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Comedies of 2025: M to Z

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Racewalkers

Racewalkers is a 2025 Canadian sports comedy film directed by Kevin Claydon and Phil Moniz, the directorial debut for both, which premiered at Slamdance and won its Grand Jury Prize.

Regretting You

Regretting You is a 2025 American romantic drama directed by Josh Boone, adapted from Colleen Hoover's 2019 novel, starring Allison Williams as Morgan Grant and Mckenna Grace as her daughter Clara.

Rental Family

Rental Family (レンタル・ファミリー) is a 2025 Searchlight Pictures comedy-drama directed by Hikari, starring Brendan Fraser as an American actor in Tokyo hired by a rental family agency, inspired by real Japanese companion services; released November 21, 2025.

Ruth & Boaz

Ruth & Boaz (2025) is a Netflix faith-based romantic drama directed by Alanna Brown, produced by Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin, starring Serayah, Tyler Lepley, and Phylicia Rashad; a modern retelling of the biblical love story set in Tennessee, released September 26, 2025.

Secret: Untold Melody

Secret: Untold Melody (말할 수 없는 비밀) is a 2025 Korean fantasy romance film directed by Seo Yoo-min, remaking Jay Chou's 2007 Taiwanese film Secret; it stars Doh Kyung-soo and Won Jin-ah as pianist Yu-jun and mysterious Jung-ah, released January 27, 2025.

Seven O'Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted

Seven O'Clock Breakfast Club for the Brokenhearted (실연당한 사람들을 위한 일곱 시 조찬모임) is a 2025 South Korean romantic drama directed by Lim Sun-ae, adapted from Baek Young-ok's 2012 novel, starring Suzy and Lee Jin-wook as strangers who swap breakup souvenirs at a 7 a.m. gathering; premiered at the 30th Busan festival, released December 2026.

She's the He

She's the He is a 2025 American trans high school comedy, Siobhan McCarthy's feature debut, starring Misha Osherovich and Nico Carney; premiered at SXSW 2025, released theatrically June 2026 by Obscured Releasing.

Sidelined 2: Intercepted

Sidelined 2: Intercepted is a 2025 Tubi Original romantic dramedy, sequel to Sidelined: The QB and Me, directed by Justin Wu and starring Noah Beck and Siena Agudong as college sweethearts Drayton and Dallas, based on Tay Marley's Wattpad story.

Sneaks (film)

Sneaks is a 2025 animated family comedy, also marketed as Sneaks: De pisante novo, about sentient sneakers; Ty (Anthony Mackie) searches New York City for his stolen sister Maxine (Chloe Bailey). Directed by Rob Edwards and Christopher Jenkins, it grossed about $1.2 million worldwide against a $30 million budget and scored 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Stitch Head

Stitch Head (2025) is a 3D computer-animated comedy directed by Steve Hudson, adapted from Guy Bass's children's book series. The Mad Professor's forgotten first creation protects Castle Grotteskew's monsters until circus owner Fulbert Freakfinder lures him away; premiered at Annecy, released by Briarcliff Entertainment.

Summer of 69 (film)

Summer of 69 (2025) is a Hulu teen sex comedy, Jillian Bell's directorial debut, starring Chloe Fineman and Sam Morelos; a high school senior hires a stripper for $20,000 to learn seduction.

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari

Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari is a 2025 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Shashank Khaitan, starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor, released on 2 October 2025.

The Map That Leads to You

The Map That Leads to You is a 2025 Prime Video romantic drama directed by Lasse Hallström, adapted from J.P. Monninger's novel, starring Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa as travelers who meet in Europe.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2025 film)

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World: 2025 Indonesian Netflix romantic comedy directed by Robert Ronny, starring Reza Rahadian and Sheila Dara Aisha; a playboy stages a dating show to fulfill his father's will, released February 14, 2025, 122 minutes.

