A good laugh is sometimes needed. It’s not always easy to calm your thoughts, what with homework, friend conflict, and the growing pandemic. A new year, on the other hand, brings a slew of new films and opportunities to chuckle. The finest comedy movies of 2022 promise a chuckle for everyone in the family, from swoon-worthy rom-coms to delightful kid-friendly comedies. Here’s a list of the most anticipated comedies of 2022, whether you want to unwind with your favorite streaming service or relax in the theater (so far at least).
11 Comedy Films That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
Look no further than I Want You Back if you’re looking for something to watch on Valentine’s Day. The romantic comedy follows two strangers who form an odd bond and devise a humorous plan to reclaim their ex-partners. Amazon Studios released it digitally on February 11, 2022. The film received mostly favorable reviews from critics.
Marry Me is an American romantic comedy-drama film released in 2022. Based on Bobby Crosby’s graphic novel of the same name from 2012. Marry Me tells the story of a music superstar who receives heartbreaking news on her wedding day. Instead of marrying the guy of her dreams, she makes an unexpected decision that changes her life forever.
Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, both making their feature directorial debuts, direct Dog, a 2022 American comedy-drama road film. A former Army Ranger is charged with driving a fellow ranger, who also happens to be a dog, to a deceased soldier’s funeral. During their funny voyage, the unusual pair develops a touching bond.
Turning Red is a computer-animated fantasy comedy film released in 2022. It follows Meilin “Mei” Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian student who, due to a hereditary curse, transforms into a giant red panda whenever she experiences any strong emotion in Toronto, Ontario in 2002. The film began development in 2018 after Shi pitched it to Pixar in October 2017. It was inspired by Shi’s experiences growing up in Toronto. It’s the first Pixar film directed entirely by a woman, and the second with an Asian protagonist (after Up, 2009).
The Bad Guys is a computer-animated crime comedy film released in 2022, loosely based on Aaron Blabey’s children’s book series of the same name. It tells the story of a gang of criminal animals who, after being apprehended, pretend to try to reform themselves as model citizens, only for their leader to be genuinely drawn to changing his ways as a new villain hatches his own schemes. The film’s production began in 2018, and the plot was heavily influenced by crime films and anime series such as Pulp Fiction and Beastars.
In the third film of the Legally Blonde movie, Reese Witherspoon will reprise her role as Elle Woods. The narrative of the film has remained a mystery, but with Mindy Kaling as the writer, we should expect plenty of laughs. Originally, MGM announced that Legally Blonde 3 would be released in May of this year, making it one of the must-see movies in 2022.
A ruptured water main causes a sinkhole in front of Bob’s Burgers, blocking the entrance and sabotaging the Belchers’ summer plans. While Bob and Linda work to keep the restaurant afloat, their children try to solve a mystery that could save their family’s business. Can you imagine how hilarious Bob’s Burgers: The Movie will be on the big screen this Memorial Day if you can’t stop laughing at it when it airs on FOX?
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is an upcoming American computer-animated adventure comedy film. Puss finds himself in a pickle after discovering that he has used up eight of his nine lives as a cat. He sets out on a journey to grant one Last Wish and reclaim his nine lives.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is an upcoming American computer-animated superhero film starring Miles Morales / Spider-Man from Marvel Comics, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in collaboration with Marvel. It is the sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and is set in the “Spider-Verse,” a shared multiverse of alternate universes.
Hocus Pocus 2 is a Walt Disney Pictures production directed by Anne Fletcher and written by Jen D’Angelo. The film will star Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones, reprising their roles from the first film, while Sam Richardson and Tony Hale will play new characters.
Shawn Levy directed and produced Free Guy, a 2021 American action comedy film based on a screenplay by Matt Lieberman and Zak Penn and a story by Lieberman. Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Joe Keery, and Taika Waititi star in the movie. It follows a bank teller who discovers that he is a non-player character in a massively multiplayer online game and teams up with another player to uncover evidence that a gaming company’s CEO stole the player’s game’s source code.
