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Comedies of 2025: M to Z

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A Merry Little Ex-Mas

A Merry Little Ex-Mas is a 2025 Netflix holiday romantic comedy directed by Steve Carr, starring Alicia Silverstone and Oliver Hudson as divorcing spouses sharing one last Christmas, released November 12, 2025.

A Nice Indian Boy

A Nice Indian Boy is a 2024 queer romantic comedy directed by Roshan Sethi, adapted from Madhuri Shekar's play, starring Karan Soni and Jonathan Groff. Released in the US April 4, 2025; 95% on Rotten Tomatoes; retitled A Nice Boy for India.

A Poet

A Poet (Un Poeta) is a 2025 Colombian-German-Swedish comedy-drama by Simón Mesa Soto about failed Medellín poet Oscar Restrepo (Ubeimar Rios) mentoring teen Yurlady; it won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes 2025.

A Sad and Beautiful World (عالم حزين وجميل)

A Sad and Beautiful World (نجوم الأمل والألم, Nujum al'amal w al'alam) is a 2025 Lebanese romantic comedy-drama, Cyril Aris's fiction debut, following Nino and Yasmina across three decades of Lebanese turmoil; Venice Giornate degli Autori Audience Award winner and Lebanon's 98th Oscars entry.

Madea's Destination Wedding

Madea's Destination Wedding (2025) is Tyler Perry's 13th Madea film and second Netflix Madea movie, released July 11, 2025, following Madea and family to the Bahamas for a rushed wedding; critically panned but No. 1 trending on Netflix.

Maintenance Required (film)

Maintenance Required is a 2025 Prime Video romantic comedy directed by Lacey Uhlemeyer, starring Madelaine Petsch and Jacob Scipio as rival auto-shop owners who fall for each other anonymously online, closely retelling You've Got Mail.

Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme is a 2025 A24 sports comedy-drama directed by Josh Safdie, starring Timothée Chalamet as 1950s table tennis hustler Marty Mauser, loosely based on Marty Reisman; nine Oscar nominations, $70M budget, A24's biggest domestic hit.

Materialists (film)

Materialists is a 2025 romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Celine Song for A24, starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, and Pedro Pascal; a New York matchmaker torn between a wealthy suitor and her ex, grossing about $108 million worldwide.

Maya & Samar

Maya & Samar is a 2025 Canadian-Greek queer romantic drama directed by Anita Doron, written by Tamara Faith Berger, starring Nicolette Pearse and Amanda Babaei Vieira; premiered at Thessaloniki, released in Canada March 20, 2026, noted for its NC-17 rating.

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due is Abdellatif Kechiche's 2025 French drama, final installment of the Mektoub trilogy after Canto Uno and the unreleased Intermezzo; premiered at Locarno, released by Pathé on 3 December 2025.

Merv (film)

Merv is a 2025 Prime Video romantic comedy directed by Jessica Swale, starring Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox as exes whose shared dog Gus becomes depressed over their breakup; filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, rated PG, 105 minutes.

Mile End Kicks

Mile End Kicks is a 2025 Canadian romantic comedy directed by Chandler Levack, starring Barbie Ferreira as music critic Grace Pine in 2011 Montreal's Mile End indie scene; premiered at TIFF 2025, released by Sumerian Pictures in April 2026.

Milo (film)

Milo (7h40 ce matin-là) is a 2026 French-Belgian drama by Nicole Garcia, starring Marion Cotillard as a paroled mother secretly approaching her son Milo (Théodore Pellerin); it premiered in competition at San Sebastián 2026 and opens in France in January 2027.

My Fault: London

My Fault: London is a 2025 Prime Video British romantic drama, an English remake of the Spanish film Culpa Mía from Mercedes Ron's Culpables trilogy, directed by Charlotte Fassler and Dani Girdwood, starring Asha Banks and Matthew Broome as step-siblings Noah and Nick, released 13 February 2025.

My Love Will Make You Disappear

My Love Will Make You Disappear is a 2025 Filipino romantic comedy from Star Cinema, directed by Chad Vidanes, starring Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino as Sari and Jolo; it earned ₱173 million worldwide and topped Netflix charts in the Philippines, UAE, and Qatar.

