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The 50 Best Action-Comedy Movies, Ranked By Tomatometer

The action-comedy is ane of the of the more playful, exciting genre hybrids out in that location, though it didn't actually come up into shape until the 1980s, when buddy-cop films like Lethal Weapon and 48 Hrs. exploded onto the scene, forth with Midnight Run, The Blues Brothers, and the rising of Jackie Chan. In Police Story, Drunken Master, and balance of his tiptop output, Chan is essentially a living, animate homage to Buster Keaton, whose absurdly dangerous slapstick prowess powered the original action-comedy: 1926's The Full general.

Chan and Chris Tucker revitalized the activeness-comedy formula for the '90s with the Rush Hr movies. Though they're fan favorites, the Rush 60 minutes trio were non heavy hitters with critics, so they'll exist absent from this guide to the best-reviewed activeness-comedies ever, where nosotros're collecting the pinnacle 50 Certified Fresh movies of the genre. What that means is that you will meet Guy Ritchie'due south Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels represented. Lock, Stock was released the same year every bit Rush Hour and impressed critics and audiences alike by infusing the action-comedy with mail service-Tarantino grit and swagger.

Hot Fuzz, Tropic Thunder, Kung Fu Hustle, 21 Jump Street, and Bad Boys For Life are among many that have kept the genre going during the by 20 years. And though most superhero movies these days are humorous on some level, we'll be highlighting the ones that really flex their comedic muscles, like The Suicide Team and Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds seems molded for this wisecracking genre, wherein he has played the Merc With a Mouth and starred in Free Guy.

Now, see the 50 best-reviewed Certified Fresh action-comedies!

#50

Adjusted Score: 79568%

Critics Consensus: Information technology may not be the killer thrill ride yous'd expect from an action pic with a cast of this caliber, but Crimson even so thoroughly outshines most of its big-budget counterparts with its wit and style.

Synopsis: After surviving an assail from a team of striking men, retired CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reassembles his sometime... [More than]

#49

Adjusted Score: 80874%

Critics Consensus: As well over the top for its own good, just ultimately rescued by the cast's charm, manager John Landis' grace, and several soul-stirring musical numbers.

Synopsis: Subsequently his release from prison, Jake (John Belushi) reunites with his brother, Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) -- collectively known as the... [More than]

#48

Adjusted Score: 79864%

Critics Consensus: Chock with free energy and packed with sense of humor, Big Trouble in Little Prc distills kung fu B-movies as affectionately as it subverts them.

Synopsis: Kurt Russell plays difficult-boiled truck commuter Jack Burton, who gets defenseless in a bizarre conflict within, and underneath, San Francisco's... [More]

#47

Adjusted Score: 77074%

Critics Consensus: Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is a grimy, twisted, and funny twist on the Tarantino hip gangster formula.

Synopsis: Boil (Nick Moran) convinces three friends to puddle funds for a high-stakes poker game against local criminal offense boss Hatchet Harry... [More]

#46

Adjusted Score: 85082%

Critics Consensus: Stylish, destructive, and above all fun, Kingsman: The Secret Service finds director Matthew Vaughn sending up the spy genre with gleeful abandon.

Synopsis: Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), whose late father secretly worked for a spy arrangement, lives in a Southward London housing... [More than]

#45

Adjusted Score: 94954%

Critics Consensus: It may not win writer-managing director Guy Ritchie many new converts, but for those already attuned to the filmmaker's brash wavelength, The Gentlemen stands tall.

Synopsis: Mickey Pearson is an American expatriate who became rich by building a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word... [More]

#44

Adapted Score: 95118%

Critics Consensus: Loaded up with activeness and a double helping of leading-man charisma, Bad Boys for Life reinvigorates this long-dormant franchise by playing squarely to its strengths.

Synopsis: The wife and son of a Mexican drug lord commence on a vengeful quest to kill all those involved in... [More]

#43

Adjusted Score: 87001%

Critics Consensus: Not for the faint of heart, Boot-Donkey takes the comic adaptation genre to new levels of visual style, bloody violence, and gleeful profanity.

Synopsis: Using his dearest for comics as inspiration, teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to reinvent himself as a superhero --... [More]

#42

Adjusted Score: 84012%

Critics Consensus: Squad America will either offend you or leave you in stitches. It'll probably practise both.

