The Inevitable Downfall Of The Farrelly Brothers Comedy

In the 90's, The Farrelly Brothers were the kings of comedy. Films like Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin, and There's Something About Mary all dominated box offices, and fans everywhere were obsessed. Though after a few missteps it seems the Farrelly Brothers had lost the magic. With follow ups to Dumb and Dumber, and attempts at bringing 90's comedy to the 2000's, each new release would do worse than the last. The Farrelly Brothers would eventually split and focus on their own projects, but like the Coen Brothers are they better together or apart?
#dumbanddumber #kingpin #jimcarrey #benstiller

[@skilletman16]

My wife and I are overweight and we loved Shallow Hal. We still watch it once in awhile. It’s about loving people no matter who they are. Some viewers didn’t get it.

[@harrisonosirrah]

"How the hell did you get the beans above the frank?!"

[@venniedjr]

I first saw the movie when I was 6 and I did not understand what was happening in the scene or what “franks and beans” were. Then when they showed it in the zipper I was like “oh”

[@mccoxster]

To this day I still sidle up to my wife and say "is it the frank or the beans?"

[@lukedastoli9959]

Nearly died laughing in the cinema at this line.

[@maximusolivia9982]

That’s a big Twinkie.

[@davik9003]

"Have you seen my baseball" then I pull my nuts out. Gets her every time

[@BladeRabbit]

I loved Kingpin, one of my favorite movies.

[@Nerdstalgic]

that movie rules

[@bob8776]

It’s criminally underrated, overshadowed by Dumb and Dumber and Something About Mary.

[@thisisvora]

Amen to that brother. Great flick ❤

[@chrislair6832]

God I loved that movie

[@cherkovision]

You would be punctiliois in saying so.

[@lolopotatoes9397]

I remember seeing dumb and dumber in theaters back in'94 with my mom and my brother. Our family is a little astranged and doesn't really talk as much as they should , but I do have fond memories of watching that movie as a family and laughing hysterically and enjoying each other's company. 94 Seems like a lifetime ago.

[@fabricator.seattle]

Good entertainment does wonders at bringing people together

[@austins.2495]

I totally relate to this. The 90’s were just different, and my family was still together then too. Some of my favorite memories is of seeing movies with my parents

[@TheChrisHype]

In a lot of ways, it’s society. Sure, “Shallow Hal” does poke fun at people with weight issues, but the message of the movie is that people truly aren’t skin deep. Hal also saw gorgeous people as butt ass ugly, but we never acknowledge that in the conversation because it’s damning for those who call the movie offensive. Then again, those who truly called the movie offensive probably didn’t even actually watch it.

[@clarkmichaels822]

The movie still equates 'good' and 'bad' with 'pretty' and 'ugly'. It just reverses it. People who are nice are physically attractive to Hal, people who are not nice are ugly. He still goes by their appearance as a way to judge them.

[@davechamp5498]

Calling a chubby girl “really ugly” is pretty distasteful

[@zman245]

Lmao. What an awful take. I don’t understand why the concept of comedy moving forward and being not funny anymore always leads with some boomer complaining everyone is offended by everything. Right after this period came sex drive and band camp movies well into the 2000s so no people still liked raunchy offensive comedy just not these

[@whaguitars]

100% spot on.

[@TreySarver]

I love how all the replies proved your point

[@TaxiTavern]

1994 was the best movie year ever. Comedy and Drama basically peaked.

[@Nerdstalgic]

1999 was also pretty good

[@eFMe-fk1xh]

Ever? lol. Great year though

[@willrunriot]

@@Nerdstalgic1999 > every other year

[@seth131]

@@Nerdstalgic Preach, thee best year of cinema.

[@EddieHenderson92]

1984 and 1994 are my two favorite years for movies.

[@PowerGlove79]

I actually really liked The Three Stooges. The casting was spot on and the gags were very much in the spirit of the short films

[@nealheadley50]

You can tell that they loved the three stooges and wanted to do them justice.

[@the406seadonkey6]

Agreed. It was better than I expected.

[@deanbean317]

This is how I introduced my grandson to the Stooges. He loved it so much, he went back and got hooked on the source material! Great job Farrelly's!

