Top 20 Best Action Comedies of All Time
They combine pulse-pounding action with uproarious laughs. For this list, we’ll be looking at action-comedy films that have received critical acclaim, worldwide popularity, and a lasting legacy. Our countdown includes "Hot Fuzz", "Lethal Weapon", "Last Action Hero", "The Nice Guys", "21 Jump Street", and more! Did YOUR favorite action comedy make the list? Let us know in the comments!
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What's your favorite action comedy?
I watch hentai everyday
Men in Black, Rush Hour, The Other Guys
@Joseph Hernandez Hot Roblox 🔥 😍
Baby Driver...it had its funny moments
Lethal weapon men in black rush hour spy
This list could've easily been filled with Jackie Chan movies.
Agree. He is the king of action comedy. 😎
Especially because they left out The Tuxedo, The Spy Next Door, Shanghai Noon and The Medallion
Was going to say the same thing. His work in the 80's and 90's is unparalleled. The Armour of God is a favourite.
@@ArgonTheAware Those movies were awful. Check out his earlier work. Much , much better. Operation Condor Armour of God 2 Police Story Series Battle Creek Brawl Winners and Sinners Project A Wheels on Meals My Lucky Stars Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars Armour of God Project A 2 Dragons Forever Twin Dragons City Hunter Rumble In the Bronx First Strike Mr Nice Guy Who Am I And I'm not even touching his work in the 70's. Its mindbending how many good movies he's made.
@@seanmacmusic6478 you are the man , any man who knows "armour of God" has a rite heaven
The Nice Guys is one of the most overlooked films of the last 5 years and deserved so much more recognition.
That and kiss kiss bang bang
Agreed!!! 👍👍
True!
Yeeeees. It had such a unique tone and atmosphere
I love that movie! Such an instant classic. Ryan Gosling steals the whole movie. Especially when he does the best Lou Costello I've heard
Stephen Chow movie Kung Fu Hustle
Yeah. I was waiting on Kung Fu Hustle. It's hysterical.
agree, that could have been number 1 ..why it is not in this list ... deymmm
One of the funniest movies ever lol. Shaolin Soccer as well.
Can't believe Charlie's Angel's is ahead of it. 🤦♂️
@@seanmacmusic6478 I can't believe Charlies Angels is on the list.
Here is a little Easter Egg "I don't break character until i've done the DVD Commentary." because if you listen to the DVD Commentary on Tropic Thunder. RDJ Is still in character until it's over.
The only movie commentary I've ever re-watched with the commentary on!
For me it goes: 1) Beverly Hills Cop 2) Hot Fuzz 3) Rush Hour 4) The Other Guys 5) Scott Pilgrim Honourable mention to the first Austin Powers
Scott Pilgrim vs the World is on Netflix for those who are interested
Oh cool loved that movie when I was a kid
I love scott pilgrim vs the world
who needs netflix when you have pirate bay
Its been there for a very looooong time
I hated it
I loved Scott Pilgrim, that movie is one of my favourites and it was also filmed in my hometown since I'm from Toronto (Fun fact, the Catholic school Knives goes to in the movie is the same high school my brother and three of my cousins went to)
Does he wear glasses?
I am from Toronto as well... Love this movie.
Kingsman, Spy, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., the Rush Hour movies, The Nice Guys and Scott Pilgrim are all classics
fully agree
Scott Pilgrim being so low down is an absolute crime, such a fantastic movie.
GOODisforLUCK thank you for this comment, now i dont have to watch 😂
should be top 5
@@alexdernoncourt4017 Should be top 1 😂
I had to turn it off about 20 mins in due to one tired joke being retold over and over. Also, it was grating on me that every single person in the movie had the exact same personality. Lame movie. Doesn't deserve to be on the list.
@@SherwinCeleste-cj7ng I know, right? I gave it a chance. But if a movie is that bad after a third of its run time, frankly, no matter how good the ending *might* be doesn't justify it.
& also HITMAN BODYGARD is one of the best action comedy movies
The nice guys is extremely underrated and deserves a sequel
The only movie where you'll see Ryan Gosling scream like a lil girl. 😆😆😆
It was boring for me, couldn't watch beyond 1 hour
Thank you for putting Last Action Hero on this list, it’s so under appreciated.
It was garbage and still is garbage
@@calidude1114 that’s not very nice
True Lies should be way higher on the list
@@redharrison894 Agreed
@@calidude1114 Heavily disagree
Tropic Thunder better be on this list...
It was. But This is the End was not :(
" suck my unit "
Shawn of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and both Zombieland movies
Shaun of the dead and Zombieland are more horror/comedy movies rather than action/comedy. Shaun of the dead is pretty good though :)
Not both the Zombieland films. The first one was awesome. The second was... eh, though the blonde did an excellent job
Johnny English also shouldn’t have just been an honorable mention
So underrated
It should have been #1, it's Mr. Bean, the man who makes 3 generations laugh w/out even saying a word.