Synopsis: When Northward Korean ruler Kim Jong-il (Trey Parker) orchestrates a global terrorist plot, it's up to the heavily armed marionettes... [More]

#41

Adjusted Score: 89427%

Critics Consensus: Keanu'due south absurd premise and compulsively watchable starring duo add together upwards to an agreeably fast-paced one-act that hits more than enough targets to make upwards for the misses.

Synopsis: Recently dumped past his girlfriend, slacker Rell (Jordan Peele) finds some happiness when a cute kitten winds up on his... [More]

#twoscore

Adapted Score: 86352%

Critics Consensus: A clever parody of cop-buddy activeness-comedies, The Other Guys delivers several impressive activity set pieces and lots of big laughs, thanks to the assured comic chemistry betwixt Volition Ferrell and Marking Wahlberg.

Synopsis: Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Chance (Volition Ferrell) and Hoitz (Marker Wahlberg) garner no headlines... [More than]

#39

Adjusted Score: 83740%

Critics Consensus: Although the plot is really cypher to brag nearly, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson work well together. The cinematography looks nifty, and Jackie delivers a hilarious performance. This is an old-fashioned crowd-pleaser.

Synopsis: Bumbling Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) works equally an Imperial guard in the Forbidden City of China. When Princess Pei Pei... [More than]

#38

Adapted Score: 109797%

Critics Consensus: With a fresh perspective, some new friends, and loads of fast-paced activity, Birds of Prey captures the colorfully anarchic spirit of Margot Robbie'southward Harley Quinn.

Synopsis: It'due south open season on Harley Quinn when her explosive breakdown with the Joker puts a big fat target on her... [More]

#37

Adjusted Score: 80313%

Critics Consensus: An entertaining Jackie Chan stunt-fest in which the impressive activity sequences overcome the low production value and by-the-numbers plot.

Synopsis: Hong Kong policeman Keung (Jackie Chan) arrives in New York for the wedding of his uncle Bill (Bill Tung), a... [More]

#36

Adjusted Score: 83900%

Critics Consensus: The nigh successful installment in a phenomenally successful series, Lethal Weapon helped redefine action movies for the 1980s and 1990s.

Synopsis: Post-obit the death of his married woman, Los Angeles police detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) becomes reckless and suicidal. When he... [More]

#35

Adjusted Score: 84119%

Critics Consensus: Lethal Weapon two may sport a thin plot typical of action fare, just its combination of humor and adrenaline, forth with the chemistry between its leads, make this a playful, entertaining sequel.

Synopsis: South African smugglers notice themselves being hounded and harassed past Riggs and Murtaugh, two mismatched Los Angeles police force officers. Nevertheless,... [More]

#34

Adjusted Score: 91923%

Critics Consensus: With biting satire, plenty of subversive humor, and an unforgettable plow by Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder is a triumphant late Summer comedy.

Synopsis: Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), pampered activeness superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to accept part in the biggest, nigh-expensive war... [More]

#33

Adapted Score: 93226%

Critics Consensus: Its script may not be as dazzling as its eye-popping visuals, simply Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is fast, funny, and inventive.

Synopsis: As bass guitarist for a garage-rock ring, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) has never had trouble getting a girlfriend; usually, the... [More]

#32

Adjusted Score: 86661%

Critics Consensus: The buddy cop movie continues its evolution unabated with this Eddie Murphy vehicle that's fast, furious, and funny.

Synopsis: After his babyhood buddy is murdered while visiting Detroit, rebellious cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) follows the leads to Beverly... [More]

#31

Adjusted Score: 83877%

Critics Consensus: A loving and meticulous transport-upwardly of 1970s blaxsploitation movies, Black Dynamite is funny enough for the frat house and clever enough for movie buffs.

Synopsis: Afterwards "The Human" kills his brother and poisons the neighborhood with tainted liquor, a kung fu fighter (Michael Jai White)... [More than]

#30

Adjusted Score: 96424%

Critics Consensus: Led by a charming operation from Paul Rudd, Ant-Man offers Curiosity thrills on an appropriately smaller calibration -- albeit not equally smoothly as its most successful predecessors.

Synopsis: Forced out of his ain visitor by old protégé Darren Cantankerous, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits the talents of... [More than]

#29

Adjusted Score: 85384%

Critics Consensus: Jackie Chan sends upwards some amazing and entertaining fight sequences in The Legend of Drunken Chief.

