Best Social Satire Comedy Movies
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- DirectorAlexander PayneStarsMatt DamonChristoph WaltzHong ChauA social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsJim CarreyZooey DeschanelBradley CooperA man challenges himself to say "yes" to everything.
- DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura LinneyAn insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
- DirectorMike JudgeStarsLuke WilsonMaya RudolphDax ShepardCorporal Joe Bauers, a decidedly average American, is selected for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
- DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinIn the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
- DirectorHans CanosaStarsHelena Bonham CarterAaron EckhartYury TsykunWhen a man and woman flirt with each other at a wedding reception, the sexual tension seems spontaneous. As they break from the party to a hotel room, the flirtation turns into a night filled with passion and remorse.
- DirectorVincent WardStarsRobin WilliamsCuba Gooding Jr.Annabella SciorraChris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
- DirectorHans WeingartnerStarsDaniel BrühlJulia JentschStipe ErcegThree activists cobble together a kidnapping plot after they encounter a businessman in his home.
- DirectorTony KayeStarsAdrien BrodyChristina HendricksMarcia Gay HardenA substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsSteve CarellToni ColletteGreg KinnearA family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsAnne HathawayMeryl StreepAdrian GrenierA smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsMichael KeatonZach GalifianakisEdward NortonA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsTommy Lee JonesWill SmithLinda FiorentinoJames, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.
- DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsDaniel BrühlKatrin SassChulpan KhamatovaIn 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma, a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared.
- DirectorWolfgang BeckerStarsDaniel BrühlJesper ChristensenAmira CasarYoung journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article.
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsClaes BangElisabeth MossDominic WestA prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
- DirectorStephan KomandarevStarsHaralan AlexandrovDimitar BanenkinVasil BanovMultiple stories of taxi drivers while they work one night.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsBrad PittEdward NortonMeat LoafAn insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsAaron EckhartCameron BrightMaria BelloSatirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJohn CusackCameron DiazCatherine KeenerA puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd FieldA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.
- DirectorHal AshbyStarsPeter SellersShirley MacLaineMelvyn DouglasAfter the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
- DirectorCarl TibbettsStarsJon HammRafe SpallOona ChaplinThree interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly RingwaldFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
- DirectorCheryl HinesStarsMeg RyanTimothy HuttonKristen BellA high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.
- DirectorJohn MaddenStarsJessica ChastainMark StrongGugu Mbatha-RawIn the high-stakes world of political power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the most sought after and formidable lobbyist in D.C. But when taking on the most powerful opponent of her career, she finds winning may come at too high a price.
- DirectorJulius OnahStarsGugu Mbatha-RawDavid OyelowoDaniel BrühlOrbiting a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis, and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality.
- DirectorBo BurnhamChristopher StorerStarsBo BurnhamBo Burnham tackles life, death, sexuality, hypocrisy, mental illness and Pringles cans in his dazzling new stand-up special.
- DirectorSally PotterStarsTimothy SpallKristin Scott ThomasPatricia ClarksonJanet hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive, it becomes clear that not everything will be going down as smoothly as the red wine.
- DirectorMariano CohnGastón DupratStarsOscar MartínezDady BrievaAndrea FrigerioA winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive another award. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsDarío GrandinettiMaría MarullMónica VillaSix short stories that explore the extremities of human behavior involving people in distress.
- DirectorMandie FletcherStarsJennifer SaundersJoanna LumleyJane HorrocksAfter attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France.
- DirectorPaul FeigStarsMelissa McCarthyRose ByrneJude LawA desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and prevent diabolical global disaster.
- DirectorMichael HanekeStarsIsabelle HuppertJean-Louis TrintignantMathieu KassovitzA well-to-do French family deals with a series of setbacks and crises.
- CreatorDave HolsteinStarsJim CarreyFrank LangellaJudy GreerJeff, a famous children's television icon, struggles to retain his sanity as his family falls apart.
- DirectorBoots RileyStarsLaKeith StanfieldTessa ThompsonJermaine FowlerIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
- DirectorTodd Strauss-SchulsonStarsRebel WilsonLiam HemsworthAdam DevineA young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.
- DirectorMarcus RaboyStarsWhitney CummingsIn her fourth stand-up special, Whitney Cummings returns to her hometown of Washington, D.C., and riffs on modern feminism, relationships, technology and, of course, sex robots. She also brings a very special guest to say hi.
- DirectorJames GardnerStarsLiv HillSinead MatthewsCyril NriA young carer discovers an unlikely talent for stand-up comedy.
- DirectorMike WhiteStarsBen StillerAustin AbramsJenna FischerA father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksCatherine Zeta-JonesChi McBrideAn Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.
- DirectorMatthew TibbenhamStarsJessica Lynn ParsonsSarah SchreiberKen GambleA disgruntled priest, conflicted with his faith, has his world turned upside down when an unlikely person enters his confessional.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGary OldmanAntonio BanderasAJ MeijerA widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world's financial system.
