The Best Norm MacDonald Movies

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List of the best Norm MacDonald movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Norm MacDonald's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Norm MacDonald movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Norm MacDonald movies will be at the top of the list. Norm MacDonald has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Norm MacDonald movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Norm MacDonald films to end the squabble once and for all.

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The list you're viewing has a variety of films in it, like The Flight Before Christmas and Man on the Moon.

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Judd Apatow and Dennis Dugan are among those who have directed Norm Macdonald at one point or another during their careers in the film industry.

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  • Dirty Work
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    Dirty Work

    Norm Macdonald, Jack Warden, Artie Lange
    38 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: Bob Saget
    Friends Sam (Artie Lange) and Mitch (Norm Macdonald) need $50,000 to pay for Sam's dad's heart surgery. When they're fired for getting revenge on their abusive theater-owner boss, they have a great money-making idea: a revenge-for-hire business. The friends are soon successful, but not all their clients are good customers. When real estate developer Travis Cole (Christopher McDonald) tricks them into vandalizing a building that isn't his, Sam and Mitch concoct their best revenge plan yet.

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  • Billy Madison
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    Billy Madison

    Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
    30 votes
    • Released: 1995
    • Directed by: Tamra Davis
    Billy Madison is a comedy flick that showcases the life of Billy Madison, a man-child played by Adam Sandler. He's an heir to a hotel empire, but his father (Darren McGavin) doubts his capability to take over. Hence, he's forced to go back to school, starting from kindergarten up to high school, in order to prove his worthiness. The movie takes viewers through hilarious situations as Billy navigates the education system and tries to win over his teacher Veronica Vaughn (Bridgette Wilson). This film marked a significant point in Sandler's career and is noted for its humorous portrayal of adult immaturity with a unique twist on the redemption narrative.

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  • Screwed
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    Screwed

    Norm Macdonald, Dave Chappelle, Elaine Stritch
    21 votes
    • Released: 2000
    • Directed by: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
    Willard Filmore (Norm Macdonald), the abused and under appreciated chauffeur to Miss Crock (Elaine Stritch), the employer from hell, has devised a foolproof plan for revenge. Along with his hot-headed best friend Rusty (Dave Chappelle), he will kidnap the nasty woman's prized pooch, holding it ransom. But the plan doesn't quite work out!

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  • The People vs. Larry Flynt
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    The People vs. Larry Flynt

    Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Ed Norton
    19 votes
    • Released: 1996
    • Directed by: Milos Forman
    Pursued by opponents who say his "Hustler" magazine breaks decency laws, pornographer Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson) hires lawyer Alan Isaacman (Edward Norton) to help fight his legal battles. A zealot shoots the men near a Georgia courthouse, and though Flynt discovers he'll never walk again, his fighting spirit -- like his love for stripper Althea Leasure (Courtney Love) -- stays strong. Ultimately, the unlikely free speech warrior takes his biggest case to a showdown at the Supreme Court.

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  • Man on the Moon
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    Man on the Moon

    Jim Carrey, Bob Zmuda, Max Alexander
    18 votes
    • Released: 1999
    • Directed by: Milos Forman
    Jim Carrey stars as the late Andy Kaufman, who was considered one of the most innovative, eccentric and enigmatic performers of his time. A master at manipulating audiences, Kaufman could generate belly laughs, stony silence, tears or brawls. Whether inviting the audience out for milk and cookies or challenging women to inter-gender wrestling matches, he specialized in creating performances so real that even his close friends were never sure where the truth lay.

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  • Doctor Dolittle
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    Doctor Dolittle

    Rex Harrison, Samantha Eggar, Anthony Newley
    13 votes
    • Released: 1967
    • Directed by: Richard Fleischer
    Dr. John Dolittle (Rex Harrison) lives in a small English village where he specializes in caring for and verbally communicating with animals. When Dr. Dolittle is unjustly sent to an insane asylum for freeing a lovesick seal from captivity, his animals and two closest human friends, Matthew Mugg (Anthony Newley) and Tommy Stubbins (William Dix), liberate him. Afterward, they join Emma Fairfax (Samantha Eggar) and set out by boat to find a famed and elusive creature: the Great Pink Sea Snail.

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