Here we've displayed a list of the best Witty films : The Dark Knight(2008), Pulp Fiction(1994), Fight Club(1999), Modern Times(1936), Django Unchained(2012), Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(1964), Singin' in the Rain(1952), The Sting(1973), American Beauty(1999), The Apartment(1960), The Gold Rush(1925), All About Eve(1950) ... ...
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2008
152 Minutes
Christian Bale Heath Ledger Aaron Eckhart Michael Caine Maggie Gyllenhaal Gary Oldman Morgan Freeman Monique Gabriela Curnen Ron Dean Cillian Murphy Chin Han
villain superhero criminal gangster batman district attorney dark witty thrilling tense brooding frightening big city apartment office hospital abandoned building prison explosion crime
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Crime, Drama
USA
1994
153 Minutes
John Travolta Samuel L. Jackson Uma Thurman Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Amanda Plummer Maria de Medeiros Ving Rhames Eric Stoltz Rosanna Arquette Christopher Walken
gangster hitman actress boxer military officer drug dealer cool quirky thrilling offbeat suspenseful witty los angeles apartment restaurant car pawn shop vehicle crime faith
The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany|USA
1999
139 Minutes
Brad Pitt Edward Norton Helena Bonham Carter Meat Loaf Aday Jared Leto Eion Bailey Joon B. Kim Evan Mirand
salesman rebel boss love interest friend traveling salesman dark gritty witty frightening office abandoned building motel support group house city rebellion self-destruction violence vandalism
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soapmaker form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
Comedy
USA
1936
89 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Paulette Goddard Henry Bergman Tiny Sandford Chester Conklin Hank Mann Stanley Blystone Cecil Reynolds
factory worker orphan police officer amusing witty playful countryside factory prison nightclub aspirations modernization man vs. machine adventure discovery escape underdog 1930s
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Action, Western, Drama
USA
2012
165 Minutes
Jamie Foxx Christoph Waltz Leonardo DiCaprio Samuel L. Jackson Kerry Washington Walton Goggins Dennis Christopher James Remar David Steen Dana Gourrier Nichole Galicia
slave bounty hunter criminal plantation owner wife servant gritty intense witty american south countryside household mississippi slavery crimefighting justice search on the run escape rescue
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Comedy
UK|USA
1964
93 Minutes
Peter Sellers George C. Scott Keenan Wynn Slim Pickens Peter Bull Tracy Reed James Earl Jones Jack Creley Frank Berry Glenn Beck Shane Rimmer
military officer russian general president pilot scientist witty creative airplane white house washington, d.c. diplomacy politics suicide communism nuclear attack cold war pursuit fall 1950s
An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
102 Minutes
Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O'Connor Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Rita Moreno Douglas Fowley Cyd Charisse Madge Blake King Donovan
actor singer actress friend songwriter filmmaker emotional playful witty hollywood new york city street movie set silent movies movie making song and dance love triangle jealousy media love
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
129 Minutes
Paul Newman Robert Redford Robert Shaw Charles Durning Ray Walston Eileen Brennan Harold Gould John Heffernan Dana Elcar Jack Kehoe Dimitra Arliss
con artist mentor gangster amusing witty engaging chicago deception shady dealings revenge scams gambling revenge quest underdog 1930s
Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
122 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Annette Bening Thora Birch Wes Bentley Mena Suvari Peter Gallagher Allison Janney Scott Bakula Sam Robards Chris Cooper Barry Del Sherman
husband father young girl stalker student boyfriend witty disheartening intense household high school car suburbia infatuation mother/child relationship sex depression death family escape
A sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
125 Minutes
Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLaine Fred MacMurray Ray Walston David Lewis Jack Kruschen Joan Shawlee Edie Adams Hope Holiday Naomi Stevens Frances Weintraub Lax
insurance salesman manager mistress charming witty tender dark new york city apartment office romance infidelity ambition big business love rivalry underdog 1960s
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
1925
82 Minutes
Charles Chaplin Mack Swain Tom Murray Georgia Hale Betty Morrissey Kay Deslys Joan Lowell Malcolm Waite Henry Bergman John Rand Heinie Conklin
tramp fugitive pretty woman prospector amusing witty playful yukon wilderness cabin expedition survival confinement gold rush unrequited love quest discovery adventure love 1890s
A prospector goes to the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.
Drama
USA
1950
138 Minutes
Bette Davis Anne Baxter Celeste Holm George Sanders Gary Merrill Hugh Marlowe Thelma Ritter Marilyn Monroe Gregory Ratoff Barbara Bates Walter Hampden
actress critic producer writer director witty crafty stage restaurant new york city dressing room household ambition theater production show business quest rivalry 1950s
A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
Drama
Japan
1950
88 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Machiko Ky? Masayuki Mori Takashi Shimura Minoru Chiaki Kichijiro Ueda Daisuke Kato Noriko Honma
husband assassin criminal samurai priest ghost crafty intricate witty suspenseful japan forest suicide rape assassination justice crime mystery pursuit 12th century
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK
1996
97 Minutes
Frances McDormand Steve Buscemi William H. Macy Peter Stormare Harve Presnell John Carroll Lynch Kristin Rudrüd Steve Reevis Stephen Park
salesman wife wealthy man thug police officer quirky witty dark minnesota car motel kidnapping deception money violence crime corruption quest rescue 1980s
Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
121 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Peter Finch William Holden Robert Duvall Beatrice Straight Wesley Addy Ned Beatty Arthur Burghardt Bill Burrows John Carpenter Jordan Charney
news reporter television producer terrorist emotional striking witty gutsy television studio new york city meaning of life ambition disillusionment fame television discovery transformation 1970s
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.
