A list of all the best parody movies ever made, many of which are streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime. This parody movie list can be sorted by cast, year, director, and more. This list of parody films also contains parody movie titles that can be clicked on for more information about the film, and is loosely ordered by popularity. You can sort the columns if you would prefer to view in alphabetical order, or use the search box to filter this long list by metadata.
You also call movies like these "spoofs" sometimes, but who really uses the word "spoofs" anymore? Spoof movies feel a little dated, like the National Lampoon movies probably had a few spoofs here and there. The word spoof is often accompanied at some point by the words oddball, whacky or even kooky. Maybe that's why we don't really use any of those words seriously anymore, but you can make a bit of a serious or "good" parody movie. I don't know if you can make a high-quality spoof. Anyway the point is a lot of these movies are likely not exactly funny spoof movies, so be warned. Though I'm sure there's lots of great and funny movie parodies here. You can't really go wrong with This Is Spinal tap.
These parodies also cover a wide variety of genres, horror movie parodies, superhero parody movies, vampire movie parodies, sci-fi parodies, romance, and musical movie parodies; really the whole gamut of great and terrible parodies all in one place. Some of the best comedies are hilarious parodies. Who could forget any of the Monty Python movies? The same goes for The Naked Gun movies that starred Leslie Nielsen? And of course, this list wouldn't be complete with This is Spinal Tap.
For a more generic compilation of comedies, be sure to check out the best comedies that are streaming on Amazon Prime and Netflix.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
John Cleese, Terry GilliamReleased: 1975
Directed by: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 British comedy film written and performed by the... more on Wikipedia
Airplane!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie NielsenReleased: 1980
Directed by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
Airplane! is a 1980 American satirical disaster comedy film directed and written by David... more on Wikipedia![Shaun of the Dead]()
Shaun of the Dead
Martin Freeman, Simon PeggReleased: 2004
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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This Is Spinal Tap
Billy Crystal, Fran DrescherReleased: 1984
Directed by: Rob Reiner
This Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock music mockumentary written, scored by, and... more on WikipediaShrek
Cameron Diaz, Eddie MurphyReleased: 2001
Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy-comedy film produced by PDI/DreamWorks,... more on WikipediaYoung Frankenstein
Gene Hackman, Mel BrooksReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene... more on Wikipedia![Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]()
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Elizabeth Hurley, Will FerrellReleased: 1997
Directed by: Jay Roach
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Christina Applegate, Will FerrellReleased: 2004
Directed by: Adam McKay
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
O. J. Simpson, "Weird Al" YankovicReleased: 1988
Directed by: David Zucker
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Hot Fuzz
Cate Blanchett, Martin FreemanReleased: 2007
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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Stripes
Bill Murray, John CandyReleased: 1981
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
George Clooney, John GoodmanReleased: 2000
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Spaceballs
Joan Rivers, John HurtReleased: 1987
Directed by: Mel Brooks
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Mars Attacks!
Natalie Portman, Jack NicholsonReleased: 1996
Directed by: Tim Burton
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Best in Show
Jane Lynch, Jennifer CoolidgeReleased: 2000
Directed by: Christopher Guest
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Chevy Chase, Steve MartinReleased: 1982
Directed by: Carl Reiner
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Kathleen Turner, Christopher LloydReleased: 1988
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Tropic Thunder
Ben Stiller, Jack BlackReleased: 2008
Directed by: Ben Stiller
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Scary Movie
Carmen Electra, Anna FarisReleased: 2000
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Zoolander
Natalie Portman, Paris HiltonReleased: 2001
Directed by: Ben Stiller
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
John Cleese, Terry GilliamReleased: 1983
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
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Dogma
Ben Affleck, Matt DamonReleased: 1999
Directed by: Kevin Smith
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Scary Movie 2
Anna Faris, Tim CurryReleased: 2001
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Burn After Reading
Brad Pitt, George ClooneyReleased: 2008
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Rat Race
Whoopi Goldberg, Amy SmartReleased: 2001
Directed by: Jerry Zucker
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