- DirectorMargarethe von TrottaStarsIngrid Bolsø BerdalKatja RiemannHaluk BilginerAgainst the backdrop of New York's dazzling fashion scene, a woman in the process of transforming herself from a model into a designer is forced to live with her husband's ex-wife when he disappears without a trace.
- DirectorAki KaurismäkiStarsKati OutinenMatti PellonpääKirsi TykkyläinenLugubrious Finns Valto and Reino take to the road in search of coffee and vodka, without which their lives are not worth living. But their reveries are interrupted by the arrival of garrulous Russian Klaudia and Estonian Tatiana - who are clearly interested in the two men, despite the language barrier. But what are the chances of getting a response from men who prefer staring at vodka bottles to talking?
- DirectorBartlomiej IgnaciukStarsPrzemyslaw BogdanowiczSylwia BorowskaMarta BrylaKlara is chasing a cynical tax crook. After a while, she loses control and falls in love with him causing a cascade of unpredictable events.
- DirectorMatt Bettinelli-OlpinTyler GillettStarsSamara WeavingAdam BrodyMark O'BrienA bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.
- DirectorTimo VuorensolaStarsLara RossiVladimir BurlakovKit DaleA follow-up to the film Iron Sky (2012) in which Nazis plan to take over the world after lying dormant in a secret military base on the moon.
- DirectorElia SuleimanStarsElia SuleimanTarik KoptyKareem GhneimFilmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
- DirectorGiuseppe CacaceAlfredo FiorilloStarsFabio MoriciNews breaks out like a bomb. Because of a genetic mutation immigrants living in Italy seem to weigh far more, despite being visibly thinner.
- DirectorJon StewartStarsSteve CarellRose ByrneChris CooperA Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
- DirectorRémi BezançonStarsFabrice LuchiniCamille CottinAlice IsaazAn editor discovers a novel that she considers to be a masterpiece in a library whose particularity is to collect the manuscripts refused by publishers. The text is signed "Henri Pick", a Breton pizza-maker who died two years earlier.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsMeryl StreepGemma ChanDianne WiestA famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.
- DirectorCraig ZobelStarsBetty GilpinHilary SwankIke BarinholtzTwelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.
- DirectorKeith BeardenStarsChloë LevineKimie MuroyaBubba WeilerTwo life-long best friends face a tidal wave of adult pressures and problems as they face down their last year of high school in small-town USA.
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsMatt DamonJulianne MooreOscar IsaacAs a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.
- DirectorMartin GrofStarsJohnny MindlinRichard CanalSophie WilsonA mystery thriller about a 1980's devoted Czechoslovakian communist party member visiting his future self in London (UK), to make sure Socialism still prospers.
- DirectorFlorian David FitzStarsFlorian David FitzMatthias SchweighöferMiriam SteinBest friends Toni and Paul decide to relinquish all of their belongings for 100 days, taking back one item per day. During this challenge, the two realize that the only thing they cannot be without is their friendship. A story about contemporary materialism and the quest for the truly important things in life.
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsChiwetel EjioforAnne HathawaySonicA couple attempts a high-risk, high-stakes jewelry heist at a department store.
- DirectorJ BlakesonStarsRosamund PikePeter DinklageEiza GonzálezA crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.
- DirectorDavid WnendtStarsJenny SlateAlex SharpFridtjov SåheimAn aspiring painter meets eccentric locals and a fellow New Yorker while working on a barn in Norway.
- DirectorBenDavid GrabinskiStarsKerry BishéJoel McHaleAl MadrigalA dark romantic comedy. Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.
- DirectorPierre GodeauStarsBenoît PoelvoordeEdouard BaerSuzanne ClémentRaoul Taburin is the story of a little boy who has grown up without knowing how to ride a bike. The story of an immense misunderstanding lived as a curse. An impostor despite himself.
- DirectorTanya WexlerStarsZoey DeutchJai CourtneyJudy GreerIn the underworld of debt-collecting, homegrown hustler Peg Dahl will do anything to escape Buffalo, NY.
- DirectorDolly WellsStarsGrace Van PattenGary RichardsonEbon Moss-BachrachSet in current day Brooklyn, Good Posture is the gentle comedy story of a lazy but charming and beautiful young woman who has got used to using men to make her life easier, but after finally pushing one man too far, is forced to discover that she can live a happier life by taking responsibility for herself and not rely on those around her as easy props.
- DirectorPatrick HughesStarsRyan ReynoldsSamuel L. JacksonSalma HayekThe bodyguard, Michael Bryce, continues his friendship with assassin, Darius Kincaid, as they try to save Darius' wife Sonia.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsRyan ReynoldsJodie ComerTaika WaititiWhen Guy, a bank teller, learns that he is a non-player character in a bloodthirsty, open-world video game, he goes on to become the hero of the story and takes the responsibility of saving the world.
- DirectorSasha CollingtonStarsMaeve DermodyRory StroudOliver FarnworthA woman who has been dumped eleven times in a row, discovers (to her dismay) that she has a loser in love gene.
- DirectorStephen DaldryJustin MartinStarsJames McAvoySharon HorganSamuel LoganA husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the COVID-19 lockdown.
