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Screwball Comedy
Snappy repartee between unlikely pairs of individuals in impossibly silly situations. Especially popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
Award Winners: Screwball Comedy
Golden Globes Awards
(
2001
)
Winner: Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
Wonder Boys
(
2000
)
R
Golden Raspberry Awards
(
1987
)
Winner: Worst Actress
Who's That Girl?
(
1987
)
PG
Genie
(
1986
)
Winner: Best Motion Picture of the Year
My American Cousin
(
1985
)
PG
Golden Raspberry Awards
(
1983
)
Winner: Worst Supporting Actor
Stroker Ace
(
1983
)
PG
Writers Guild of America Awards
(
1972
)
Winner: Best Original screenplay
What's Up, Doc?
(
1972
)
G
Browse Screwball Comedy Titles
All in a Night's Work
(
1961
) Unrated
Amazing Adventure
(
1937
)
Ambassador Bill
(
1931
)
America
(
1986
) R
And Baby Makes Six
(
1979
)
Antonio
(
1973
) Unrated
Argentine Nights
(
1940
) Unrated
As You Like It
(
1936
) Unrated
As You Were
(
1951
)
Assault of the Party Nerds
(
1989
) R
Attention Shoppers
(
1999
) R
Auntie
(
1973
) R
The Awful Truth
(
1937
) Unrated
The Baby and the Battleship
(
1956
) Unrated
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
(
1947
) Unrated
Bachelor Mother
(
1939
) Unrated
Bachelor of Hearts
(
1958
) Unrated
Back to School
(
1986
) PG-13
Bank Shot
(
1974
) Unrated
Bedazzled
(
1968
) PG
Bedtime Story
(
1963
) Unrated
Beer
(
1985
) R
Big Brown Eyes
(
1936
) Unrated
Big Business
(
1988
) PG
Blame It on the Bellboy
(
1992
) PG-13
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
(
1968
) Unrated
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
(
1956
) Unrated
Boeing Boeing
(
1965
) Unrated
The Break-Up
(
2006
) PG-13
Breakfast for Two
(
1937
) Unrated
The Bride Came C.O.D.
(
1941
) Unrated
The Bride Comes Home
(
1935
) Unrated
The Bride Wore Boots
(
1946
) Unrated
Bringing Down the House
(
2003
) PG-13
Bringing Up Baby
(
1938
)
Bullseye!
(
1990
) PG-13
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell
(
1968
) Unrated
The Calamari Wrestler
(
2004
) Unrated
Camp Cucamonga: How I Spent My Summer Vacation
(
1990
) Unrated
Carry On Admiral
(
1957
) Unrated
The Chaplin Revue
(
1958
)
Charlie Chaplin … Our Hero!
(
1915
)
Charlie Chaplin: Night at the Show
(
1915
) Unrated
Christmas in the Clouds
(
2001
) PG
The Circus
(
1919
)
Combat Academy
(
1986
) Unrated
Connie and Carla
(
2004
) PG-13
The Couch Trip
(
1987
) R
The Count
(
1916
)
Crackers
(
1984
) PG
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The Lady Eve
(
1941
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2
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3
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1964
) Unrated
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