The Best Comedy Movies of 2017

Updated May 12, 2020 32.0k votes 7.8k voters 959.8k views50 items

When ranking the best comedy movies of 2017, it's all about the jokes and laughs. The best 2017 comedies feature your favorite stars getting wild at a bachelorette party, hosting an illegal casino, and even saving the world. What is the funniest movie of 2017? Perhaps some will become the best comedies of all time.

Along with being great action movies, Marvel superhero movies, like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming, are also hilarious comedies. 2017's best comedies also include animated movies (The Lego Batman Movie, The Boss Baby) and raunchy comedies (Rough Night, Baywatch).

Vote up the best comedy movies of 2017. Feel free to add any 2017 comedies missing from the list. And if you love comedy, check out this list of recent comedy TV shows and vote on your favorites.

If you want to see more comedies, check out the top comedy movies of 2020 list.

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Despicable Me 3
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig
Directed by: Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Despicable Me 3 is a 2017 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination... more
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The Disaster Artist
James Franco, Dave Franco
Directed by: James Franco
The Disaster Artist is a 2017 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by James... more
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart
Released: 2017
Directed by: Scott Rosenberg
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Thor: Ragnarok
Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
Released: 2017
Directed by: Taika Waititi
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
Released: 2017
Directed by: James Gunn
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The Hitman's Bodyguard
Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 2017
Directed by: Patrick Hughes
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Snatched
Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn
Released: 2017
Directed by: Jonathan Levine
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Cars 3
Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo
Directed by: Brian Fee
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Father Figures
Owen Wilson, Ed Helms
Released: 2017
Directed by: Lawrence Sher
Father Figures is a 2017 American road trip buddy mystery comedy film directed by Lawrence... more
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Baby Driver
Ansel Elgort, Lily James
Released: 2017
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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Girls Trip
Regina Hall, Queen Latifah
Released: 2017
Directed by: Malcolm D. Lee
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson
Released: 2017
Directed by: Martin McDonagh
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Going in Style
Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine
Released: 2017
Directed by: Zach Braff
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Kevin Hart, Ed Helms
Released: 2017
Directed by: David Soren
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Colossal
Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis
Released: 2016
Directed by: Nacho Vigalondo
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Baywatch
Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron
Released: 2017
Directed by: Seth Gordon
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The House
Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler
Released: 2017
Directed by: Andrew J. Cohen
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Ferdinand
John Cena, Kate McKinnon
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha
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Pitch Perfect 3
Anna Kendrick, Anna Camp
Released: 2017
Directed by: Trish Sie
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The Little Hours
Alison Brie, Dave Franco
Directed by: Jeff Baena
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Battle of the Sexes
Emma Stone, Steve Carell
Released: 2017
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
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A Bad Moms Christmas
Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell
Released: 2017
Directed by: Scott Moore and Jon Lucas
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Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis
Directed by: Tyler Perry
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CHiPs
Dax Shepard, Michael Peña
Released: 2017
Directed by: Dax Shepard
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The Boss Baby
Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi
Released: 2017
Directed by: Tom McGrath
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The Disaster Artist

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Snatched

Cars 3

Baywatch

The House

Ferdinand

Pitch Perfect 3

The Little Hours

A Bad Moms Christmas

The Boss Baby