- DirectorPjer ZalicaStarsMira BanjacJasna ZalicaAlma PricaApril 1992. Members of a large family strewn around the former Yugoslavia gather around the death bed of their elderly matriarch. She is not well, but the forecast of a family doctor that her death is a matter of minutes away proves incorrect, so the waiting stretches out for days. Relatives start bickering, playing tricks and arguing over the inheritance to be left by the old woman, especially over her large family house in Sarajevo. Despite her deteriorating health, Grandma happily joins the fray. It appears as if that might be what is keeping her alive. Family feuds and intrigues directed against one of the sisters are more important to the family than the clear, terrifying signs of an approaching cataclysm. When the scheming is finally revealed, it is too late. A war has begun in Sarajevo.
- DirectorJosh LawsonStarsRafe SpallZahra NewmanRonny ChiengTeddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he's jumping forward to the next year of his life.
- DirectorKaouther Ben HaniaStarsYahya MahayniDea LianeKoen De BouwHis own body turned into a living work of art and promptly exhibited in a museum, Sam, a Syrian refugee, will soon realize to have sold away more than just his skin.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsKate WinsletCameron DiazJude LawTwo women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
- DirectorJason OrleyStarsCharlie DayJenny SlateScott EastwoodNewly-dumped thirtysomethings Peter and Emma team up to sabotage their exes' new relationships and win them back for good.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJodie FosterKate WinsletChristoph WaltzTwo pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.
- DirectorRichard WongStarsEugenio DerbezSamara WeavingMax GreenfieldA movie star enlists a parking valet at a Beverly Hills restaurant to pose as her lover to cover for her relationship with a married man.
- DirectorJoachim TrierStarsRenate ReinsveAnders Danielsen LieHerbert NordrumThe chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
- DirectorPeter HutchingsStarsLucy HaleAustin StowellDamon DaunnoResolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.
- DirectorNawapol ThamrongrattanaritStarsNat KitcharitUrassaya SperbundAnusara KorsamphanWhen a world champion of sport stacking is dumped by his long-time girlfriend, he has to learn basic adulting skills in order to live alone and take care of himself.
- DirectorChristopher WinterbauerStarsCole SprouseZach BraffPeter WoodwardThis romantic comedy with a twist follows two college students as they join forces in order to be reunited with their significant others, embarking on a lively journey that takes them wildly off course.
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsDavid HewlettAndrew MillerGordon PinsentAfter a terrible day, two good friends and housemates find the outside world converted into a featureless and empty white void.
- DirectorOran ZegmanStarsAngourie RiceGaten MatarazzoChristopher Mintz-PlasseHonor's sole focus is getting into Harvard. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a plan to take down her top three competitors, until things take a turn when she unexpectedly falls for her biggest competition.
- DirectorDominique AbelFiona GordonBruno RomyStarsDominique AbelFiona GordonPhilippe MartzTeachers in a rural school, happy couple Fiona and Dom have a common passion: Latin Dancing. One night, after a glorious dance competition, they have a car accident and see their lives turn upside down. Rumba or how optimism and humour can overcome fatality!
- DirectorGreg MottolaStarsJon HammCaitlin Zerra RoseRoy Wood Jr.After becoming the prime suspect in a murder, Fletch strives to prove his innocence while simultaneously searching for his girlfriend's stolen art collection.
- DirectorVeronica VelascoStarsGerald AndersonElena KozlovaScott Alexander YoungAs a devoted entrepreneur wins the affection of a free-spirited traveler, he must also win over her stern and disapproving father.
- DirectorOlivia WildeStarsFlorence PughHarry StylesChris PineWhile her husband leaves home everyday to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.
- DirectorRuben ÖstlundStarsThobias ThorwidHarris DickinsonCharlbi DeanA fashion model celebrity couple join an eventful cruise for the super-rich.
- DirectorMark MylodStarsRalph FiennesAnya Taylor-JoyNicholas HoultA young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
- DirectorMiguel Ángel LamataStarsEduardo NoriegaMichelle JennerFele MartínezOne man, one woman, one rule: don't fall in love.
- DirectorAlejo FlahStarsErnesto AlterioQuim GutiérrezMarta EturaA screen writer writing a new romantic comedy sees his real love life mirroring that of the characters he's created.
- DirectorCarl HunterStarsBill NighySam RileyAlice LoweA detective fantasy / family drama where a love of words helps a father reconnect with a missing son.
- DirectorCédric KlapischStarsKarin ViardGilles LelloucheAudrey LamyAfter losing her job at a local factory, a single mother enrolls in a housekeeper training program, soon landing work cleaning the Paris apartment of handsome but cocky power broker.
- DirectorJohn CarneyStarsEve HewsonJoseph Gordon-LevittOrén KinlanA single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster.
- DirectorSam EsmailStarsJulia RobertsMahershala AliEthan HawkeA family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices, and two strangers appear at their door.
- DirectorCord JeffersonStarsJeffrey WrightTracee Ellis RossJohn OrtizA novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.