The People Upstairs (윗집 사람들) (2025 film)

The People Upstairs (윗집 사람들) is a 2025 South Korean adults-only comedy-drama directed by and starring Ha Jung-woo, with Gong Hyo-jin, Kim Dong-wook, and Lee Ha-nee; two apartment couples' dinner exposes marital cracks, adapted from the Spanish novel Sentimental, released December 3, 2025.

The Richest Woman in the World

The Richest Woman in the World (La Femme la plus riche du monde) is a 2025 French-Belgian drama by Thierry Klifa, starring Isabelle Huppert, freely inspired by the Bettencourt affair; Cannes 2025 Out of Competition, French release 29 October 2025.

The Roaring Game (film)

The Roaring Game is a 2026 American sports comedy directed and written by Tom DeNucci, starring Darin Brooks, Mickey Rourke, Justin Chatwin, and Rob Gronkowski; a janitor forms a misfit curling team to win back his hockey-player girlfriend, released February 6, 2026 by Brainstorm Media.

The Threesome

The Threesome is a 2025 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Chad Hartigan and starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, and Ruby Cruz, which premiered at South by Southwest.

The Wedding Banquet (2025 film)

The Wedding Banquet (결혼 피로연) is a 2025 American queer romantic comedy directed by Andrew Ahn, co-written with James Schamus, reimagining Ang Lee's 1993 film. Set in Seattle, it stars Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, and Han Gi-chan in a green-card marriage plot; released by Bleecker Street April 18, 2025.

The Wrong Paris

The Wrong Paris is a 2025 Netflix romantic comedy directed by Janeen Damian, starring Miranda Cosgrove and Pierson Fodé. A dating show advertised for Paris, France is staged in Paris, Texas; released September 12, 2025.

Tinsel Town (film)

Tinsel Town is a 2025 Sky Original Christmas comedy directed by Chris Foggin, starring Kiefer Sutherland as washed-up action star Bradley Mack and Rebel Wilson as choreographer Jill, filmed in Yorkshire and released November 28, 2025 in the US and December 5, 2025 on Sky Cinema.

Two Women (2025 film)

Two Women (Deux femmes en or) is a 2025 Quebec comedy directed by Chloé Robichaud, written by Catherine Léger, remaking the 1970 Claude Fournier hit; it won a Sundance Special Jury Award and stars Gonthier-Hyndman and Leboeuf.

Under the Stars (2025 film)

Under the Stars (2025) is a romantic comedy directed by Michelle Danner, written by Victoria Vinuesa, starring Alex Pettyfer, Eva De Dominici, Toni Collette, and Andy Garcia, shot in Puglia, Italy, and released digitally in the US on November 11, 2025.

Virus (2025 film)

Virus (바이러스) is a 2025 South Korean romantic comedy-drama by Kang Yi-kwan, starring Bae Doona, Kim Yun-seok, Chang Ki-ha, and Son Suk-ku, about a translator infected by a fatal love-inducing virus; filmed in 2019, released May 7, 2025.

Wish You Were Here (2025 film)

Wish You Were Here (2025) is a romantic drama and Julia Stiles's directorial debut, adapted from Renée Carlino's 2017 novel, starring Isabelle Fuhrman and Mena Massoud; Lionsgate released it January 17, 2025.

You Deserve Each Other

You Deserve Each Other is an Amazon MGM romantic comedy film adapted from Sarah Hogle's 2020 novel, directed by Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn, starring Penn Badgley and Meghann Fahy as an engaged couple sabotaging their wedding; shot in New York in mid-2025.

You're Dating a Narcissist!

You're Dating a Narcissist! is a 2025 American romantic comedy directed by Ann Marie Allison, written with Jenna Milly, starring Marisa Tomei as a psychology professor trying to stop her daughter's wedding to a suspected narcissist; released limitedly March 27, 2026 by Brainstorm Media.

Zootopia 2

Zootopia 2 (Zootropolis 2) is Disney Animation's 2025 buddy-cop animated sequel directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, and Ke Huy Quan; it grossed $1.85 billion worldwide, won the BAFTA for Best Animated Feature, and earned an Oscar nomination.