The Best Tragi-comedies of All Time

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The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston

Black Comedy • Comedy Drama • Drama

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Milos Forman • Starring: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Comedy Drama • Drama

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Ace in the Hole 1951, 111 min.

Billy Wilder • Starring: Kirk Douglas, Robert Arthur, Jan Sterling

Black Comedy • Comedy Drama • Drama

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American Beauty 1999, 122 min.

Sam Mendes • Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch

Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama

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Nights of Cabiria 1957, 117 min.

Federico Fellini • Starring: Giulietta Masina, François Perier, Franca Marzi

Drama • Foreign Language Film • Italian Neorealism

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Life Is Beautiful 1997, 116 min.

Roberto Benigni • Starring: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini

Comedy Drama • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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The Station Agent 2003, 89 min.

Tom McCarthy • Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Williams

Comedy Drama • Drama • Psychological Drama

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Mary and Max 2009, 80 min.

Adam Elliot • Starring: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eric Bana

Animation • Comedy Drama • Drama

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Stroszek 1977, 115 min.

Werner Herzog • Starring: Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz

Comedy Drama • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Chimes at Midnight 1965, 115 min.

Orson Welles • Starring: Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, Jeanne Moreau

Based-on-Shakespeare • Based-on-Theatre • Comedy

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Terms of Endearment 1983, 132 min.

James L. Brooks • Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson

Comedy Drama • Drama • Family Drama

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 1990, 117 min.

Tom Stoppard • Starring: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss

Based-on-Shakespeare • Based-on-Theatre • Buddy Film

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Volver 2006, 121 min.

Pedro Almodóvar • Starring: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas

Comedy Drama • Drama • Foreign Language Film

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Stranger Than Fiction 2006, 113 min.

Marc Forster • Starring: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson

Comedy Drama • Drama • Fantasy Comedy

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The World According to Garp 1982, 136 min.

George Roy Hill • Starring: Mary Beth Hurt, John Lithgow, Swoosie Kurtz

Comedy Drama • Coming-of-Age • Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending

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Sweet and Lowdown 1999, 95 min.

Woody Allen • Starring: Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Anthony LaPaglia

Comedy Drama • Mockumentary • Tragi-comedy

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The Front 1976, 95 min.

Martin Ritt • Starring: Woody Allen, Herschel Bernardi, Andrea Marcovicci

Comedy Drama • Drama • Message Movie

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Man on the Moon 1999, 118 min.

Milos Forman • Starring: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Paul Giamatti

Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Comedy Drama

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Vincent 1982, 6 min.

Tim Burton • Starring: Vincent Price

Animation • Fantasy • Short Film

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Europa, Europa 1990, 112 min.

Agnieszka Holland • Starring: Julie Delpy, André Wilms, Aschley Wanninger

Coming-of-Age • Drama • Female-Directed Film

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The Best Tragi-comedies of All Time

The Apartment https://www.flickchart.com/movie/80AA9787F3 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest https://www.flickchart.com/movie/524F1C7D3F 1975, 133 min.

Ace in the Hole https://www.flickchart.com/movie/AC6B8C3AC1 1951, 111 min.

American Beauty https://www.flickchart.com/movie/A01A9625B6 1999, 122 min.

Nights of Cabiria https://www.flickchart.com/movie/340856FE9D 1957, 117 min.

Life Is Beautiful https://www.flickchart.com/movie/7B670871D4 1997, 116 min.

The Station Agent https://www.flickchart.com/movie/6149D1C90A 2003, 89 min.

Mary and Max https://www.flickchart.com/movie/FBB3E1C013 2009, 80 min.

Stroszek https://www.flickchart.com/movie/4B5FB03F1C 1977, 115 min.

Chimes at Midnight https://www.flickchart.com/movie/85580F80CF 1965, 115 min.

Terms of Endearment https://www.flickchart.com/movie/F29D441231 1983, 132 min.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead https://www.flickchart.com/movie/72BADB5918 1990, 117 min.

Volver https://www.flickchart.com/movie/E9F8EF0270 2006, 121 min.

Stranger Than Fiction https://www.flickchart.com/movie/8570474278 2006, 113 min.

The World According to Garp https://www.flickchart.com/movie/41D9639624 1982, 136 min.

Sweet and Lowdown https://www.flickchart.com/movie/48B444CF7D 1999, 95 min.

The Front https://www.flickchart.com/movie/5E96A8B391 1976, 95 min.

Man on the Moon https://www.flickchart.com/movie/62ACAF4FAD 1999, 118 min.

Vincent https://www.flickchart.com/movie/64358719B6 1982, 6 min.

Europa, Europa https://www.flickchart.com/movie/9296BDDC63 1990, 112 min.

Movies by Decadefrom this Chart

The Apartment 1960, 125 min.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975, 133 min.

Ace in the Hole 1951, 111 min.

American Beauty 1999, 122 min.

Nights of Cabiria 1957, 117 min.

Life Is Beautiful 1997, 116 min.

The Station Agent 2003, 89 min.

Mary and Max 2009, 80 min.

Stroszek 1977, 115 min.

Chimes at Midnight 1965, 115 min.

Terms of Endearment 1983, 132 min.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 1990, 117 min.

Volver 2006, 121 min.

Stranger Than Fiction 2006, 113 min.

The World According to Garp 1982, 136 min.

Sweet and Lowdown 1999, 95 min.

The Front 1976, 95 min.

Man on the Moon 1999, 118 min.

Vincent 1982, 6 min.

Europa, Europa 1990, 112 min.

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