[@Daichi82]

There's something about Mary is one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Still one of my favorite scenes in all of comedy, from Kingpin: Roy, "Get up. We gotta go! Be very quiet." Ishmael, "What's going on Mr. Munson?" Roy, "Be QUIET." Roy slips and falls in the dark motel room and says, "Ah! I think I tore my sack!" Ishmael, "Are you okay, Mr. Munson?" Roy, "What did I JUST say?" Ishmael, "'Ah, I think I tore my sack?'" Roy, "No! Be quiet!" It's so silly and immature, but good Lord, that scene had my sides hurting from laughing so hard! I still blurt out "Ah, I think I tore my sack" if I slip or fall down around the house to this day. Thankfully, I'm pleased to report that I have not, in fact, ever torn anything of the sort, but that one line has become part of the lexicon of my life, haha.

[@williamshaw9047]

"Mr. Munson, maybe you wouldn't get so sick if you didn't drink so much." "I get sick when I don't drink."

[@davidgalinat4257]

"Bye Roy!" Bye whore!" Best closing dialog.

[@delbongo]

My favourite line of all time is also from Kingpin, and it’s similarly idiotic. “I’ll gouge your eyes out ya bald bastard” 😂

[@la8208]

“The Jeffersons on Ice!!! I love Sherman Hemsley!”

[@only1icon1801]

I do the exact same thing FFS 😂😂😂😂😂

[@weston407]

I was 9 in 1994 so I grew up watching all of these guys' movies and they were KILLING it in the 90s - There's Something About Mary is still one of my favorite comedies

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

Kingpin is without a doubt one of my favorite comedy movies of all time. Great retrospective on the Farrellys!

[@ShadyRK9]

Who even asked for a Dumb and Dumber 2? Like most sequels they rarely succeed!

[@anubusx]

I didn't like it.

[@Nerdstalgic]

I think that's the problem

[@trol68419]

*To

[@RedTail1-1]

I was looking forward to it. I really enjoyed the first film as a kid/preteen. It's pretty goofy and full of absurd and stupid comedy. The sort of film if released today would be hammered into dust by critics and viewers. So I was not really expecting much from a sequel. All I wanted and expected was some of that goofy comedy. Two guys who end up in awkward comedic situations because they have no social skills and aren't self aware, coupled with the inability to understand the world around them and how society functions. I got plenty of that. Enough to be satisfied. The rest of the film was exactly what I expected from a comedy film released in the last 10 years. So I wasn't bothered that much by the typical Hollywood schlock.

[@willpower8289]

Dumb and Dumber 2 is literally the worst movie I have ever had the misfortune of watching. It’s just awful on all fronts.

[@Blankford777]

Hall Pass was actually really funny and I still quote it. I remember liking Stuck on You at the time but don't think I'd revisit it.

[@RedTail1-1]

The only thing I remember at all from that film is the mirror scene with Paul Rudd about his dyiiick, and it's not even from that film. It's just the first of two movies I think it's from because I can never remember "wanderlust" or whatever.. the second movie I think it's from is 'This is 40' or whatever it's called.. Basically, I don't remember Hall Pass at all, and I've seen it 3 times over the years.. Very forgettable movie.

[@johnbowden5018]

Hall pass was amazing

[@stevederp9801]

Hall pass was hilarious

[@only1icon1801]

​@@RedTail1-1talking crap mate

[@only1icon1801]

"How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice" 😂😂😂 I love Hall Pass

[@mdwesquire]

I might be able reenact every scene in There’s Something About Mary.

[@lowlowseesee]

same lol

[@olartio2185]

Same here 😂

[@dirkb9788]

My top 10 favorite comedy films: 10 Old Scool, 9 Me Myself and Irene, 8 Austin Powers, 7, Anchorman, 6 The Naked Gun, 5 Stepbrothers, 4 There is Something about Mary, 3 The 40 year old Virgin, 2 Dumb and Dumber, 1 King pin. Comedy films were my favorite genre when they were still allowed to be made. The Farrely Brothers gave me many wonderful evenings in the 90s. I watched Dumb and Dumber, King Pin and There is something about Mary almost every week and I can quote them. Wonderfully crude humor without taking into account all kinds of delicate souls. Unfortunately, those times are over and nowadays I have to content myself with superhero films with jokes like Deadpool.

