Film geeks usually get their noble sense of smell for comedies. But over the past decade, so many marvels have appeared that even the most hard-line critic has been up in arms. Old-time favorites like Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson and new blood like Yorgos Lanthimos and Taika Waititi got even the biggest dry-guy to laugh.
In the meantime, the tsunami of female leads sparked by Paul Feig’s “Bridesmaids” blew an armpit-fresh breeze into the comedy genre that has been dominated by sexism and scintillating beer. Wondering about the best comedies of 2010-2019? If so, sink back and relax for this Top 20 Comedies of the 2010s.
The ranking order of the best comedies of the 2010s is based on the ratings (0 to 10 points) of the Internet Movie Database (short: IMDb) – an internationally valid “directory” of reviews for movies and series.
- Original title: Guardians of the Galaxy
- Director: James Gunn
- IMDb rating: 8.0/10
What is the “Guardians of the Galaxy” about?
Kidnapped from Earth as a boy in 1988, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) 26 years later is making his way through the galaxy as a thief who calls himself Star-Lord and listens to hits from the 80s via Walkman. However, his newest booty causes him problems: Namely, The contents of the stolen orb is so powerful that even planets can be destroyed with it.
Evil Ronan (Lee Pace) receives an order from the titan Thanos (Josh Brolin) that he should get the orb – and sets the killer Gamora (Zoe Saldana) on Quill. When she confronts the Earthling, Rocket (voice: Bradley Cooper/Fahri Yardim), a gun-loving raccoon, and his pal Groot (voice: Vin Diesel/Hans-Eckart Eckhardt), a huge tree creature, get involved in the conflict because they want to collect a bounty on Star-Lord’s head.
As a result, the flashy quartet ends up in a maximum-security prison. The giant Drax (Dave Bautista) joins them as they break out. The disparate troupe settles their personal scores together and saves the universe along the way…
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Criticism/opinion: With Guardians of the Galaxy, director James Gunn created a loose, fluffy and very funny mix of comic action and space opera that is simply fun to watch. The witty characters also subsequently enriched the Avengers universe.
