Items5The creator’s order
  1. 1The Phantom of the Open (2022)The Phantom of the Open (2022) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 18 Mar 2022Mark Rylance plays Maurice Flitcroft, the crane operator who entered Open qualifying in 1976 despite his lack of golfing experience. His mild certainty is funnier than swagger would be, because the officials are left to supply all the indignation. Start here for a comedy where getting a chance to…0
  2. 2Happy Gilmore (1996)Happy Gilmore (1996) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased 16 Feb 1996Adam Sandler brings a hockey player's running start and temper to a sport that expects him to stand very still. Watching the polite machinery of a tournament try to absorb Happy is at least as funny as watching him hit the ball. The gentle scenes with his grandmother give the outbursts a reason,…0
  3. 3Caddyshack (1980)Caddyshack (1980) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 25 Jul 1980Bushwood Country Club wants its rules to look dignified. Rodney Dangerfield's Al Czervik and Bill Murray's groundskeeper give it no chance. The funniest stretches jump between the members' status games and a gopher merrily undoing their landscaping. Choose it for unruly ensemble comedy, with the…0
  4. 4Tin Cup (1996)Tin Cup (1996) 6.4/10 on IMDbReleased 16 Aug 1996Kevin Costner's driving-range pro Roy McAvoy has the talent to play it safe and the personality to make that impossible. Ron Shelton makes the risky shot a character joke, while Cheech Marin's caddie knows exactly when Roy is kidding himself. It's the choice for a romantic comedy that also…0
  5. 5Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) 6.1/10 on IMDbReleased 25 Jul 2025The sequel pits the older Happy against an outfit that wants to sell golf as spectacle. That gives his old habit of offending the sport's gatekeepers a new target, even if the professional-golfer cameos and returning jokes sometimes crowd the film. Best after the original, and particularly good for…0