[@minabee369]

@@dirkb9788 I'll give you Austin Powers in the Naked Gun, but no top 10 lists the best comedies is complete without Airplane!

[@gijoe41688]

id add porky's too

[@EddieHenderson92]

Me, Myself and Irene is one of my all time favorite comedies, I miss comedy movies and it's sad that these movies wouldn't get made today. I think the culture will change again and things will be less PC. I was never really into Judd Apatow comedies.

[@chrislair6832]

Yeah, I was surprised how dark it actually got

[@andybyrd4107]

The scene where Hal goes back to the children’s hospital and realises that all the kids were burns victims is something that I still think about all the time. There was no need for a movie that stupid to have something that heart-breaking in it.

[@billybats4745]

Boo hoo

[@austins.2495]

Why are you hating on the movie having heart? Go watch a Marvel movie, young’n

[@HostileTakeover555]

I actually really liked Fever Pitch and The Heartbreak Kid

[@Nerdstalgic]

Hearbreak Kid is one a lot of people point to as underrated

[@Meshuggapeth]

@@NerdstalgicI felt that the Farrelly brothers had mostly fallen off by Heartbreak Kid. It was awkward and didn’t bring the laughs like the majority of the brothers’ catalog

[@Meshuggapeth]

Fever pitch and stuck on you weren’t bad. Hall Pass and D&D2 were garbage

[@jamesburke2759]

Shallow Hal is a great movie and is definity not offensive. if someone sees it as offensive they are missing the point of the movie.

[@fu102]

to most perpetually offended people, missing the point is an art form

[@nektarios5291]

Mate its literally about 90 minutes of fat jokes followed by a 5 minute conclusion saying don't judge people 😂

[@natilyfe]

You have no idea just how easily offended people are today😂

[@Ardante11]

@@fu102I worry that future generations will try to ban some of our classic movies like how some Dr Seuss Books got banned from schools.

[@awreckingball]

So many parts of Something About Mary still provide a chuckle when I think about them. Great movie.

[@anubusx]

Dumb and Dumber 2 was terrible.

[@Nerdstalgic]

Yes, it was.

[@SlurpyPie]

Oh come on bro it wasn't that bad. It definitely wasn't as good as the first but that doesn't mean it's outright bad but I guess that probably comes to personal preference idk

[@robertbarnes1828]

I mean I love cinema. I would rather have had a Dumb and Dumber 2 than not...but the original is so great, they were facing an uphill battle trying to top it lol. I did admittedly enjoy the sequel more so the second time I watched it (I've seen it twice with like ten years in-between). While I don't think it's a horrible movie, it's definitely not their best work.

[@drewberriesandcream]

honestly the only memorable part to me was “there’s 💩 everywhere!!!”

[@Benjatron-jw2rg]

Absolutely terrible

[@austins.2495]

Kingpin is such a freaking classic 🙏 Bill Murray with his hair flopping all around will never not be funny to me.

[@goredonramslay]

The Ringer was fucking hilarious "When the fuck did we get ice cream?!"

[@TaylorCate-j5g]

You scratched my CD in broad daylight!

[@eFMe-fk1xh]

It's really difficult, especially in comedy, to maintain an high peak without changing. So yes, they were victim of their own success and their own style. They shaped the style of "modern" comedy and at the same time, it being so extreme, it was impossible to keep it without repeating itself, and "jumping the shark". In fact, nobody can beat the Farrelly's 1994-2000 at modern comedy. Not even themselves. The worst of the later films must be Hall Pass, because it tries to blend serious emotion with the fucked up humor, failing miserably. The balance of Mary or Irene was impossible to repeat.

[@EddieHenderson92]

Good point, we also see this even with comedic actors like Carrey, Ferrell, Sandler, Murphy and so on. There're only so many times that you can play those characters in those kinds of movies. Farrellys were amazing and I never got into the Judd Apatow boom in the 2000's.