Synopsis: From a land where honour and tradition reign, comes the legend of a martial-arts hero unlike any other -- the... [More]

#28

Adapted Score: 93695%

Critics Consensus: Boasting even more of the bromantic chemistry between its stars -- and fifty-fifty more of the goofy, good-natured sense of humour that made its predecessor so much fun -- 22 Leap Street is the rare sequel that improves upon the original.

Synopsis: Although they made their way through high schoolhouse successfully, an investigation at a local college brings large changes for undercover... [More]

#27

Adapted Score: 109429%

Critics Consensus: Though it threatens to buckle under the weight of its meta gags, Deadpool two is a gory, gleeful lampoon of the superhero genre buoyed by Ryan Reynolds' undeniable amuse.

Synopsis: Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of... [More]

#26

Adjusted Score: 117059%

Critics Consensus: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ii'southward activeness-packed plot, dazzling visuals, and irreverent humor add up to a sequel that's almost every bit fun -- if not quite every bit thrillingly fresh -- as its predecessor.

Synopsis: Peter Quill and his beau Guardians are hired by a powerful conflicting race, the Sovereign, to protect their precious batteries... [More]

#25

Adjusted Score: 88745%

Critics Consensus: Romancing the Rock reaches back to the classic Saturday morning serials of old with an action-filled adventure enlivened past the sparkling chemical science between its well-matched leads.

Synopsis: A dowdy romantic-risk writer is hurled into a real-life adventure in the Colombian jungle in lodge to save her sister,... [More]

#24

Adapted Score: 94099%

Critics Consensus: A smart, affectionate satire of '80s nostalgia and teen movie tropes, 21 Leap Street offers rowdy mainstream comedy with a surprisingly satisfying bite.

Synopsis: When cops Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) join the secret Leap Street unit, they use their youthful appearances... [More]

#23

Adjusted Score: 99831%

Critics Consensus: With a talented cast turned loose on a loaded premise -- and a precipitous script loaded with dark one-act and unexpected twists -- Game Nighttime might be more fun than the real matter.

Synopsis: Max and Annie'south weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's blood brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party... [More]

#22

Adjusted Score: 106759%

Critics Consensus: Fast, funny, and gleefully profane, the fourth-wall-busting Deadpool subverts superhero film formula with wildly entertaining -- and incomparably non-family unit-friendly -- results.

Synopsis: Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a quondam Special Forces operative who now works as a mercenary. His globe comes crashing... [More]

#21

Adjusted Score: 95843%

Critics Consensus: Combining a clever concept, sugariness, self-aware sense of humour, and a charming cast, Gratuitous Guy is frivolous fun.

Synopsis: In "Free Guy," a depository financial institution teller who discovers he is actually a groundwork player in an open-globe video game, decides... [More]

#20

Adjusted Score: 92841%

Critics Consensus: Natural language-in-cheek satire blends well with entertaining action and spot-on performances in this nighttime, eclectic neo-noir homage.

Synopsis: Two-bit crook Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) stumbles into an audition for a mystery film while on the run from... [More than]

#19

Adjusted Score: 105848%

Critics Consensus: American Made's fast-and-loose attitude with its real-life story mirrors the cavalier -- and delightfully watchable -- free energy Tom Prowl gives off in the leading role.

Synopsis: Barry Seal, a TWA airplane pilot, is recruited past the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Key... [More]

#18

Adapted Score: 106184%

Critics Consensus: A lighter, brighter superhero movie powered past the effortless charisma of Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, Ant-Man and The Wasp offers a much-needed MCU palate cleanser.

Synopsis: Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices every bit both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope... [More]

#17

Adjusted Score: 93264%

Critics Consensus: The plot is utterly ridiculous, and the soccer in the picture show is unlike any ever played anywhere on Earth, only watching Shaolin Soccer, you volition probably find it impossible to care.

Synopsis: All his life, an ordinary beau (Stephen Chow) has been treated similar clay. Even so, he'south never given up believing... [More]

#16

Adjusted Score: 115467%

Critics Consensus: An effortlessly entertaining blend of humor and eye, Shazam! is a superhero picture that never forgets the genre's real ability: joyous wish fulfillment.

Synopsis: Nosotros all accept a superhero inside of us -- it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out.... [More than]

#xv

Adapted Score: 94999%

Critics Consensus: Boasting loads of quirky charm, a pair of likable leads, and confident direction from Jonathan Demme, Something Wild navigates its unpredictable tonal twists with room to spare.