My Oxford Year

My Oxford Year is a 2025 Netflix romantic drama directed by Iain Morris, starring Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest, based on Julia Whelan's 2018 novel, filmed in Oxford, released August 1, 2025.

My Secret Santa

My Secret Santa is a 2025 Netflix holiday romantic comedy directed by Mike Rohl, starring Alexandra Breckenridge as a single mom disguised as a male ski-resort Santa who falls for manager Ryan Eggold; released December 3, 2025, it hit No. 1 on Netflix's Top 10.

Nimrods

Nimrods (formerly New Year's Rev) is a 2026 Green Day-inspired coming-of-age comedy directed by Lee Kirk, about three teens pranked into believing their band will open for Green Day on New Year's Eve.

Noah's Arc: The Movie

Noah's Arc: The Movie (2025) is a Paramount+ with Showtime comedy-drama, the second spinoff film of the Logo series Noah's Arc, directed by Patrik-Ian Polk, reuniting Darryl Stephens, Jensen Atwood, Rodney Chester, Doug Spearman, Christian Vincent, and Wilson Cruz as the characters face parenthood.

Nouvelle Vague (2025 film)

Nouvelle Vague (2025) is Richard Linklater's black-and-white French-language comedy-drama about Jean-Luc Godard making Breathless in 1959, starring Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, and Aubry Dullin; a Cannes 2025 competitor and four-time 2026 César winner streaming on Netflix.

Oh, Hi!

Oh, Hi! is a 2025 American dark romantic comedy directed by Sophie Brooks, in which Molly Gordon's Iris keeps Logan Lerman's Isaac handcuffed after he rejects commitment.

Oh. What. Fun.

Oh. What. Fun. is a 2025 Prime Video holiday comedy directed by Michael Showalter, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Claire Clauster, a Houston mom forgotten by her family at Christmas; PG-13, 36% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Once Upon My Mother

Once Upon My Mother (Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan) is Ken Scott's 2025 French-Canadian comedy drama, adapted from Roland Perez's autobiographical 2021 novel, starring Leïla Bekhti and Jonathan Cohen, about a mother's promise to her clubfoot-born son.

One of Them Days

One of Them Days is a 2025 American buddy comedy directed by Lawrence Lamont. It stars Keke Palmer and SZA as friends trying to raise rent money.

Our Fault

Our Fault (Culpa Nuestra) is the 2025 Spanish romantic drama, third and final film of Prime Video's Culpables trilogy, directed by Domingo González, starring Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara as Noah and Nick, released 16 October 2025.

Out of Order (2025 American film)

Out of Order (2025) is an American legal comedy directed by Guy Jacobson, starring Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, and Brooke Shields, about a lawyer secretly representing both sides of one lawsuit; distinct from the 2025 Filipino drama of the same name.

Paradise Records (film)

Paradise Records is Logic's (Bobby Hall) 2025 directorial debut comedy, premiering at Tribeca, about record store owner Cooper's $178,000 debt, foreclosure, and robbery, executive produced by Kevin Smith.

Picture This (2025 film)

Picture This is a 2025 British romantic comedy on Prime Video, directed by Prarthana Mohan, written by Nikita Lalwani, starring Simone Ashley and Hero Fiennes Tiffin; a remake of the 2024 Australian film Five Blind Dates about a London photographer told love awaits in her next five dates.

Pillion (film)

Pillion is a 2025 British romantic comedy-drama, Harry Lighton's debut feature, adapted from Adam Mars-Jones's novella Box Hill. Starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling as a dom-sub BDSM couple, it won Un Certain Regard Best Screenplay at Cannes 2025 and was released by A24 in the US in February 2026.

Poetic License (film)

Poetic License is a 2025 American comedy, the feature directorial debut of Maude Apatow, written by Raffi Donatich, starring Leslie Mann, Cooper Hoffman, and Andrew Barth Feldman; premiered at TIFF 2025, later acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for 2027.