45 Of The Best Comedy Movies To Watch To Have You Howling From Your Home

During these 'laugh or you'll cry' times, let's choose to laugh instead.

A comedy movie is a quick and easy way to do this and thanks to the plethora of streaming services there's never been an easier time to access top notch comedy in the confides of your own home.

Movies of the comedy genre are rarely ranked among their contemporaries from the 'drama', 'thriller' and 'biopic' genres in the prestigious movie industry, having long been unfairly dismissed as frivolous and insignificant. But making millions of people laugh is no easy feat and we'd go as far to propose that some of the best acting performances we've seen in years have happened in comedies. Plus, when a comedy gets it right and is successful, its influence on pop culture is unrivalled. Think Mean Girls, Bridesmaids and Anchorman.

Here are ELLE UK's list of the very best comedy movies, from the obvious and extremely quote-able, to the ones we've forgotten about but could definitely do with watching right now.

Prepare to literally Laugh Out Loud...