF but WILL NEVER FORGET after seeing them AND ... they're all on Amazon Prime Video ;-)

 A couple of caveats:  

 (1) This is a list for adults.  There are all sorts of movies for kids, teens and young adults (late teens, early 20s) that I would recommend.  These movies here I'd recommend to our marrieds, 35 and up.  

 (2) A LOT of these movies are pretty obscure (but boy am I happy that they are available now on Amazon Video ;-).  As such, SOME of the reviews I've written, say far more than I would have written if I had believed that I wasn't writing "obituaries" -- great film, WONDERFUL FILM, too bad that NO ONE WILL EVER SEE IT ...   So SOMETIMES, read two three paragraphs and stop, see the movie, and go back.  

 (3) I list the films in Alphabetical Order, but PLEASE _don't see them in that order_.  I _love_ the 3 Idiots but I would not want the rest of the list judged by simply that movie.  Instead, browse ... 

 And above all ENJOY ;-).  

3 Idiots [2009] - UR would be PG-13 - India (subtitled) - 4+ Stars – Amazon Prime Video

A la Mala [2015] - PG-13 - Mexico (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

A Late Quartet [2012] - R - 4 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

Aferim! [2015] - UR (would be PG-13) - Romania (subtitled) - 4+ Stars – Amazon Prime Video

Carnage [2011] - R - 3 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

Damsels in Distress [2011] - PG-13 (should be R) - 4 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

Footnote (orig. Hearat Shulayim) [2011] - PG - Israel (subtitled) - 4 Stars -- Amazon Prime Video

Gemma Bovery [2014] - UR (would be R) - France (subtitled) - 3 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

I Can Quit Whenever I Want (orig. Smetto Quando Voglio) [2014] - UR (would be R)  - Italy (subtitled) – 4 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

John Dies at the End [2012] - R - 3 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

Maggie [2015] - PG-13 - 4 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

Much Ado About Nothing [2013] - PG-13 - 4 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

One for the Money [2012] - R / A-III - 3 1/2 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

One for the Road (orig. En el Ultimo Trago) [2014] - UR would be PG-13/R - Mexico (subtitled) - 3 1/2 Stars -- Amazon Prime Video 

Our Idiot Brother [2011] - R / O - 2 1/2 Stars – Amazon Prime Video


Scheherazade Tell Me a Story (aka Women of Cairo) [2009] -- UR (would be PG-13/R) - Egypt (subtitled) -- 3 1/2 Stars -- Amazon Prime Video

Somewhere [2010] - R - 4 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

The Farewell [2019] -- PG-13 -- 4 Stars -- Amazon Prime Video

The Hateful Eight [2015]  - R / L - 3 Stars - Amazon Prime Video

To Rome with Love [2012] - PG / L - 3 1/2 Stars – Amazon Prime Video

Tucker and Dale vs Evil [2010] - R - 3 Stars -- Amazon Prime Video

Vacation [2015] - R / O - 3 1/2 Stars – Amazon Prime Video 

Viva Riva! [2010] - Dem. Rep. of Congo (subtitled) - UR (would be PG-13/R) - 3 1/2 Stars -- Amazon Prime Video

Why Stop Now? [2012] (NR would be R) - 3 1/2 Stars – Amazon Prime Video



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