[@ElliottNest41]

I thought they did a great job with The Three Stooges. I was skeptical that they could stay true to the characters, but they did.

[@EasterIslander13]

Favourite movie of all time: dumb and dumber Least fav movie of all time/biggest disappointment in media of all time: dumb and dumber to. Seriously broke my heart man

[@MickeyKnox]

Kingpin is an underrated Gem - sure it made a lot of money back then, but was mostly forgotten later on and today not many people even remember it.

[@markrinella49]

Bill Murray killed it in kingpin

[@RPJ412]

Fever Pitch is one of the best romantic comedies of all time and I stand by that, it’s such a good sports movie and also such a good romance/comedy. Underrated.

[@HenryWJonesJr]

Yes

[@booch2912]

The movie has a way bigger meaning to it if you happen to be a die hard redsox fan and it's timing was impeccable that it came out when the sox finally won the best world series comeback in history. They had to redo the movie ending because of it too.

[@89tilinfinity29]

Shallow hal mightve caused a controversy and probably would be lambasted these days but it's still hilarious and a classic to the people who were around when it released. I will always hold a special place for their comedy movies, I wore out the tapes of their movies specifically dumb and dumber, they shaped my comedy taste and even though they really fell off in the 2000s they definitely go down in movie history.

[@Jrh-rp7np]

The fact a dumb comedy would cause controversy today is absolutely ridiculous., you’re right btw… But,, the movies general message is beauty isn’t skin deep.. There are beautiful people in this world who may not be 1991 Cindy Crawford super model hot ,, but their personality and spirit are.. God have we got it soo good now a days that we actually have to look for things to be offended by…I hear liberal mainstream media talking about how women can’t do this or that.. It’s like BS you can vote,,you can go to school,, buy a house,, start a business do anything a man can do.. Try going to Afghanistan right now as woman and see what its actually like to be oppressed

[@pancakemogul]

No genre ages as fast as comedy and none are as likely to age poorly. Also, Green Book winning more than one Oscar was scandalous.

[@minabee369]

I don't know maybe I'm old but I still think Three's Company is one of the best farcical comedies ever.

[@EddieHenderson92]

These comedies have crossed generations and people still love them. The woke people that live to be offended are a very tiny percentage of losers.

[@jonm.1030]

There's Something About Nerdstalgic.

[@Barrager]

Three Stooges was honestly great for anyone who grew up watching the originals style

[@aarongalloway3311]

Love all their movies from the 90s and they have a newly revived show Loudermilk, which was really good too

[@John01ization]

Dumb and dumber, me myself and Irene and shallow Hal are my top 3 favorite movies from the Farrelly brothers

[@Nerdstalgic]

some solid contenders, for sure

[@hulkfan97]

Don't forget There's Something About Mary and The Ringer

[@Carolus_Rex1995]

I still think Shallow Hal's a great film. In fact so is Stuck On You, it's juts a shame it never got more appreciation

[@SpigotsMcGee]

Kingpin holds up

[@jimdennis2451]

"We don't have a cow."

[@Dombo1981]

We have a bull?

[@chadross]

I think you nailed it: people have largely moved on from their style, however aspects of what made their early efforts great borrow from and still persist in good modern comedy.

[@kris123o]

The greatest beer run ever is definitely worth a watch. I expected a light hearted comedy but what I got instead was a movie that starts off light and gets darker and deeper the longer it plays. Good movie 7/10

[@Jupiterbotz]

KINGPIN is a classic. Their best work.

[@RudieObias]

But Peter Farrelly won an Oscar for Green Book in 2018...

[@15jchilders]

It's an Oscar bait type of movie. But it's better than another Fartelly brothers comedy so at least it's not a "bad movie".

[@thevoid99]

so did "driving miss daisy" for best picture and yet people crap on that film for all of the right reasons.

[@arilumani6194]

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[@Doom2pro]

I think they should team up with the Coen brothers and make a unique comedy, dark comedy, they can throw in a little of older stuff from both their past work but something new and refreshing. They are talented enough to pull it off.