Midnight Run is one Of the most underrated movie Of all time
I just knew about it like 3 hours ago then i see it on this list, now im intrigued
Love it!
"I'm just a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude."
"Following Bridesmaids in 2011, Melissa McCarthy and Director Paul Feig were hot commodities..." And then a year after Spy, Ghostbusters 2016 happened.
I read "The Other Guys" and immediately laughed. It's a great movie.
That and 21 Jump Street, just seeing their covers already makes me laugh af.
"Aim for the bushes" Last seen online 10 years ago*
Wait no mention of Kung Fu Hustle??
THANK U!!!! It probably should have made #1!
yes, that movie made me laugh so hard and with comedic actions...
The RED series is great.
The Real Crime is that The Hitman's Bodyguard isn't even mentioned
It's a tight list. They couldn't fit everything.
The movie that made the Ford C-Max a comedic symbol next to the Prius 😆
The Real Crime is that The Hitman's Bodyguard isn't even mentioned
I’m happy to see Jump Street high up in the list. It deserves so much more recognition.
No actor can play action comedy and breaks his own bones at the same time but Jackie Chan. He is peerless. So, yes...every action comedy movie that Jackie stars is best.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World felt so much like a parody of early 2000s comic books and video games and that's what made it so entertaining
Interesting video WatchMojo!! Have a great day!!
I have watched this a couple of times. The only one I would change is Hot Fuzz for Shaun of the Dead. Lethal Weapon, Beverly Hill's Cop and 48 Hours. These three franchises can provide a winter's weekend worth of feel better. For me,Lethal especially does it for me. It's the time, 1987?. Sunny southern Cal and maybe the greatest buddy pairing of all time. Also,Rebecca's diction is the best on Earth 🌎. Every word,consonant and vowel. I have never heard speech, that sounded so impeccable. Love listening. Thanks.😎😎😎
I was rooting on Rush Hour, Beverly Hills Cop, Deadpool, Jumanji, Fast & Furious, Austin Powers
You mean "rooting". 🤦♂️
F&F is not comedy
I love Kingsman: The Secret Service and the comedy Get Smart. I love the action until the Family Guy parody episode. Nice inspiration Seth
Hey, GREAT video! But please use time stamps next time.😊
Great list 👍🏾👍🏾
Happy 10 year anniversary, Scott Pilgrim vs the world!!!
Jason Statham got his start with "lock stock and two smoking barrels" and "snatch"
True Lies is so good! The Nice Guys is surprisingly giggle inducing. Scott Pilgrim is one of my favorites to rewatch! I have the entire series of books that I love so dearly. Yay and stuff. Deadpool I could just watch on a loop and be fine. Drunken Master is one of my favorite movies! This is a good list.
I think you Nailed it with #1. Great movies!!
Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies hands down sexiest legs ever!!
The strip tease scene gets me everytime
Cop out Lets be cops Ride along Kung fu Hustle Green hornet Jumanji And alot of other movies is more than fun to watch
Hell yeah! Let's Be Cops was great. Weird that it isn't mentioned more.
All but 3 of these movies are on my always watch list. You hit the best movies list from atart to finish.
I loved Last Action Hero when it came out! It was so obviously a spoof-ish movie, and a very clever one at that.
King Fu Hustle should’ve gotten an honorable mention
The interview deserves at least an honorable mention
About time you showed some love to this far and away best Comedy genre.
Here's my list.... Scott Pilgrim vs The World, My Science Project, Grabbers, Mr Right, Slaughterhouse Rulez, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1,Big Trouble In Little China, Ghostbusters(1984), Ghostbusters 2, Knight and Day, Free Fire, Eight Legged Freaks, Hot Shots 2, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Last Boy Scout and Thor:Ragnarok
I sense an uneducated swine. What action (actually, there's action aplenty) or comedy is there in a superhero movie about a blonde god wielding a lightning-creating hammer?
I was thinking it was just gonna be 20 Jackie Chan movies 😂😂
Jst american first 😂
How about Men in Black and Ghostbusters?
I was getting a bit annoyed that Beverly Hills Cop wasn’t on here but then saw it was first. YESS I AGREE!
How could you mention “Drunken Master” and “ Big Trouble…” and not mention “ Kung Fu Hustle” ? That is one of the greatest kung fu comedies of all time. So well done, Stephen Chow…hilarious !
I thought and wondered if Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle would make it, but i guess that would be like an “adventure comedy” 🤷🏻♂️
Amazing how soft the world got in 12 years, Tropic Thunder is one of my all time favs
I know. I couldn't figure out what she meant by that. It still turns out at every viewing.
no different than the Winan brothers... and I think they're both hilarious =]
I watched Tropic Thunder yesterday and it's now one of my favorite movies of all time. I had such a blast.
