People could always use a good laugh when they’re watching movies, especially when they’re trying to escape the pressures of the real world. For this reason, 2025 has plenty of comedies for audiences to enjoy in the new year, from high-concept pictures likeMickey 17andA Minecraft Movieto more traditional comedies likeFreakier FridayandThe Naked Gun.Though several films will compete for audiences’ attention in 2025, at this point, people are most looking forward to seeing these seven comedies this year.
7. Freakier Friday (August 06, 2025)
Freakier Fridaywill feature more fantastical hijinks for Tess and Anna Coleman when they both switch bodies again with the latter’s teenage daughter and her soon-to-be stepdaughter, bringing greater chaos to the union of two families.Freaky Fridayremains one of the most iconic comedies of the 2000s, so a sequel film was all but inevitable.
When Disney announced a follow-up film starring both Lindsay Lohan andJamie Lee Curtis, amongst several returning cast members, fans were left up in arms, anxious to see how the sequel would hold up after decades of waiting.
6. Love Hurts (July 26, 2025)
Actor Ke Huy Quan displayed his Oscar-winning talents in action and comedy inEverything Everywhere All At Once.Quan playing the lead role alongside fellow Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose inLove Hurtsmakes it the must-see action comedy of February, especially when it’s produced byJohn Wickdirector David Leitch.
The film features Quan as an upbeat realtor whose past life as a hitman catches up to him when both his former partner and murderous brother reenter his life. Audiences who were left wanting more of Quan after EEAAO should watchLove Hurts, as the film’s trailer has him shining once more in another quirky, romantic, and action-packed comedy.
5. The Naked Gun (August 13, 2025)
SinceThe Naked Gunis one of the most beloved comedy films in cinema history, news of a remake was both a welcome surprise and a source of great concern. Though people may fear 2025’sThe Naked Gunwon’t be as fantastic as the original film, it is worth noting that The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer directed it with a story written byFamilyGuy’sSeth MacFarlane.
With two of modern comedy’s greatest minds at the helm of this project,The Naked Gunsounds even more like a tantalizing treat. Also, given lead actorLiam Neeson’s skills in both action and comedy, he should be a worthy successor to the great, straight-faced Leslie Nielsen.
4. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (TBD 2025)
Netflix and writer/director Rian Johnson will show detective Benoit Blanc returning to investigate another star-studded mystery in this third Knives Out film. Naturally, the plot ofWake Up Dead Manis still a mystery. However, Johnson toldVarietythatWake Up Dead Manwill “strike out in a completely new direction tonally and thematically” from the previous film,Glass Onion.
Also, the director has already found top-tier actors to star in his big-budget sequel, including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, and Cailee Spaeny.
3. Mickey 17 (August 05, 2025)
This black sci-fi comedy follows Robert Pattinson as a man who signs up to be a laborer outside planet Earth and gets cloned every time he dies, only for two of his clones to face off after one of them somehow escapes death.
Written and directed by Academy Award-winningParasitecreator Bong Joon-ho, this film built up plenty of hype from fans after several years of waiting, including multiple delays. But with its first trailer,Mickey 17seemed worth the wait as it teased itself to be another wild, politically charged satire that boldly goes where no comedy has gone before.
2. Paddington in Peru (July 02, 2025)
SincePaddington 2has been listed among the greatest films of all time, this globe-trotting sequel deserves a hard stare from moviegoers.Paddington in Perushows the titular bear traveling to his homeland in South America with the Brown family, embarking on another thrilling adventure to find his missing Aunt Lucy.
Though not as acclaimed as its predecessors, this third film already has an incredible 93% rating onRotten Tomatoes. Also, the trailer forPaddington in Perushows the film retains the franchise’s big heart and quirky, family-friendly humor, making for a terrific movie for viewers of all ages.
1. A Minecraft Movie (August 04, 2025)
Early reactions toA Minecraft Moviehave been a mixed bag, as the first trailer of this live-action/CGI film invoked the ire and confusion of viewers across the Internet. Nevertheless, the film is based on one of the most popular video games ever, and all eyes will be on this cinematic adaptation when it hits theaters in 2025.
Also, sinceMinecraftis all about having fun, the movie seems to have captured that spirit as the trailers depict an exciting, lighthearted adventure brimming with Jack Black’s comedic intensity that should appeal to countless casual viewers.