[@paradigm_conjecture]

Raised on their movies. Something About Marry was my favorite of them all. I do have to say I’m a sucker for fat jokes and think Shallow Hal is unfarreley put down.

[@jmo8934]

All film makers have a golden period. And comedy is hard to do well. And styles of comedy come and go. Having a number of smash comedies is better than most others will ever manage. After the Farrelly brothers run of hits there were a few in the noughties like road trip, old school, dodgeball, wedding crashers, and then probably borat and Superbad but there hasn’t been much since then.

[@ajmmoviestv1669]

I absolutely love Greg Hadley, "Greg's Kitchen", who has a very small part in an upcoming movie directed by them, staring Mark Walburg, so, .... Yeah, I like them. PS, Something about Mary and King Pin are two of my favorer comedies ever.

[@cosmoissleeping]

Stunning that instead of making a movie about the Three Stooges they made an awful movie with guys doing an imitation of the Three Stooges. Shame on all involved

[@Redmenace96]

One of the big psychological elements of comedy is, Novelty. If something something surprises us/haven't seen before we have an autosomal reaction to laugh (same reaction as fear). They nailed that in early productions, but the same sight gags and strange behaviors became predictable and just not funny. I think producing a movie for 17 mil and grossing 250mil is a lifetime achievment of bold genius. They should have stopped right there. (Kingpin is still funny)

[@thewatchtower4949]

These guys and Dan Schneider wrote the book on movies an AI could come up with seriously, but I think they proved the execution of the comedy is the difference

[@Nerdstalgic]

that's a good point!

[@Futuredynamo]

I didn't realize they made The Ringer. I know it wasn't as big of a hit, but I love that movie! It makes total sense that they worked on it.

[@MasterChef12109]

These movies only work if you have a Jim Carrey, or a Jack Black, a Ben Stiller, a Chris Tucker, Zach Galifianakis. There are good comedians out there but they would do bad in a Jim Carrey type of movie. Only one that comes to mind right now that maybe has that type of innate slapstick physicality would be Preacher Lawson. Unfortunately Hollywood is being very slow at noticing him.

[@eddymcgrant4570]

Tim Robinson

[@_NoDrinkTheBleach]

I know they didn't direct it, but I always felt like Outside Providence was an underrated project of theirs.

[@collinmartin2566]

No way any Farrelly bros comedies from the 90s would survive today that’s a huge part and frankly I doubt the farrellys have the courage to try something like that again

[@chrislair6832]

I hate commenting twice, but I forgot I went to a special screening of something about Mary and they were handing out little samples of something about Mary hairgel before the movie. So nobody understood what the hell that was about until we had seen it, and it was freaking hilarious, I still have it

[@LikeCarvingACake]

They got older, richer and lazier.

[@xjudoflip7381]

I loved Shallow Hal, Stuck on You, Fever Pitch, and Heartbreak Kid. Hall Pass was pretty funny too. Movie 43 was great.

[@HowardBland]

So a pair of the most successful comedy directors in movie history continued to make multi-million dollar movies, even academy award winning dramas, well after their peak years, and some nobody who makes KZbin videos calls it a "downfall." I love the internet.

[@mindcrome]

Right. I still have not laughed as hard as I did when I first watched There's Something About Mary than any movie I can think of.

[@AveBerkley]

Weirdos like you defending wealthy people who don’t care about you or know you while insulting someone on KZbin as “just a KZbinr” is funny to the rest of us. Why are you so upset lmao did he insult your father or something 😂

[@Watch-0w1]

Green book suck...

[@jameslancefield9810]

I thought me myself and Irene was a big hit when it came out. Maybe only in the UK, not USA.

[@DarkAkuma]

Ugg... Shallow Hal was fine, and only offends the same 4 weirdos that are overly offended by everything else. It's not as big of a classic as the other, simply because it just wasent as good, creative or well timed.

[@Clisare]

I wonder was the quality of comedic actors an element in their rise and fall. You showed a lot of Jim Carrey and Ben Stiller at the height of their power. All of the films you named that I didn't recognise didn't have massive comedic presences like that attached.

