The Funniest Movies Of The 2000s
Here is a list of the funniest movies of the 2000s. These are the greatest comedy films released in the 2000-2009 range of hilarity, some of which are the best comedies of all time. Judd Apatow and Steve Carell struck comedy gold in the early 2000s with The 40-Year-Old Virgin, as he continued, he forgot Sarah Marshall and knocked up Katherine Heigl. The top comedies of the 2000s came in the form of the ultra absurd; take a look at the montage scenes in Wet Hot American Summer as an example.
Other possibilities for the funniest movies from the 2000s were indie packages, as was the case with Little Miss Sunshine. O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Eight Crazy Nights made millions laugh their butts off, as did comedy films like Elf and Meet The Parents. This list compiles those comedies that landed on the silver screens and changed the landscape for funny movies - some of which were overlooked at the time but have since gained dedicated audiences. Or, they made the list because they were just plain hilarious.
Be sure to vote up your favorites so other comedy fans know what to watch next and vote down the ones they should avoid.
- Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Adam McKay
Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) have one thing in common: they are both lazy, unemployed leeches who still live with their parents. When Brennan's mother and Dale's ...more - Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Judd Apatow
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) is an amiable single guy who works at a big-box store. Living alone, 40-year-old Andy spends his free time playing video games and curating his action-figure collection. ...more - Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Adam McKay
NASCAR superstar Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is at the top of his game; adored by fans, a trophy wife by his side, and incredible wealth. But Ricky loses it all when French Formula One champion Jean ...more - Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Greg Mottola
High school seniors Seth and Evan have high hopes for a graduation party. The co-dependent teens plan to score booze and babes so they can become part of the in-crowd, but separation anxiety and two ...more - Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Adam McKay
Hotshot television anchorman Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) welcomes upstart reporter Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) into the male-dominated world of 1970s broadcast news -- that is, until ...more - Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Todd Phillips
Two days before his wedding, Doug (Justin Bartha) and three friends (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for a wild and memorable stag party. In fact, when the three ...more - Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner
- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Jay Roach
Everything that can possibly go wrong for groom-to-be Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) does. The problems begin with Greg's disastrous first meeting with his girlfriend's family -- most notably her ...more - Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Average Joe's Gym and its owner, Peter La Fleur (Vince Vaughn), are both down on their luck. A fancy competing gym called Globo-Gym, run by the maniacal health nut White Goodman (Ben Stiller), is ...more - Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: David Dobkin
Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) and John (Owen Wilson) are divorce mediators who spend their free time crashing wedding receptions. For the irrepressible duo, there are few better ways to drink for free and ...more - Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
After a virus turns most people into zombies, the world's surviving humans remain locked in an ongoing battle against the hungry undead. Four survivors -- Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and his ...more - Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Todd Phillips
After discovering his girlfriend (Juliette Lewis) has been participating in group sex, attorney Mitch (Luke Wilson) feels his world come undone. He moves into a new place, which happens to be near a ...more - John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Pete Docter
Monsters Incorporated is the largest scare factory in the monster world, and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) is one of its top scarers. Sullivan is a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large ...more - Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Nicholas Stoller
Struggling musician Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) is better-known as the boyfriend of TV star Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell). After she unceremoniously dumps him, he feels lost and alone but makes a ...more - Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Edgar Wright
Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a 30-something loser with a dull, easy existence. When he's not working at the electronics store, he lives with his slovenly best friend, Ed (Nick Frost), in a small flat on the ...more - Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all ...more - Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Jon Favreau
Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the adult Buddy ...more - Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: David Gordon Green
Stoner Dale Denton's (Seth Rogen) enjoyment of a rare strain of marijuana may prove fatal when he drops his roach in a panic after witnessing a murder. Upon learning that the fancy weed can be traced ...more - Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Mark Waters
Teenage Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick ...more - Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Always looking for action, five over-enthusiastic but under-stimulated Vermont State Troopers raise hell on the highway, keeping motorists anxiously looking in their rear-view mirrors. Between an ...more - Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston
- Released: 2003
- Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Bruce Nolan's (Jim Carrey) career in TV has been stalled for a while, and when he's passed over for a coveted anchorman position, he loses it, complaining that God is treating him poorly. Soon after, ...more - Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Peter Segal
Playboy vet Henry sets his heart on romancing Lucy, but she has short-term memory loss; she can't remember anything that happened the day before. So every morning, Henry has to woo her again. Her ...more - Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Jared Hess
In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when his strangely ...more - Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Ben Stiller
Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most-expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, ...more - Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Ben Stiller
Propelled to the top of the fashion world by a photogenic gaze he calls "Blue Steel," dimwitted male model Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) thinks he's got a fourth consecutive win as Male Model of the ...more - Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: David Wain
After salesmen Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) trash a company truck, the court gives them a choice: jail time or community service in a mentoring program. Thinking to take the ...more