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Nov 21, 2023 · From absurdist humor to quirky romance to kid's films, it’s obvious that the 2000s were a golden age for comedy movies - but what made them so great? A variety of things had to come together...
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- 2000: “Best in Show” Also in: Top 21 Best Movie Couples of Each Year (2000-2020) We learned a lot about animals in 2000. While “Meet the Parents” taught us about milking cats, “Best in Show,” introduced us to the competitive world of dog shows.
- 2001: “Zoolander” “Zoolander” was a mild box office success upon release. At the time, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell were just on the cusp of comedic super-stardom.
- 2002: “Punch-Drunk Love” This Paul Thomas Anderson film is often cited as Adam Sandler’s first foray into drama. Although Sandler shows a more serious side of himself than audiences were used to, the film is just as much a romantic comedy.
- 2003: “School of Rock” Also in: Top 20 Teen Movie Tropes That Gave Us Unrealistic Expectations of High School. While not Jack Black’s first star vehicle, “School of Rock” proved he had what it took to carry a film.
- 2000 - What Women Want
- 2001 - Rush Hour 2
- 2002 - Men in Black II
- 2003 - Bruce Almighty
- 2004 - Meet The Fockers
- 2005 - Wedding Crashers
- 2006 - Night at The Museum
- 2007 - Alvin and The Chipmunks
- 2008 - Get Smart
- 2009 - The Hangover
In 2000, Mel Gibson took on a rare comedic role in his career, and it was one of his most crowd-pleasing movies. The film was What Women Wantand had Gibson star as Nick, a chauvinistic ad executive who was involved in an accident where he suddenly could hear women's thoughts. While he uses this for his advantage at first, he starts to realize he is...
Brett Ratner has a bad reputation as a filmmaker who can make a flashy looking movie but one that is often empty under the hood. With that said, he released very successful action comedy movies with the Rush Hourfranchise. What made this movie succeed was the brilliant relationship between Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, a perfect odd couple that sol...
In 2002, Men in Black II was the sequel to the super-popular Men in Black from 1997. This time around, Will Smith was back in the Men in Black II cast as a veteran more established agent and teamed with Tommy Lee Jones once again as they went after a new alien, portrayed by Lara Flynn Boyle. This movie switched things up as Jones' Agent K out of re...
Jim Carrey was the biggest money-making comic actor in the '90s, and he was still going strong when the 2000s start. In 2003, Carrey enjoyed another box office hit with Bruce Almighty. In this film, Carrey is a reporter who is down on his luck and blames God for his bad luck. RELATED: 10 Comedy Movies We Would Have Loved To See (But Never Got Made)...
In 2004, Ben Stiller returned for the Meet the Parents' sequel Meet the Fockers. The first film had Stiller heading to meet his fiancée's parents, which included Robert De Niro, in one of his best comedy roles after working as a dramatic actorfor decades. This sequel had the inlaws meet each other, with Dustin Hoffman and Barbara Streisand in those...
In 2005, Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn starred in one of the most surprising box office successes of the year with Wedding Crashers. The movie had Wilson and Vaughn as two guys who crash weddingsto find women to sleep with. However, when they crash one wedding, one of them falls in love, and it threatens their entire friendship. The film had a $40 m...
In 2006, Ben Stiller created another successful comedy franchise in Night at the Museum, and he was joined in this first movie in the series by the former king of comedy movies, Robin Williams. In the film, Stiller is Larry, a divorced and unemployed father who gets a job as a security guard at a museum. RELATED: 10 Worst Movie Boyfriends Who Went ...
In 2007, Fox decided to reboot the Alvin and the Chipmunksfranchise. The characters were based on a virtual band created in 1958 that released novelty music with popular songs remade by the Chipmunks with high-pitched voices. Related: Director Tom Brady's Movies, Ranked Worst To Best This was a live-action/CGI hybrid movie with Jason Lee taking on ...
In the 1960s, one of the most popular comedy television series was Get Smart, a spoof of the James Bond movies created by Mel Brooks. In 2008, the property returned as a big-screen movie with Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway in the lead roles as secret agents, with Carell as Maxwell Smart in his early days in the agency. Dwayne Johnson had an early m...
In 2009, Todd Phillips released a movie that broke all the records for comedy R-rated movies. The Hangovertold the story of three guys who wake up after a bachelor party with no memory of the previous night and realize the groom is missing. The movie made $465 million worldwide and broke the record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for R-rated c...
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These are the comedy movie moments that have defined the decade...so far. For this list, we'll be looking at moments that made us laugh the hardest throughout the 21st century. Our countdown includes “Zoolander”, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy”, "Superbad", “Booksmart”, "Free Guy", and more! read more... advertisement.
Top 21 Comedy Movies of Each Year (2000 - 2020) The 21st century has been one of the best when it comes to comedies! For this list, we'll be looking at the most hilarious films released throughout the 21st century.
Sep 10, 2020 · Every year in the 2000s had some true Hollywood comedy gems, from animated classic Shrek to Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy debut Shaun of the Dead.
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Apr 21, 2021 · We run down the best comedies of the 21st century so far, from obvious picks like Anchorman to Bridesmaids, Frances Ha and beyond.