[@Tgogators]

It was a story where the odds were quite against them, but they thrived. In an interview style screenwriting book, they talk about on Dumb and Dumber, the studio and financing production company had such low faith in them, they were sure they were going to be replaced within the first days of filming (They won't name who, but it's said they even had an airline ticket on standby for another Director from LA to Colorado). D&D was a success (did very well on the rental and VHS sales market too), but Kingpin flop, thus they thought Something Mary was going to be their last big film, so they really went "all out" and that's what make it a hit!

[@MarioHernandez-1]

I didn’t know they made Movie 43 but it makes so much sense!!! So underrated!

[@vice7538]

I laugh at 'forgettable' and 'stuck on you' being used in the same sentence.

[@pdg61met]

They made hilarious movies that had theatres packed back then. Always had a good cast too

[@delbongo]

Good comedies are so incredibly rare that even the lesser Farrelly brothers movies are worth seeing imo. There are only two or three laughs in D&D2, but they are big ones and I appreciate them. Laughter is very important

[@anthonystevens7594]

Hot take lol. Kingpin is one of the most wildly underrated films of all time and probably their best. Great, great movie w brilliant performances by the entire cast.

[@bassman8144]

I never knew that about Bobby’s son. That’s horrible😔

[@memyselfundeye]

Thanks to “Mary”, I can’t ever use a highway rest stop without hearing that “warning” in my head..😂

[@SJReid82]

There's Something About Mary, dumb and Dumber and Kingpin are three of my all time favorite comedy movies. I do think they were very 'of the era' though; much like Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers were in the 80s. Their brand of comedy just didn't resonate with the generation following the one they were mostly trying to appeal to.

[@EddieHenderson92]

I don't think comedy in the mid to late 2000's were really any different than 1994-2000 but Farrellys just weren't making good movies anymore. These R rated edgy comedies have crossed generations and I think most people want them back but Hollywood has gone woke.

[@markbellofatto2061]

​@@EddieHenderson92define "woke"

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@markbellofatto2061 Look at the people that assaulted Riley Gaines on a college campus.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@markbellofatto2061 Look at the people that assaulted Riley Gaines on a college campus.

[@cameronrobinson3933]

I am a huge fan of the Farelly Brothers. I was a teenager when Jim Carrey broke out and I was way on board the Jim Carrey ride and dumb and dumber was one of the best things of my teenage years. But then so was there something about Mary. But kingpin I consider to be the funniest movie I've ever seen in my life.

[@Styrophoamicus]

Dumb and Dumber was on repeat for most of my life. Saw the prequel once and only remember 2 things from it, and never saw the sequel.

[@freezhollywood]

Osmosis jones flopping is a crime! Love tht plot. And the heartbreak kid is actually really underrated.

[@savage751]

I mean can Mrs doubtfire be considered a "safe" comedy? lol divorced dad who loses the right to see his kids, dresses up as an elderly house keeper so he can see his children. What part of that is "safe" lol

[@clarkmichaels822]

When it was released that was the safest shit you could think of. None of that would be in any way problematic for a 90s audience.

[@BishopWalters12]

@@clarkmichaels822 True, it really shows how soft things have gotten when Doubtfire is considered edgy.

[@savage751]

@ oh I didn't mean to imply that it was problematic. (Lived the 90s myself lol) what I meant was how can it be considered safe when the concept is balls to the walls bonkers lol

[@SamWickens]

​@@savage751 Cross dressing and hiding your identity to be with the people you love has been a comedy trope since at least Shakespeare.

[@NancyMurphy-t6c]

Love the Farrelly's. There's Something About Mary is my favorite! Green book is awesome.

[@WarmandHardy]

I remember how hard my Dad laughed at “Me, Myself & Irene.” Couldn’t make that movie today.

[@nathanmiller8213]

Regarding Shallow Hal, like it or not, it was a hit despite the criticism, making 3 1/2 times budget. I'd argue it's the one-two punch of Stuck on You and The Heartbreak Kid that did them in (and Fever Pitch despite being an okay enough movie, not being a hit) followed by the Three Stooges.