I know this series doesn't have much action scenes in them, but for the humor, right on spot: The Naked Gun staring the late and great Leslie Nielsen!! I still miss his comedy to this very day. May he still rest in peace!
Deadpool Hot Fuzz Zombieland Kingsman: The Secret Service The Other Guys Tropic Thunder Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Rush Hour The Nice Guys Kung Fu Hustle
I like your list better, 21 Jump Street shouldn't even be on this list. Would add Die Hard, KIck Ass, Don't Mess With the Zohan, A-Team, Leathal Weapon, 48 Hours, Bad Boys, Beverly Hills Cop, Red, and Hitmans Bodyguard in no particular order to make it 20 movies.
Last Action Hero is a classic. One of my favorite movies of all time
I agree with most of them but You didn't add movies in the title soo, There are some amazing action comedy anime i think they deserve a spot too
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My Top 10 List 1. Lethal Weapon 2. Beverly Hills Cop 3. Drunken Master/the Legend of Drunken Master 4. Police Story 5. Kingsman 6. Rush Hour 7. Jump Street 8. Hot Fuzz 9. Tropic Thunder 10. the Bad Boys
I expected most of these (but still appreciated them), but I hit the like button because BLESS YOU for putting Pineapple Express in!
Last Action Hero is underrated.
It was too meta for the time it came out, i love it
Highly underrated and underappreciated. My dad showed me that movie when I was younger and I fell in love with it. My dad, Sister, and myself used to watch movies on his days off of work and it normally always started with him waking us up, going to the living room and him already had picked a movie out and made breakfast. Found so many movies I now love because of him. Same with my nana(his mom) when I spent summer at my nana and papa's house she would let me watch scary movies and shit and that's where I got my live of horror movies and true crime documentaries and my fascination with serial killers.
True Lies is a special movie. We don't see perfect action comedy movie like this anymore.
I really like how Tropic Thunder start film with that trailers :D
No Kick-Ass, that's criminal!
Agreed!
Agree!
Fucking A. Loved both those movies.
they messed it up. The whole list is obsolete without kick-ass
I can get that deadpool is over kingsman, but kingsman should have been waaayyy higher on the list. The fight scenes have been some of the best in history, especially when you find out that the original version was twice the length with no cuts, and the actors were so well trained they could redo the fight on a stage on cue. There were only a couple cuts in that scene, masterfully hidden, and the only time colin Firth used a stunt double was when he was thrown into a piano (I believe)
Mathew Vaughn is a great filmmaker he makes fun of the spy genre but gives homage to it at the same time, he did the same thing with the superhero genre with Kick Ass wich in my opinion is really underrated and its never mentioned when it comes to action comedy it atleast deserves an honorablemention but its never mentioned ans i wasnt surprisedthat it wasnt mentioned here i love kingsman equally though, Kingsman and kickass take their action scenes way more seriously than your typical action comedy wich is great , like they actually feel like action movies with comedy, most action comedies rely way more on the comedy element with just a little to no action scenes
Spy was the movie that i'm glad Jason Statham didn't take himself to seriously after all
Rebecca and Phoebe do the best on Mojo in my opinion, keep up the great work. Really good narration i come back every day looking forward to your mojo list there very calming and well spoke and im not into the whole streamer fad but love your videos.
Finally some Big Trouble In Little China love I salute your list
I've already said it: Most of these don't really fall under action/comedies as much as buddy/cop comedies with minor elements of action.
Scott Pilgrim is one of the most unlikeable protagonists in an extremely likeable movie
Not wrong
I disagree I loved him
Agreed 😂 He's such a piece of shit in the first half of the story
You only hate scott if he reminds you of yourself...
Scott Pilgrim vs The World is definitely my action comedy game movie of all time! It’s too hilarious and so badass along with Kick Ass. Saw it when I was a kid
I might have to re watch it, the first and only time I saw it was when it first came it and it was so boring I took a nap instead but have been hearing how great it was from a lot of people for a few years now
24:27 Johnny English!!😂😂😂
The other guys really need a sequel. That movie is hilarious
The nice guys is a diamond. If only it had the success it deserves. Wish we had follow-ups
Well here's the thing....I watched that movie after reading ur comment (didn't watch the video), and I must say I see why it did not succeed, it's not really that good. It got some good jokes and comedy here and there, It was decent fun but a lot of it felt cringe and didn't make much sense. Even the plot wasn't executed well. I really hoped it to be good, but what can I say.....everybody may not have the same taste.
@@the_mystic_ghost4148 true... Might be an acquired taste... And nothing is for everyone. Meanwhile some American comedies that are successful are just bad for me. Just not funny. I like the tone and overall comedy, but I get that it might not be the popular opinion, you're the proof.
