American children's comedy films

Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy who defends his suburban Chicago home from a home invasion by a pair of robbers after his family accidentally leaves him behind on their Christmas vacation to Paris. The cast also features Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, and Catherine O'Hara.

1964 film directed by Robert Stevenson

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a 1992 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The sequel to Home Alone (1990) and the second installment in the Home Alone franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard, Tim Curry, Brenda Fricker and Catherine O'Hara. The story follows Kevin McCallister as he is separated from his family on their vacation to Miami, Florida and ends up in New York City. While initially enjoying his newfound experiences, Kevin soon encounters the Wet Bandits again after their escape from prison.

2006 film by Shawn Levy

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a 2023 American animated adventure comedy film based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic and written by Matthew Fogel, the film stars an ensemble voice cast led by Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and Fred Armisen. It was produced by Illumination and Nintendo. The film follows brothers Mario and Luigi, two Italian-American plumbers who are separated after being transported to another world and become entangled in a battle between the Mushroom Kingdom, led by Princess Peach, and the Koopas, led by Bowser.

2007 film by Kenny Ortega

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a 2000 American Christmas comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, loosely based on the 1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss. It was the first Seuss book to be adapted into a live-action feature film, and the second adaptation of the book following the 1966 animated TV special. Narrated by Anthony Hopkins, the film stars Jim Carrey as the Grinch, a misanthropic green creature living on Mount Crumpit, who despises Christmas and the joyful residents of Whoville and sets out to sabotage their holiday celebration. The supporting cast includes Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Taylor Momsen and Molly Shannon.

1995 film directed by Chris Noonan

2009 film directed by Jorge Blanco

1998 film directed by Nancy Meyers

2008 film directed by Kenny Ortega

Gordy is a 1994 American family comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lewis, about a livestock piglet named Gordy who searches for his missing family (who are taken away to a slaughterhouse in Omaha, Nebraska). He experiences the lives of others who are part of the film's side plots, including traveling country music singers Luke McAllister and his daughter, Jinnie Sue; and lonely boy Hanky Royce whose mother, Jessica, is engaged to a sinister businessman named Gilbert Sipes. Gordy changes lives for the people he encounters due to their ability to understand him. The film was distributed by Miram

2007 film by Tom Shadyac

2004 adventure film directed by Brad Silberling

1996 film directed by Stephen Herek

2009 film directed by Peter Chelsom

Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. It stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf, a human raised by Santa's elves, who learns about his origins and heads to New York City to meet his biological father. James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart appear in supporting roles.

2004 film by Peter Hewitt

1999 film directed by Rob Minkoff

1995 American fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling

2015 film directed by Rob Letterman

2008 American film directed by David Frankel

2002 film directed by Raja Gosnell

2011 film by James Bobin

2012 comedy fantasy film by Tarsem Singh

1985 film directed by Richard Donner

1992 film directed by Emile Ardolino

2003 film by Bo Welch

2001 film by Robert Rodriguez

1992 film by Brian Levant

2000 film directed by Kevin Lima

2008 film directed by Raja Gosnell

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a villainous comedic trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night.

1989 film directed by Joe Johnston

1996 film directed by Brian Levant

2005 film directed by Mike Mitchell

1994 film by Patrick Read Johnson

2010 film directed by Thor Freudenthal

2008 American sports action film

2012 American television family comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt

2003 film by Shawn Levy

1996 film directed by Danny DeVito

2009 film directed by Hoyt Yeatman

2004 American film directed by Raja Gosnell

1994 film directed by Donald Petrie

2011 film by Frank Coraci

1994 film directed by Brian Levant

2005 film by Adam Shankman

2003 film by Robert Rodriguez

2003 film by Rob Minkoff

2002 film directed by Rob Minkoff

1997 film directed by Sam Weisman

The Santa Clause is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film directed by John Pasquin and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The first installment in The Santa Clause franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a divorced marketing executive who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof to his presumed death on Christmas Eve, inadvertently agreeing to a contract that forces him to take up the mantle.

2016 film by David Lowery

1990 film directed by Nicolas Roeg

1993 film directed by Bill Duke

2005 American film directed by Brian Levant

2005 film by Lawrence Guterman

1997 film by Gore Verbinski

2018 film directed by Ari Sandel