Comedy movies (12)
Doctor in the House (UK, 1954)
The first (and best) of the long-running Doctor series sees a young Dirk Bogarde as a medical student under the tutelage of James Robertson Justice
Rating: 9/10
Father Brown (UK, 1954)
Fun adaptation of a GK Chesterton story with Alec Guinness perfectly cast as the investigative cleric taking on the renowned cat burglar, Flambeau
Rating: 7/10
Trouble with Harry, The (USA, 1955)
Lesser-known black comedy from Hitchcock starring John Forsythe and Shirley Maclaine in winning form
Rating: 9/10
Murder Ahoy (UK, 1964)
The fourth, final and least strong of the Margaret Rutherford Marple films is still enjoyable tosh
Rating: 6/10
Liquidator, The (UK, 1964)
Rod Taylor hams it up as a would-be MI6 assassin in this enjoyable James Bond pastiche
Rating: 7/10
Hot Millions (UK, 1968)
Fantastic comedy-caper written by and starring Peter Ustinov, but it’s Maggie Smith who really shines
Rating: 9/10
Hopscotch (USA, 1980)
Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson outwit the world’s spy agencies in this sparkling caper
Rating: 9/10
Cut Above, A (USA, 1989)
Plodding medical comedy which suffers from an unlikeable lead character and a lack of humour
Rating: 3/10
Magic Bubble, The (USA, 1992)
Slight wish-fulfilment fantasy with a very early role for George Clooney
Rating: 6/10
Heart and Souls (USA, 1993)
Old-fashioned film in which four benevolent ghosts try to guide Robert Downey Jr into growing up and becoming a decent human
Rating: 7/10
London Suite (USA, 1996)
Unsuccessful attempt by Neil Simon to repeat the success of Plaza Suite and California Suite, this TVM is not worth your trouble
Rating: 3/10
Broken Hearts Club, The (USA, 2000)
Meandering film about the lives and loves of a bunch of gay men and women living in early 2000s Los Angeles
Rating: 5/10