Luv this broke née on pain meds remember all these switching to voice too much typing can't see the letters but too much. Just end this by saying thank you for the video
1. Rush Hour 2. Bad Boys 3. Money Talks 4. Blue Streak 5. Men In Black 6. Rush Hour 2 7. Men In Black II 8. Bad Boys II 9. All About The Benjamin’s 10. Undercover Brother 11. National Security 12. Double Take 13. True Lies 14. Bulletproof 15. The Big Hit 16. Last Action Hero 17. Tropic Thunder 18. Pineapple Express 19. 21 Jump Street 20. 22 Jump Street 21. Lethal Weapon 22. Lethal Weapon 2 23. Lethal Weapon 3 24. Lethal Weapon 4 25. The Other Guys HM Ride Along Ride Along 2 Small Soldiers Wild Wild West Bait Tango & Cash Bad Boys For Life
*TRUE LIES* The strip scene with Jamie Lee Curtis made a man of this young lad 😂
This list is missing Demolition Man
Yep, this could've totally been filled with Jackie Chan movies - respect for you guys for keeping it to just two, though I can't believe you missed out with "Kung Fu Hustle"...
Great list. I can't really complain.
I think Shazam deserved to be on the list or honorable mention
Thats science fiction bro
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@@TmasterinoYT i mean that
Thank you so so so so much for giving props to Bon Cop Bad Cop. A masterpiece
Rush Hour franchise I really missed this, I'm old for now on! Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are both super funny, fourth installment coming up soon.
Kingsman at number 13? That's insultingly low!
That movie was lame I would have put at 20!!
@@thabanimahlaba9769 you have terrible taste in movies!
That movie was a snore fest , the little I watched. I stopped it before it was even finished I’m so glad I didn’t watch it at the cinema
@@thabanimahlaba9769 great so you judged a movie without even watching it👏🏻
He's right, though. I saw the whole thing and it is one of the few movies that made me actually angry by being so bad.
Rush hour is my favorite!!
Watchmojo I have a suggestion, Can you list the top 10 characters with the best cyber arms?
Scott Pilgrim vs the World is one of those movies you watch at 3 AM when you're high af or lonely.
Zombieland, Shaun of the dead, The hitman's bodyguard
"It's all in the reflexes." Big Trouble in Little China is a underrated cult classic that was ahead of its time and clearly influenced future Sci fi The Matrix. Kurt Russell is a hoot as Trucker Jack Burton helping his friend when she is captured by a Demon overlord in Chinatown.
Jack Burton: Hey Egg what is that? Egg Shan: Black Blood of the Earth! Jack: You mean Oil? Egg Shan: No! I mean Black Blood of the Earth!!!!
I can't believe The 5th Element(Bruce Willis/Chris Tucker), Men in Black(Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, & Martin Shaloub), The Last Boy Scout(Bruce Willis/Damon Wayans) and American Ultra (Jesse Eisenberg) wasn't on this list🤦🏾♂️I mean damn not even in honorable mentions🤷🏾♂️ I was surprised & happy to see Big Trouble in Little China, Last Action Hero, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World all funny & entertaining. I think there needs to be a SEQUEL to this list ASAP!
AMAZING LIST!
i hate hearing "many jokes that wouldnt fly today" if its funny then its funny now.
100% agreed 👍
Charlie Chaplin was thought laugh out loud hysterical in his day. Not many people would laugh today. The idea of what's funny changes.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World (2010) is my favorite!
@Rob Melrose Indeed!
You forgot Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, Snatch and Cockneys Vs Zombies , Attack The Block and Paul
Black guy here 👋🏾 Tropic thunder wouldn't have worked because of the climate we live in? If downey's role was so insulting, then why were there no complaints then? It was still in the modern day?
I haven’t watched this yet but I really hope Beverly Hills cop is on here
20- Spy 19- Last Action Hero 18- Charlie's Angels 17- True Lies 16- The Other Guys 15- Bad Boys 14- The Nice Guys 13- Kingsman: The Secret Service 12- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World 11- Tropic Thunder 10- 48 Hrs. 9- Deadpool 8- Pineapple Express 7- Hot Fuzz 6- Big Trouble in Little China 5- Drunken Master 4- Jump Street 3- Rush Our 2- Lethal Weapon 1- Beverly Hills Cop
Much appreciated
I hope Johnny English 1 is on the list
You totally got me with THE DRUNKEN MASTER
i'd like to correct you on Scott pilgrim vs. the world....when i went to see it theaters were sold out in all 15 local theaters, i had to go to a theater in a different city to see it....and it was packed....sooo...in 2010...it earned back 50 mil world wide XD so it wasnt a flop
I’ve always loved last action hero,
Where is The Interview???
Yeh, better than the crappy Pineapple Express
I read this list and it brought to mind Turner and Hooch and Dragnet. Tom Hanks did some good things there.
Rush Hour 1, 2, 3- love them all