16 of the Best Action Comedies of All Time

There’s nothing quite like sharing a laugh in the movie theater with a group of friends. A classic comedy movie is good to get us out of a funk and lighten the mood. But sometimes, we need a little more than just the shallow laugh to keep us on the hook and hungry for more of the big screen. Cue the action-comedy genre.

With a strong storyline that gives us something to connect to in addition to witty humor, this genre has the ability to give us anything and everything we crave in a film: romance, horror, adventure, thriller...well, you get the idea. This genre is the jack of all trades. And truth be told, action-comedies were one of the earliest genres to be produced in movie history. Take Charlie Chaplan, for example, an industry icon who started in silent films, many of which just so happened to have an action-comedy twist. And movies within this genre continue to fare well among audiences everywhere. In fact, nearly every one of the movies listed below has received an award of some sort—MTV, Teen’s Choice, People’s Choice—to prove it. Here are 16 action-comedy movies you’ll want to stream ASAP.