Comedy
UK
1979
93 Minutes
Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Terry Jones Michael Palin Kenneth Colley Gwen Taylor Eric Idle Terence Bayler Carol Cleveland Charles McKeown
young man mother pontius pilate jesus love interest cheeky witty quirky hilarious judea palace mistaken identity christianity religion fugitives biblical characters rebellion underdog adventure escape
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
2002
140 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Tom Hanks Christopher Walken Martin Sheen Nathalie Baye Amy Adams James Brolin Brian Howe Frank John Hughes Steve Eastin Chris Ellis
con artist fbi agent love interest teenager suspenseful witty crafty los angeles france spain scams deception crime impersonation pursuit 1960s
Barely 21 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|Australia
2003
100 Minutes
fish bird clownfish turtle shark dentist witty charming heartwarming great barrier reef sydney australia ocean floor dentist's office father/son relationship friendship abduction separation courage daunting task
After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
Drama
Hong Kong
1997
116 Minutes
Leon Lai Maggie Cheung Eric Tsang Len Berdick Joseph Cheung Christopher Doyle Michelle Gabriel Irene Tsu Kristy Yeung Ting Yu
city girl country boy aunt sweetheart teacher gangster endearing witty tender charming hong kong hotel flower shop mcdonald's apartment street opposites attract city vs. country culture clash friendship
Two Chinese-mainlanders living in Hong Kong form a close friendship. Over the years this grows into love, but there are obstacles.
Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Fredric March Gene Kelly Florence Eldridge Dick York Harry Morgan Donna Anderson Elliott Reid Claude Akins Noah Beery Jr. Norman Fell
lawyer teacher reporter intense somber suspenseful witty courtroom tennessee court battles creationism vs. evolution lawsuit rescue rivalry 1920s
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy
USA
1987
98 Minutes
Cary Elwes Robin Wright Mandy Patinkin Chris Sarandon Christopher Guest Wallace Shawn Fred Savage Peter Falk Peter Cook Carol Kane Billy Crystal
beautiful woman prince princess pirate magician dreamy quirky witty forest castle marriage deception love torture evil redemption revenge rivalry rise unknown era
While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|Italy
1963
95 Minutes
Nino Manfredi Emma Penella José Isbert Angel Alvarez Guido Alberti María Luisa Ponte Julia Caba Alba Lola Gaos Félix Fernández Alfredo Landa Jose Luis Coll
executioner undertaker daughter prisoner love child crafty witty offbeat spain prison execution chamber execution unlikely romance work moral dilemma death difficult decision love sacrifice discovery
An undertaker marries an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1973
120 Minutes
Jacqueline Bisset François Truffaut Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Léaud Valentina Cortesa Alexandra Stewart Jean Champion Nathalie Baye Bernard Menez Jean-François Stévenin
actor actress director crew member fiancée doctor witty playful melodramatic sad stage france backstage movie making affair fame celebrity acting quest love
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Comedy
USA
1974
105 Minutes
Gene Wilder Peter Boyle Cloris Leachman Marty Feldman Madeline Kahn Teri Garr Kenneth Mars Gene Hackman Richard Haydn Liam Dunn Danny Goldman
doctor servant housekeeper fiancée frankenstein's monster villager cheeky hilarious unrestrained offbeat witty hysterical castle transylvania small town village medical school laboratory experiments culture clash
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that his grandfather was not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
Animation, Drama
France|USA
2007
95 Minutes
child friend teacher father veteran police officer intense dark witty france austria airport school iran family home tyrants marriage air raids father/daughter relationship justice
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Gay & Lesbian, Crime, Drama
USA
1975
130 Minutes
Al Pacino John Cazale Charles Durning Chris Sarandon Sully Boyar James Broderick Penelope Allen Carol Kane Marcia Jean Kurtz Amy Levitt Susan Peretz
bank robber detective wife lover fbi agent tense emotional witty bank new york city robbery love triangle quest escape forbidden love 1970s
Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1967
105 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Anne Bancroft Katharine Ross William Daniels Murray Hamilton Elizabeth Wilson Brian Avery Walter Brooke Norman Fell Alice Ghostley Buck Henry
college graduate lawyer college student sexy woman amusing sad witty california hotel campus family home wedding may-december romance post-college aimless youth new love growing up love temptation 1960s
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Comedy
West Germany|USA
1979
130 Minutes
Peter Sellers Shirley MacLaine Jack Warden Melvyn Douglas Richard Dysart Richard Basehart James Noble David Clennon
gardener wealthy man socialite wife president witty endearing offbeat washington, d.c. household garden estate politics high society wealth mistaken identity television discovery 1970s
A simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.
Romance
USA
1977
93 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Tony Roberts Carol Kane Paul Simon Colleen Dewhurst Janet Margolin Shelley Duvall Christopher Walken Donald Symington Helen Ludlam
comedian singer rock star actor calm moving quirky witty new york city los angeles theater nightclub apartment show business love sex love 1970s
Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditzy Annie Hall.
Drama
USA
1989
120 Minutes
Danny Aiello Ossie Davis Ruby Dee Richard Edson Giancarlo Esposito Spike Lee Bill Nunn John Turturro Rosie Perez Paul Benjamin Frankie Faison
owner brother son sister young boy gutsy intense witty street restaurant brooklyn, n.y. racism violence civil rights community rivalry 1980s
On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.