Ferris Bueller's Day Off is an incredibly satisfying movie, which means there's one problem when it's over ... no more Ferris Bueller. Fortunately, many of the film's characteristics can be found in plenty of other movies that have come around in its wake.
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From raunchy flicks to spot-on spoofs, here are the most rewatchable comedy movies of all time.
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For those viewers looking to escape the August heat, there's a popular new rom-com taking over the dog days of summer at Netflix. The film is entitled Work It, and this feel-good dance story is just what the doctor ordered to combat those back-to-school blues.
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Netflix clearly understands that summer is a great season for comedy; the streamer's been filling our July and August nights with hilarious originals and underwatched indies that never got a fair shake at the box office. This expanding fellowship of funny just grew to include Seriously Single.
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Get ready for the romantic comedy that's driving Netflix audiences wild. Zookeeper, an unheralded 2011 flick headed up by King of Queens star Kevin James, has made its entrance onto the streamer's Top Ten list. The big-hearted comedy features plenty of James' signature genial goofiness.
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It's time to get out a can of Perri-Air and fasten your seat belt because we're heading to Ludicrous Speed to uncover the facts about Spaceballs that even the fans probably haven't heard!
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Whatever the various factors that determine popularity may be, they're currently working in the favor of How Do You Know, a ten-year-old rom-com starring Paul Rudd. It's worth taking a look back at the movie now that it's been granted its share of the spotlight.
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Andy Samberg and his Lonely Island collaborators have delivered another comedy romp destined to be a cult classic. Palm Springs just premiered on Hulu, and if you're looking for a great way to start your weekend, you'll watch to check this movie out right away.
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It shouldn't surprise you that on Netflix, Roald Dahl continues his decades-long run of popularity. Recently, one of Dahl's stories cracked the top ten most viewed films on the service, and it's one you might not have heard of: the Jim Henson-produced dark fantasy The Witches.
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If you're looking for a seriously silly comedy, Hulu's got you covered. Hot Rod, an underrated comedy from the Lonely Island, has come to the streaming platform, and if you forgot about this film in the years since its 2007 release, you're definitely missing out.
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Ghostbusters was loaded with some of the biggest comedy stars of the '80s, but couldn't snag the late, great John Candy for the role of Louis. What happened?
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Beetlejuice is a lot. It's a film that was never catering to young audiences at the outset, but which wiggled its way into their awareness like a pesky sandworm. If you loved Beetlejuice as a kid and haven't revisited it in a while, here are some things that might surprise you. It's showtime.
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"It doesn't seem to go away, does it?" director Richard Linklater mused about his 1993 cult classic, Dazed and Confused. It really doesn't, and despite the film's extremely long tail on home video, Linklater never got it together to produce the long rumored Dazed and Confused 2. Or did he?
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While Ace Ventura proved a star vehicle for Jim Carrey, it also aided the resurgence of Sean Young, who had been a major player in showbiz. Young made quite the lasting impression in the film, but if you're one of those struggling to place her face, here's why Einhorn looks so familiar.
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We caught up with the stars of the film to see not only what they look like today, but what they've been doing these last two decades.
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Adam Sandler is now entering the fourth decade of his (at times intermittent) box office success. The movie that paved the way: Happy Gilmore, which earned Sandler a $2 million payday, grew his budding reputation as a bankable comedic star, and led directly to his first overall deal with Sony.
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What would happen if Johnny Knoxville and the gang from Jackass owned an amusement park? Watch the first trailer for Action Park, which features Knoxville and his Jackass pal Chris Pontius as the team behind a ramshackle theme park that maximizes fun and minimizes safety.
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Even by the standards of a screwball comedy, there's some stuff in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation that doesn’t make sense. From Clark Griswold’s dubious decisions to the reasons why it’s actually a horror flick, here are the dumb things we've all been ignoring about Christmas Vacation.
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"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Well, Ferris Bueller's Day Off moves pretty fast, too. Perhaps everyone has seen it so many times that they didn't stop and look around and realize that there are a lot of baffling events in the movie.
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It took a long time for Space Jam 2 to get off the ground, and it's been in the works for the better part of the 2010s. Now it's finally on its way to theaters.
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This Is Spinal Tap was an instant comedy classic, and helped pave the way for mockumentary filmmaking for years to come. It was also a star-packed ensemble piece featuring performers who were already stars, performers who were just becoming stars, and performers who were about to be stars.
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What has life been like for Tina Majorino since she played the side ponytail-sporting Deb in Napoleon Dynamite? We're taking a look back at her earliest roles and everything she's been up to in the years after that indie comedy became a cult phenomenon.
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We've traveled far and wide to scope out what the most historic cast of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is up to these days.
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Napoleon Dynamite took the world by storm. For what seemed like years, an entire generation couldn't stop making jokes about ligers, llamas, and sweet skills. But what's become of Jon Heder, the man who wore the iconic Vote for Pedro t-shirt? A lot, as it turns out.
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Napoleon Dynamite is the kind of movie that rewards repeat viewings, thanks to very subtle jokes and hints, as well as odd details you just can't catch the first time because you're too busy looking at other odd details.
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How well do you know the man who brought Pedro to life? It turns out that nowadays, he's living exactly the way he wants to: as an actor, author, motivational speaker, and off-road adventurer extraordinaire. Let's take a look at where his many skills have taken him.
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From his humble childhood to his tumultuous relationship history and his passion for political artwork, here's some things you might not know about Jim Carrey.
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