Raunchy Comedy Movies

The wildest, most outrageous R-rated comedy movies push the boundaries of taste and decorum to deliver laughs that polite society might never permit. Raunchy comedies have a long and proud cinematic history — from the anarchic gross-out humor of the 1980s Porky’s era to the Farrelly Brothers’ reinvention of shock comedy in the 1990s, to the sprawling ensemble comedies of the Apatow generation.

What separates a great raunchy comedy from a crude one is heart. The best boundary-pushing comedies use their outrageous content as a vehicle for genuine character development and surprisingly warm emotional payoffs. Films like Superbad, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Bridesmaids are as beloved for their emotional authenticity as for their unflinching humor.

These boundary-pushing comedies deliver gut-busting humor These boundary-pushing comedies deliver gut-busting laughs with absolutely no filter and no apologies.

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Superbad

7.6 2007 113 min

Comedy

Directed by Greg Mottola

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The Hangover

7.7 2009 100 min

Comedy

Directed by Todd Phillips

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American Pie

7.0 1999 95 min

Comedy, Romance

Directed by Paul Weitz

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Bridesmaids

6.8 2011 125 min

Comedy

Directed by Paul Feig

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There’s Something About Mary

7.1 1998 119 min

Comedy, Romance

Directed by Bobby Farrelly

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Borat

7.3 2006 84 min

Comedy

Directed by Larry Charles

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Wedding Crashers

6.9 2005 119 min

Comedy, Romance

Directed by David Dobkin

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Step Brothers

6.9 2008 98 min

Comedy

Directed by Adam McKay

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Old School

7.0 2003 88 min

Comedy

Directed by Todd Phillips

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The 40-Year-Old Virgin

7.1 2005 116 min

Comedy, Romance

Directed by Judd Apatow