Synopsis: Gratuitous-spirited Lulu (Melanie Griffith) sets her sights on uptight banker Charles (Jeff Daniels) for a fiddling bit of fun. Their... [More]

#14

Adapted Score: 98131%

Critics Consensus: Kung Fu Hustle blends special effects, martial arts, and the Looney Toons to hilarious upshot.

Synopsis: When the hapless Sing (Stephen Chow) and his dim-witted pal, Bone (Feng Xiaogang), try to scam the residents of Sus scrofa... [More]

#thirteen

Adjusted Score: 100054%

Critics Consensus: The vivid minds backside Shaun of the Dead successfully take a shot at the buddy cop genre with Hot Fuzz. The result is a bitingly satiric and hugely entertaining parody.

Synopsis: As a old London lawman, Nicholas Affections (Simon Pegg) finds if difficult to adjust to his new assignment in the... [More]

#12

Adjusted Score: 109429%

Critics Consensus: Enlivened past writer-director James Gunn's singularly skewed vision, The Suicide Team marks a funny, fast-paced rebound that plays to the source material'due south violent, anarchic strengths.

Synopsis: Welcome to hell--a.k.a. Belle Reve, the prison with the highest mortality rate in the US of A. Where the worst... [More]

#11

Adjusted Score: 110918%

Critics Consensus: The Nice Guys hearkens back to the buddy comedies of a bygone era while adding something extra courtesy of a knowing script and the irresistible chemistry of its leads.

Synopsis: Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private center in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired... [More]

#10

Adjusted Score: 97421%

Critics Consensus: Thank you to a smart script, spectacular prepare pieces, and charismatic performances from its leads, Men in Black is an entirely satisfying summer blockbuster hit.

Synopsis: They are the best-kept secret in the universe. Working for a highly funded still unofficial government agency, Kay (Tommy Lee... [More]

#9

Adjusted Score: 106066%

Critics Consensus: Guardians of the Galaxy is merely as irreverent as fans of the often zany Marvel comic would look -- as well as funny, thrilling, full of heart, and packed with visual splendor.

Synopsis: Brash space adventurer Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) finds himself the quarry of relentless bounty hunters after he steals an orb... [More than]

#8

Adjusted Score: 94304%

Critics Consensus: Marking an auspicious characteristic film debut for Eddie Murphy, 48 Hrs. is a briskly paced action comedy that succeeds largely due to the outstanding chemistry between its ii leads.

Synopsis: Renegade cop Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) pulls bank robber Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from a federal prison house on a 48-60 minutes... [More]

#seven

Adjusted Score: 96538%

Critics Consensus: Brilliantly filmed and fueled with classic physical comedy, The General captures Buster Keaton at his timeless best.

Synopsis: One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster... [More]

#6

Adapted Score: 127264%

Critics Consensus: Exciting, funny, and above all fun, Thor: Ragnarok is a colorful cosmic adventure that sets a new standard for its franchise -- and the rest of the Curiosity Cinematic Universe.

Synopsis: Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits... [More than]

#v

Adjusted Score: 97371%

Critics Consensus: Enlivened by the antagonistic chemistry between Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, Midnight Run is an exceptionally entertaining odd couple comedy.

Synopsis: When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named... [More]

#4

Adjusted Score: 98460%

Critics Consensus: Three Kings successfully blends elements of action, drama, and comedy into a thoughtful, exciting pic on the Gulf War.

Synopsis: Just later the end of the Gulf War, four American soldiers decide to steal a enshroud of Saddam Hussein's hidden... [More than]

#3

Adapted Score: 105900%

Critics Consensus: Simultaneously wide and progressive, Spy offers further proof that Melissa McCarthy and writer-director Paul Feig bring out the best in one another -- and delivers scores of belly laughs along the way.

Synopsis: Despite having solid field grooming, CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) has spent her entire career every bit a desk jockey,... [More than]

#2

Adapted Score: 97873%

Critics Consensus: Blending manus-to-hand combat with scenic stunts and slapstick one-act, Supercop reminds u.s.a. why Jackie Chan is 1 of the world'south great entertainers.

Synopsis: To infiltrate a drug cartel, law Inspector Chan Ka Kui (Jackie Chan) goes hole-and-corner in a Chinese prison. There, he... [More]

#1

Adapted Score: 100660%

Critics Consensus: The Paper Tigers blends activity, one-act, and heart to produce a fresh martial arts movie with enough of throwback charm.

Synopsis: Three martial artists--notorious in their prime every bit "the three tigers"--have grown into middle-anile men one boot from a pulled muscle.... [More]

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