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The Funniest Movies About Marriage

Updated March 19, 2021 2.4k votes 324 voters 41.7k views59 items

List RulesVote up the most hilarious comedies about married couples.

From the wedding day to the silver anniversary, movie marriages are full of enough funny to last a lifetime. The top marriage comedy movies feature hilarious couples bickering about everything big and small. This is a list of the funniest comedies about marriage including everything from When Harry Met Sally to The Wedding Singer to Moonstruck.

What films will you find on this list of the best funny marriage movies? In Meet the Parents, Ben Stiller has to win over his future in-laws. Jay Roach directed this 2000 film, which also stars Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, and Teri Polo. My Best Friend's Wedding is another great comedy about marriage. Judd Apatow found the funny in marriage with his film This Is 40, which stars his real-life wife Leslie Mann. Other good films featured on this list include Just Married, Couples Retreat, and Four Christmases.

Which funny marriage movie do you like the best? Give your favorites at thumbs up and add any hilarious films that are missing. And if you like these movies, check out the best wedding movies too.

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This Is 40
Megan Fox, Melissa McCarthy
Released: 2012
Directed by: Judd Apatow
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Nia Vardalos, Andrea Martin
Released: 2002
Directed by: Joel Zwick
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Date Night
Mila Kunis, Olivia Munn
Released: 2010
Directed by: Shawn Levy
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Meet the Parents
Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller
Released: 2000
Directed by: Jay Roach
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When Harry Met Sally...
Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal
Released: 1989
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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Couples Retreat
Kristen Bell, Malin Åkerman
Released: 2009
Directed by: Peter Billingsley
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Neighbors
Zac Efron, Rose Byrne
Released: 2014
Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
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The Birdcage
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman
Released: 1996
Directed by: Mike Nichols
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Meet the Fockers
Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand
Released: 2004
Directed by: Jay Roach
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Raising Arizona
Nicolas Cage, John Goodman
Released: 1987
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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My Best Friend's Wedding
Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney
Released: 1997
Directed by: P. J. Hogan
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True Lies
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eliza Dushku
Released: 1994
Directed by: James Cameron
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Fools Rush In
Salma Hayek, Matthew Perry
Released: 1997
Directed by: Andy Tennant
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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Emma Stone, Julianne Moore
Released: 2011
Directed by: John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant
Released: 2009
Directed by: Marc Lawrence
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So I Married an Axe Murderer
Mike Myers, Phil Hartman
Released: 1993
Directed by: Thomas Schlamme
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The War of the Roses
Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito
Released: 1989
Directed by: Danny DeVito, Thomas Lofaro
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Nadine
Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges
Released: 1987
Directed by: Robert Benton
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Overboard
Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell
Released: 1987
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Moonstruck
Nicolas Cage, Cher
Released: 1987
Directed by: Norman Jewison
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Holly Slept Over
Nathalie Emmanuel, Josh Lawson
Released: 2020
Directed by: Joshua Friedlander
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Why Did I Get Married?
Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry
Released: 2007
Directed by: Tyler Perry
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Hannah and Her Sisters
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Woody Allen
Released: 1986
Directed by: Woody Allen
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Parenthood
Keanu Reeves, Steve Martin
Released: 1989
Directed by: Ron Howard
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Katherine Heigl, Malin Åkerman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
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