[@colepavlishin5299]

Ah stuck on you was great! And I always loved the ringer

[@fointnikfraudulant]

Downfall?!?! They did Green Book! They won two Oscars for screenplay and best picture!

[@gnewt75]

I think the downfall is for their comedy movies not their overall career downfalls.

[@lillordakira9752]

Osmosis Jones could've turned numbers at the box office if WB kept the original PG-13 cut.

[@goldcd]

You overlooked Peter Farrelly's Loudermilk. Three series TV show that combined a (slightly) more elevated humour with the same heart that made the films great.

[@wbond6692]

How the high and mighty have fallen so far.

[@Nerdstalgic]

yup

[@andrewp1075]

The first half of Heartbreak Kid is very good. Definitely worth a viewing.

[@RetroCheater81]

Reading the comments I’m glad Kingpin is getting some love.

[@NickWHUFC]

A very long video instead of saying they lucked on Jim Carrey early on but then weren't successful without him.

[@illson2019]

Peter Farrelly's Laudermilk is now on Netflix and it's really good

[@johnnyvargo3234]

Stuck on You, Hall Pass and Ringer are classics too!

[@mkl5448]

Stuck on you was quite good, to this day we still to the wizard of Oz scene when walking together.

[@Ultradude604]

Last line sent me chuckling in a touching way.

[@Tripp393]

People have no idea how huge dumb and dumber was in the 90s when it came out. It didn't have a ton of marketing but when you saw it it just organically became popular.

[@PodyTheCirate]

Stuck on You holds up and is still extremely funny

[@lincoln2324]

Shalow Hal was a great movie but not appreciated enough. And it wasn't offensive, the movie was actually quite brave deciding to talk about certain things in relationships that mostly no one dared to talk about: physical issues, prejudices about appearances and the ability of putting those appearances aside, the silent issues about being overweight, and how it can affect a relationship.

[@omcorc]

Movie 43 is great. When Hugh Jackman popped up on the screen with nuts for a chin, I lost it.

[@jameydunne3920]

I know they are deleted or ignored, but I liked The Green Book and loved The Champions. While not deep, I thought there was more to The Green Book than people give it credit for (though it probably didn't deserve the awards it got), and I thought The Champions was a simple but honest story about people with intellectual disabilities, and one of my favorite movies of 2023.

[@alexknox814]

I love how they placed black actors in weird out of place rolls like me myself n Irene how Jim Carey's charecter is raising 3 black sons that the mother dumped on him who was also white. The fim avoids noticing the xharecters as out of place makes it so much funnier. Something about Mary and her black dad helping Ben stiller with the zipper fucken great scene.

[@lessthantom2]

Wild that osmosis Jones didn’t do well. I loved that movie as a kid.

[@ProductBasement]

I didn't know what to make of _Dumb and Dumber To_ . I watched it in the theater and never revisited it. I didn't hate it as bad as most people, apparently

[@kdm_entertainment]

The Heartbreak Kid is awesome

[@MyKeeP81]

Very good

[@litesaber54yi3]

There’s something about Mary is a classic. It 100% holds up.

[@jh9992]

Outside Providence was a severely underrated film.

[@anonymousnobody2259]

Let’s be honest, Green Book was woefully undeserving of Best Picture, especially when compared to a much more deep and thought provoking film about racism like Blackkklansman. Even Vice and bohemian rhapsody were better films that year.

[@EddieHenderson92]

None of those movies are good and 2018 was a weak year for movies.

[@clarkmichaels822]

Bohemian Rhapsody? Really? The one where they totally came up with a song by clapping and stamping their feet together in the studio, organically? Really? The movie where the remaining cast of Queen demanded the same amount of screen time as the dead, actually talented, guy? That movie? Fuckin' hell.

[@anonymousnobody2259]

@@EddieHenderson92 you know for a second there I thought my take was bad and then I read yours and now I don’t feel bad

[@anonymousnobody2259]

@@clarkmichaels822 I’m sorry, did I say that I liked the film? No but I’d rather watch that again than green book any day.

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@anonymousnobody2259 I can't help it if the truth upsets you, little lady.

[@MrJoshpit]

We need raunchy comedies again 😎