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  1. 1My Cousin Vinny (1992)My Cousin Vinny (1992) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased 13 Mar 1992The premise sounds like a shelf full of culture-clash caricatures, and the film certainly uses some. What lasts is the precision of the exchanges: Joe Pesci's bluster meets Fred Gwynne's immovable authority, while Marisa Tomei's apparently underestimated fiancée has knowledge that matters. The…0
  2. 2Galaxy Quest (1999)Galaxy Quest (1999) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 25 Dec 1999A spoof of a cancelled space series could have survived as a bag of borrowed references. Instead, the actors' bruised egos gradually become the raw material of a functioning crew. Alan Rickman's resistance to his own catchphrase is funny because the character has somewhere to go. The fans'…0
  3. 3Addams Family Values (1993)Addams Family Values (1993) 6.9/10 on IMDbReleased 19 Nov 1993The Addamses remain comparatively well adjusted because the supposedly normal people around them are so pleased with themselves. Wednesday's encounter with compulsory summer-camp cheerfulness gives Christina Ricci a splendid target for her stillness, while Joan Cusack's nanny brings a different,…0
  4. 4Bowfinger (1999)Bowfinger (1999) 6.5/10 on IMDbReleased 12 Aug 1999The frantic scheme to film a star without his knowledge makes low-budget resourcefulness and Hollywood vanity feed each other. Eddie Murphy's two performances have distinct comic rhythms, and Steve Martin's director keeps finding a business justification for the next outrageous shortcut. The craft…0
  5. 5Midnight Run (1988)Midnight Run (1988) 7.5/10 on IMDbReleased 20 Jul 1988The accountant will not stop asking questions and the bounty hunter cannot afford to stop listening. Charles Grodin's calm intrusions and Robert De Niro's mounting irritation keep producing new variations as their cross-country transfer falls apart. Under the action is an unusually durable comic…0
  6. 6Local Hero (1983)Local Hero (1983) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 17 Feb 1983An oil-company representative arrives in a Scottish village expecting to conduct a purchase; the locals are hardly innocent of financial ambition themselves. Bill Forsyth keeps the comedy in mismatched expectations, small conversational turns and odd behaviour left just unexplained enough. That…0
  7. 7The Birdcage (1996)The Birdcage (1996) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 3 Mar 1996Robin Williams and Nathan Lane make a long relationship visible inside the machinery of a disastrous dinner. The demand that their household appear respectable supplies the farce with something more painful than an ordinary mistaken identity. The performances and Elaine May's writing keep finding…0
  8. 8The Freshman (1990)The Freshman (1990) 6.5/10 on IMDbReleased 20 Jul 1990Marlon Brando's resemblance to his Godfather role is the obvious joke, but Andrew Bergman gives the film more to do than keep pointing at it. Matthew Broderick's bewildered student is drawn into increasingly peculiar errands, including an endangered lizard and a very exclusive meal. Brando's calm…0
  9. 9The Castle (1997)The Castle (1997) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased 10 Apr 1997Darryl Kerrigan's enthusiasm for his family's unglamorous home is the foundation of the comedy, not an excuse to despise him. The threatened compulsory purchase lets his certainty collide with people who cannot understand why the place matters. Everyday objects and conversational repetitions…0
  10. 10Wayne's World (1992)Wayne's World (1992) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 14 Feb 1992The vocabulary dates it immediately, but the film knows how to make a joke visible as well as quotable. Its conspicuous sponsorship business and cheerful interference with its own storytelling still give the comedy a lively relationship with the audience. Mike Myers and Dana Carvey also make the…0