American slapstick 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.

2000 animated film directed by Mark Dindal

1994 film directed by Chuck Russell

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.

1988 film directed by Robert Zemeckis

1996 live-action and animated film directed by Joe Pytka

2006 film by Shawn Levy

2021 film directed by Tim Story

1994 comedy film by Peter Farrelly

2003 film directed by Joe Dante

2017 film by David Soren

2012 film by Larry Charles

2009 film directed by Shawn Levy

Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in

2014 film directed by Shawn Levy

1998 film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly

1984 film directed by Hugh Wilson

2014 film directed by Seth MacFarlane

1988 film by David Zucker

1979 film directed by Steven Spielberg

1974 film directed by Mel Brooks

1991 film directed by Jim Abrahams

1973 film directed by Woody Allen

2001 film by Jerry Zucker

2000 comedy film by Peter and Bobby Farrelly

1963 film by Stanley Kramer

2009 film by Harald Zwart

2001 film directed by Lawrence Guterman

1993 film directed by Mel Brooks

1994 film directed by Peter Segal

1994 film by Patrick Read Johnson

2006 film by Shawn Levy

2014 film directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly

1991 film by David Zucker

1965 film by Blake Edwards

1994 film directed by Donald Petrie

2005 film by Angela Robinson

2008 film directed by Craig Mazin

2008 film directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

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.

1995 film by Mel Brooks

1965 comedy film directed by Clive Donner

1993 film directed by Jim Abrahams

The Naked Gun is a 2025 American action comedy parody film directed by Akiva Schaffer, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The fourth film in The Naked Gun franchise, it stars Liam Neeson in the main role, with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand and Danny Huston in supporting roles. Its plot follows the son of Lt. Frank Drebin who must succeed in his father's footsteps to prevent the closure of Police Squad.

2005 film by Lawrence Guterman

1997 film by Gore Verbinski

1997 film by Les Mayfield

2007 film by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

1987 film by Blake Edwards

1968 film directed by Blake Edwards

2004 film directed by Joe Roth

1972 film by Peter Bogdanovich

1999 film directed by David Kellogg

1996 film directed by Rick Friedberg

1914 film by Mack Sennett

2010 film by Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg

2007 film by Frank Oz

1989 film by Arthur Hiller

1982 film directed by Ken Finkleman

1993 film directed by Nick Castle