Comedy movies from the 00s

A coming-of-age road trip where rock stardom and honesty collide — and a fifteen-year-old is the heart of the whole racket.

A razor-sharp satire whose teeth still bite — mostly because Patrick Bateman never stopped talking.

A working-class coming-of-age about a boy who trades gloves for dance shoes and refuses to apologise for wanting more.

Three women, a lot of wirework and one very loud sense of fun.

Ginger leads, the flock follows — and those chickens still make a terrific getaway.

A missing car, two obliging doofuses and a Rubik’s-cube alien — juvenile, daft and oddly loyal.

A split self, a frantic road trip and more than a few very Farrelly laughs.

Awkward, anxious, and alarmingly watchable — Greg Focker meets the in‑laws, and nothing is the same again.

A tomboy FBI agent, a crown, and a very reluctant makeover — Gracie Hart is why Miss Congeniality still sparks joy.

A panicked cross-country scramble to save a relationship — and everyone's dignity.

Final-girl energy, gross-out gags and a wink at Scream — Scary Movie still knows how to make you cringe and chuckle.

A cut‑fast, laugh‑meaning crime caper where a lost diamond, a bare‑knuckle boxer and a bloke called Turkish keep everything moving.

An entitled emperor, a patient villager and a llama-shaped lesson in humility — still hilarious and oddly wise.

A rom‑com with a literal ear for gender — and a lead who still makes its fantasy feel oddly persuasive.

A summer house, a big party plan — and Jim Levenstein's clumsy, very human pursuit of confidence.

A diary, a love triangle and the awkward courage to be yourself.

A suburban teen, a man in a rabbit suit and a jet engine — and a film that still asks whether we choose or are chosen.

A loud-mouthed best mate, a silent straight man and a Hollywood that can't stop looking at itself.

A very pink proof that being underestimated can be an advantage.

A spiteful bet, a brazen makeover and Janey Briggs — still the best part.

A clever plan, a loyal crew and Danny Ocean holding it all together.

A haunted house, a lot of vomit, and Cindy Campbell holding the whole parody together.

An ogre, a donkey and a fairy-tale that decided to be properly rude about happily-ever-after.

A family of spies, a father who swapped guns for bedtime stories, and a film that still loves being unabashedly fun.

An awkward teenager, a stern grandmother and a haircut that changes everything.

Blue Steel, brainwashing and fashion’s very stupid power plays.

Four Mike Myers characters, a disco-era caper and one very 2002 kind of nostalgia trip.

A girl who idolises Beckham, a family who wants tradition — and football that refuses to be polite.

A grumpy mammoth, a chatty sloth and a secret-smirking sabre-tooth — family, but not as you know it.

A mess of daft, dangerous laughs — and Himself at the centre of the chaos.

A tiny girl, a chaotic alien and a very awkward attempt at family — and it still makes you care.

Buddy cop banter, shapeshifting menace and a hero who refuses to stop trying.

Mysteries, egos and a CGI Great Dane — all in one summer romp.

A man, a channel-three newsroom and the world's most awkward probationary godhood.

A grown man raised by elves, a New York that refuses to be magical, and one stubborn belief in family that still lands.

A film about a terrified dad learning to trust the ocean — and his son — without ever losing its laugh.

A body-swap comedy that quietly hinges on a mother learning to stop micromanaging and start listening.

A coronation caper where national dignity is saved by a man who can’t stop tripping over it.

Two lonely people, one hotel — and a movie that still knows how to listen.

A dozen loves, one Prime Minister and a strangely persuasive case for emotional embarrassment.

A cursed tape, crop circles and a TV reporter who won't shut up — Scary Movie 3 serves the 00s up as a rapid-fire sketch show.

A grubby-hearted riff on teaching, rebellion and why a man in a cardigan can still make kids want to play loud.

A love story that has to start over every morning — and a bloke who chooses to stay.

A bald-faced celebration of bluster, television nonsense and one very large ego.

A ragged bunch, a laid‑back owner and one smug gym billionaire — still funny, still oddly affectionate about losers.

An outsider shows us how the Plastics keep their world turning — and why it’s still worth watching.

An awkward teen, a 'Vote for Pedro' T-shirt and a very particular kind of quiet weirdness.

A slick European caper about debts, pride and pretending to be someone famous — led, of course, by Danny Ocean.

A pub crawl that turns into a coming-of-age, with zombies.

Ogres, in-laws and a swashbuckling cat — a sequel that still knows how to wag its tail.

Puppets, pop-satire and an embarrassingly effective send-up of the world’s biggest action movie instincts.

A superhero story that is, at heart, a family argument about who gets to be special.

A man with no country, an airport full of rules — and a very small, stubborn quest for one last autograph.

Brothers, prosthetics and a very particular kind of undercover: it’s chaotic, rude fun — and still oddly watchable.

An eccentric chocolatier, a grubby golden ticket and a movie that still tastes of Tim Burton’s particular weirdness.

A rom‑com about coaching people to be themselves — and what happens when the coach needs lessons too.

A crime caper that’s part whodunnit, part self-aware love letter to noir — and utterly carried by one small‑time thief with a mouth.

Marriage as camouflage: domestic boredom meets freelance assassination.

A grown man's coming‑of‑age told with pub‑crude jokes and an unexpectedly steady heart.

Friendship, gadgets and a very awkward rabbit—Wallace keeps all the wheels turning.

Two mates, one set of wedding rules — and a reason to believe someone can stop treating love like a hobby.

A rude, brilliant undercover tour of America — with Pamela Anderson as Borat’s North Star.

Racetrack flash and small‑town heart — and Lightning McQueen is the reason it still lands.

Floods, feelings and a very persistent acorn.

A very average man wakes up to a very extreme future — and that's the joke, and the warning.

A seven-year-old, a broken clutch and a family that refuses to stay private about its problems.

A clumsy night guard, a magic tablet and a museum full of trouble — Larry Daley keeps the wonders in line and the family at the centre.

Win first, ask questions later — and then fall spectacularly off the podium.

Miranda Priestly, ambition on a hanger — and a film that still asks what we trade to get what we want.

A princess in a big city: earnest fairy-tale heart meets 00s self-aware sparkle.

A sharp-voiced teenager, an awkward boyfriend and a decision that refuses to be simple.

One drunken night, an unexpected baby — and Ben Stone, who somehow keeps the whole thing honest.

Revenge, roulette and a grin that quietly runs the room.

A rat with a taste for better things, a shy kitchen novice, and a stubborn conviction: anyone really can cook.

Laughs, panic and the awkward maths of saying goodbye.

A dog who thinks he’s a superhero learns the hardest trick of all: how to be real.

A breakup comedy that insists the messiest part is learning how to grow up.

A hit man, a medieval city and a conscience that won’t shut up.

A wedding, three possible dads and an entire soundtrack answering questions you didn’t know to ask.

A messy, affectionate bromance about grown-ups who have to learn how to be useful to children — and to one another.

Man-children in matching beds: a comedy about not growing up, and why that still makes us laugh.

A studio satire that keeps one foot in the jungle and the other on the awards stage.

Saying yes to life — and then dealing with the messy consequences.

An old man, thousands of balloons and the awkward joy of moving on.