Whats good about action comedy movies is that they do two things to you – Firstly they keep your mind engaged in the breath taking action scenes and secondly they give you funny laughter moments in between to relax and stretch the tension out from your mind.To make a great action comedy film one have to keep in mind that both genres should get justice. Of course you can put funny dialogues in an action film and brand it as action comedy movie. But a good action comedy will make you laugh from the action sequences. Action scenes are usually thrilling but then again they could be funny and i mean hys$terically funny if you work on them in the right way. Many consider Jackie chan movies as the perfect example of action comedy movies. Most Action comedy films have two or more heroes.
Drama comedy movies and romantic comedy movies surely lighten up mood but i guess action comedy movies are the perfect films that you should watch when you’re depressed (or kind of angry). Here i have put together a list of 100 great action comedy movies that you should watch. Please note that i have not included anime action comedy movies. Also i have focused only on Hollywood action comedy movies so you will not find any Chinese Or Japanese Martial arts action comedy movies.
So here is the list of Top 100 Good Action Comedy Movies to watch:
Contents
100. Lake Placid
Director – Steve Miner
Cast – Oliver Platt, Bill Pullman, Brendan Gleeson, Bridget Fonda
IMDB Rating – 5.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 46%
Release Date – 16 July 1999
Box Office – $56.9 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Horror
Awards – None
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99. The Mighty Ducks
Director – Stephen Herek
Cast – Heidi Kling, Elden Henson, Joss Ackland, Emilio Estevez, Joshua Jackson, Lane Smith, Brandon Adams, Josef Sommer
IMDB Rating – 6.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 23%
Release Date – 2 October 1992
Box Office – $50.7 million
Genre – Comedy, Drama, Family
Awards – None
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98. 3000 Miles to Graceland
Director – Demian Lichtenstein
Cast – Courteney Cox Arquette, Kevin Pollak, Kurt Russell, David Arquette, Christian Slater, Jon Lovitz
IMDB Rating – 6
Rotten Tomatoes – 14%
Release Date – 20 February 2001
Box Office – $18.7 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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97. Ichi The Killer
Director – Takashi Miike
Cast – Shinya Tsukamoto, Nao Omori, Alien Sun, Tadanobu Asano
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 64%
Release Date – 22 December 2001
Box Office – $ 1 million
Genre – Action, Crime, Drama
Awards – None
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96. I Spy
Director – Betty Thomas
Cast – Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Eddie Murphy, Malcolm McDowell
IMDB Rating – 5.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 16%
Release Date – 23 October 2002
Box Office – $50.7–$60.3 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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95. Bad Company
Director – Joel Schumacher
Cast – Gabriel Macht, Chris Rock, Anthony Hopkins
IMDB Rating – 5.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 10%
Release Date – 26 April 2002
Box Office – $66 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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94. Hudson Hawk
Director – Michael Lehmann
Cast – Andie MacDowell, Bruce Willis, Sandra Bernhard, Richard E. Grant, Danny Aiello
IMDB Rating – 5.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 26%
Release Date – 24 May 1991
Box Office – $17.2 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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93. Bulletproof Monk
Director – Paul Hunter
Cast – Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Chow Yun-fat, Karel Roden
IMDB Rating – 5.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 23%
Release Date – 16 April 2003
Box Office – $37.7 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Awards – None
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92. Eight Legged Freaks
Director – Ellory Elkayem
Cast – Doug E. Doug, David Arquette, Scott Terra, Kari Wuhrer
IMDB Rating – 5.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 48%
Release Date – 17 July 2002
Box Office – $45 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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91. Spy Kids
Director – Robert Rodriguez
Cast – Alan Cumming, Alexa Vega, Robert Patrick, Daryl Sabara, Tony Shalhoub, Teri Hatcher, Cheech Marin
IMDB Rating – 5.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%
Release Date – 18 March 2001
Box Office – $147.9 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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90. Superhero Movie
Director – Craig Mazin
Cast – Brent Spiner, Drake Bell, Robert Joy, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Hart
IMDB Rating – 4.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 17%
Release Date – 28 March 2008
Box Office – $71.2 million
Genre – Action, Comedy
Awards – None
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89. Wild Wild West
Director – Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast – Kevin Kline, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine, Will Smith, Kenneth Branagh
IMDB Rating – 4.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 17%
Release Date – 30 June 1999
Box Office – $222.1 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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88. George of the Jungle
Director – Sam Weisman
Cast – Leslie Mann, Brendan Fraser, Holland Taylor, Thomas Haden Church
IMDB Rating – 5.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 57%
Release Date – 16 July 1997
Box Office – $174.4 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy
Awards – None
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87. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Director – Steve Oedekerk
Cast – Jennifer Tung, Steve Oedekerk
IMDB Rating – 6.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 13%
Release Date – 25 January 2002
Box Office – $17 million
Genre – Action, Comedy
Awards – None
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86. Loaded Weapon 1
Director – Gene Quintano
Cast – Jon Lovitz, Kathy Ireland, Emilio Estevez, Tim Curry, Samuel L. Jackson
IMDB Rating – 6.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 18%
Release Date – 3 April 1993
Box Office – $28 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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85. National Security
Director – Dennis Dugan
Cast – Steve Zahn, Martin Lawrence
IMDB Rating – 5.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 11%
Release Date – 17 January 2003
Box Office – $50.1 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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84. Showtime
Director – Tom Dey
Cast – William Shatner, Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Eddie Murphy
IMDB Rating – 5.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 25%
Release Date – 11 March 2002
Box Office – $77.7 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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83. After the Sunset
Director – Brett Ratner
Cast – Woody Harrelson, Salma Hayek, Don Cheadle, Pierce Brosnan
IMDB Rating – 6.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 18%
Release Date – 12 November 2004
Box Office – $61,347,797
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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82. Taxi
Director – Gérard Pirès
Cast – Manuela Gourary, Samy Naceri, Emma Sjöberg, Frédéric Diefenthal, Marion Cotillard
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 8 April 1998
Box Office – $44.5 million
Genre – Action, Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
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