 | Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.88 1964. This strong satire is perhaps the best comedy of all time
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 | Batman - The Movie (Special Edition)
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.40 1966. Brilliant parody of comic censorship, often mistaken for being a "serious" film
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 | The Producers (Deluxe Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $4.72 1968. Launches Mel Brook and Gene Wilder to stardom. Includes the always hilarious "Springtime for Hitler"
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 | Blazing Saddles (30th Anniversary Special Edition)
Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $2.16 1974. Mel Brooks spares no expense, or dignity in this parody of Western cliches
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 | Young Frankenstein
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.45 1974. A one-two punch year for Mel Brooks in '74, the incredibly intelligent Young Frankenstein is perhaps the best parody of all time. Best part is it gives full respect to the films it pokes fun at.
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 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show (25th Anniversary Edition)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $7.45 1975. Same type of parody as Young Frankenstein, only with lingerie, dancing and music.
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 | Monty Python Holy Trinity (Monty Python and the Holy Grail / Monty Python's Life of Brian / Monty Python's the Meaning of Life) (6 discs)
Buy new: $32.99 / Used from: $27.25 1975, 1979, 1983. The Python gang comes off strong in their infamous film collection
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 | Airplane! (Don't Call Me Shirley! Edition)
Buy new: $7.49 / Used from: $3.13 1980. The founding father of the modern American parody (sad to say that isn't good for this film's reputation)
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 | Top Secret!
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.06 1984. Funny follow-up to Airplane mocking Elvis, and WWII films
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 | Ghostbusters (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $1.75 1984. The definitive special effect comedy! A must own cult classic for the ages
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 | Coming to America (Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.96 1988. One of Murphy's best performances
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 | Robocop (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $5.39 1987. The action-movie aspect of this film is incredibly dated, but the satire manages to hold up to modern audiences.
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 | The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad!
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $0.96 1988. The last GREAT movie in the slapstick parody genre; it would all go down hill from here
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 | Total Recall
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.74 1990. Plenty of action and satire on modern living. Based on a story by Philip K. Dick
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 | Dumb and Dumber - Unrated (New Line Platinum Series)
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $2.88 1994. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels make for a lovable pair of idiots
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 | The Mask (New Line Platinum Series)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.13 1994. Jim Carrey is well utilized in this special effect driven living comic book
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 | Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $2.42 1994. Drama, action, and comedy, Forrest Gump has it all. Tom Hanks gives one of the best performances of his reputable career.
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 | The Nutty Professor
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $1.25 1996. Redeems Eddie Murphy for a long string of horrific films involving him being a mean spirited individual...Murphy quickly went back to mean-spirited comedies.
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 | Men in Black
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $5.96 1997. Best special effects driven creature-comedy since Ghostbusters. Fresh of the sets of 'The Fresh Prince' Will Smith goes hand-in-hand with veteran Tommy Lee Jones to form a great team
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 | As Good As It Gets
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $1.75 1997. Academy gold was hit with the performances of Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt (Best Actor, Best Actress in 1997). This film is the best Romantic comedy I've ever seen; Nicholson truly shines
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 | Galaxy Quest
Buy used from: $1.99 1999. Very carefully executed parody of space-operas. It is fun for the whole family, especailly fans of these shows
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 | Fight Club
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $4.00 1999. First satire that fits into the same league as Dr. Strangelove! It's serious, dark, and gloomy, but it's underlying satire had me laughing throughout.
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 | Meet the Parents
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $1.75 2000. A fun, and occasionally cute romantic comedy. Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro make for an excellent team!
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 | O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $3.24 2000. Very funny, smart comedy from the Coen Brothers; based on Homer's 'The Odyssey'
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 | Shrek (Full Screen Single Disc Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $3.98 2001. The best of the Dreamworks animation studio with enough humor to keep adults and kids laughing (has plenty of sexual innuendo for the adults)
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 | School of Rock (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.01 2003. It may be PG-13, but trust me, this is GREAT family entertainment.
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 | Shrek 2 (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $1.04 2004. A nice follow-up, but they seemed to cut back on the older audience material. It does manage to entertain, just falling short of the original
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 | Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.34 2004. Will Farrel's best film; he is a riot, along with a great supporting cast
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 | The Terminal (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 2004. Steven Spielberg does an entire movie dedicated to his style of quirky humor you find in his serious films and hits a home run! Tom Hanks, as usual, shines throughout.
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 | Shaun of the Dead
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.78 2004. After a long string of BAD (and I mean BAD) parodies by the American film companies (bad movies inspired by Airplane's style humor) the Brits come out of no where with this smart, insanely intelligent, respectful parody of zombie films. It also works as a great social satire
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 | Thank You for Smoking (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.74 2005. Has a similar narration to that of Fight Club, only without the dark gloom. This is another GREAT American comedy, and a brilliant social, politically incorrect satire.
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 | A Scanner Darkly
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.00 2006. Some very funny satirical scenes regarding drugs and those addicted to them. Also based on a novel by Philip K. Dick
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 | Juno (Single-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $0.39 2007. Quirky and incredibly original.
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 | Hot Fuzz (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $1.50 2007. The guys who brought us Shaun of the Dead are back, and just as funny as ever! This time they take on cop, and action films, with their still funny social commentary. With many of the same cast members returning this film continues what I hope to be a series of great parodies.
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 | Tropic Thunder
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $1.99 2008. Oh man, we had to put up with so many bad parodies this year, but Ben Stiller brings hope with this War film parody! The primary cast is strong, but the performances of Robert Downey Jr., and the special appearance by Tom Cruise makes for one VERY funny movie.
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 | Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $7.83 2008. Sweet, cute, and has enough social commentary and satire to keep adults entertained throughout
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