Items8The creator’s order
  1. 1Game Night (2018)Game Night (2018) 6.9/10 on IMDbReleased 15 Feb 2018Competitive friends will recognise the tiny status battles before the evening has even gone wrong. Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams turn a murder-mystery party into a wonderfully straight-faced action farce, with Jesse Plemons making every social pause uncomfortable. The shifting line between game…0
  2. 2Bridesmaids (2011)Bridesmaids (2011) 6.8/10 on IMDbReleased 13 May 2011The battle to prove who is the bride's closest friend makes every toast and supposedly lovely outing a comic minefield. Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne are especially sharp at weaponising politeness, while Melissa McCarthy punctures the social performance. Watch with friends who enjoy squirming…0
  3. 3Hot Fuzz (2007)Hot Fuzz (2007) 7.8/10 on IMDbReleased 14 Feb 2007Bring the friends who quote action films, then let Edgar Wright make the quieter viewers laugh at village politics and a spectacularly mismatched police partnership. Simon Pegg's rigid seriousness meets Nick Frost's delighted enthusiasm, and small throwaway details keep returning as bigger jokes.…0
  4. 4What We Do in the Shadows (2014)What We Do in the Shadows (2014) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased 19 Jun 2014Anyone who has shared a kitchen will recognise these vampire flatmates arguing about chores. Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi make ancient monsters petty, vain and hopeless at ordinary social life; the mock-documentary glances leave lovely space for a room's laughter. Pick it for friends who…0
  5. 521 Jump Street (2012)21 Jump Street (2012) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 14 Mar 2012Channing Tatum's bewilderment at a school where his old social instincts no longer work is the invitation here. His undercover partnership with Jonah Hill keeps shifting between bravado, jealousy and needy friendship, giving the group more to enjoy than a string of cop-movie spoofs. It suits a…0
  6. 6Clue (1985)Clue (1985) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 13 Dec 1985A dinner party full of suspects becomes a precision farce of slammed doors, frantic explanations and outrageously suspicious behaviour. Tim Curry drives the ensemble at a breathless pace, while Madeline Kahn makes a pause feel as funny as a punchline. Friends can compare accusations and pick…0
  7. 7Airplane! (1980)Airplane! (1980) 7.7/10 on IMDbReleased 27 Jun 1980Choose this when the group wants jokes arriving faster than anyone can reasonably catch them. The disaster-film setting is played with a straight face while visual nonsense, literal-minded wordplay and background gags compete for attention. Half the fun is hearing different people notice different…0
  8. 8The School of Rock (2003)The School of Rock (2003) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 3 Oct 2003Jack Black's shameless enthusiasm turns classroom lessons into miniature rock performances, and the children's distinct personalities keep his grandstanding in check. It is a warm choice for friends with mixed comedy tastes: there is physical silliness for the loud laughers, musical detail for the…0