screwball comedy film

C10286
concept

A screwball comedy film is a fast-paced, witty romantic comedy characterized by eccentric characters, rapid-fire dialogue, and farcical situations that often subvert traditional gender roles and social norms.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
screwball comedy film canonical 53
American comedy film series 12
American film comedy 1

Instances (68)

Instance Via concept surface
Merrily We Live
Ball of Fire
Midnight
surface form: Midnight (1939 film)
It’s a Wonderful World
Blondie (film series) American comedy film series
What's Up, Doc?
The Bride Came C.O.D.
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
What’s New Pussycat?
Hold That Blonde
Our Gang American comedy film series
Topper (film series) American comedy film series
The Mexican Spitfire American comedy film series
Nothing But the Truth (1941 film)
The Whole Town’s Talking
The Awful Truth
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Easy Living
National Lampoon’s Vacation film series American comedy film series
The Lady Eve
My Man Godfrey
Bombshell (1933 film)
Nothing Sacred
The Hangover trilogy American comedy film series
Mr. Oxley
surface form: Monkey Business
Room Service
A Night at the Opera (1935) Marx Brothers film
Midnight (1939 film)
Road to... film series American comedy film series
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau collaborations American comedy film series
The Palm Beach Story
Saticoy Productions
surface form: What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)
The Impostors
Hail the Conquering Hero
Twentieth Century (1934 film)
Monkey Business
Bombshell
Ma and Pa Kettle film series American comedy film series
The Ernest film series
surface form: Ernest film series
American comedy film series
Twentieth Century
We’re Not Dressing (1934 film)
surface form: We're Not Dressing
Theodora Goes Wild
Libeled Lady
My Favorite Wife
Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen "Quirt and Flagg" film series American comedy film series
Topper (1937 film) received Academy Award nominations
surface form: Topper (1937 film)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
surface form: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941 film)
Move Over, Darling
It Happened One Night
Who’s That Girl
surface form: Who's That Girl