My favorite SF comedy is Dark Star.
It has a special place in my heart as it was one of the first two films I watched on VHS, the other being Alien.
John Dies at the End.
It’s sci fi/comedy. Best watched whilst high, but good regardless.
Kung Pao is one of the dumbest and most underrated comedies. It's not exactly sci-fi, but it does have aliens and intelligent cows.
I watched it over ten times, and I don't regret a second.
Predestination
It's difficult to know what is less known these days as film recommendation posts happen a lot.
If you told us what you liked we could probably come up with recommendations that let you drill down a bit further.
However:
SF:
- Timecrimes (2007) - if you like Primer or Triangle
- About Time - makes me cry every time
Comedy - I'm rather partial to a kung-fu comedy:
- Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind
- Mr Vampire
- Kung-fu Hustle
Shout out to Shaolin Soccer, the movie from Stephen Chow just before Kung-Fu Hustle. They're both very, very good.
SF: Europa Report
I feel weird recommending this movie because I fully acknowledge it's not exactly good, but...
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
This has long been one of my all time favorite comedies. I've seen it probably a half dozen times, and it still makes me laugh out loud. Bill Murray is brilliant and Alfred Molina is clearly having the time of his life. I absolutely love it.
This one is one of my all-time favorites. "Spencer knows how to deal with floaters!"
The Game, with Michael Douglas.
The Voices with Ryan Reynolds.
It's a comedy drama following a schizophrenic trying to live a normal life.
It hits pretty hard at times.
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Big ole list I’ve been curating off and on. The pad will only last 60 days so move it over to somewhere you won’t lose it
3 Women, Robert Altman.
Paths of Glory, Stanley Kubrick.
Seven Beauties, Lina Wertmueller.
Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders.
Fitzcaraldo, Werner Herzog.
Best Polish SF movie is a comedy from the 80s abut two guys who are hibernated and wake up in a world without men. It was filmed during communism and it's full of hidden jabs at the system. It's actually a good SF movie.
A favorite comedy that i haven't heard mention of in a while: Modern Love, from 1981. Just go in blind.
Knight and Day with Tom Cruise : very under rated movie a lot never saw this movie
The Saint with Val Kilmer also a great flick
The Replacements with Keanu Reeves
99 Francs
It's a hilarious french comedy I keep going back to every couple of years.
Dinner in America (2020) I liked a lot
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