Comedies That Reward Repeat Viewings

For anyone who has finished a comedy and immediately wanted another go. These films give you more than familiar lines: background business, carefully planted pay-offs, awkward reactions and performances worth following around the frame. The selection leans towards the 1990s and 2000s, with a few older masters of visual nonsense and newer films that earn their place through detail. Dark satire sits alongside warmer ensemble comedy, so choose the mood as well as the joke.