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The 15 Best Netflix Original Comedy Movies, Ranked
Collider has ranked Netflix's best original comedy films, highlighting titles that demonstrate the platform's strength in the genre across different comedic styles and storytelling approaches.
– **Metal Lords** — An underrated coming-of-age teen comedy about two misfits attempting to perform a heavy metal song at their school's battle of the bands, praised for balancing humour with genuine emotional depth and treating characters as real people rather than caricatures.
– **Always Be My Maybe** — A romantic comedy reuniting childhood friends Sasha (Ali Wong) and Marcus (Randall Park) fifteen years later, anchored by the exceptional on-screen chemistry between the leads who serve as both romantic interests and comedic foils.
In short
- Netflix excels at original comedy films across multiple genres and styles.
- Metal Lords blends teen humour with heartfelt character development.
- Chemistry between Wong and Park makes Always Be My Maybe a standout romance-comedy.
Explained simply
Netflix is a streaming service that commissions and releases films under its own name, including comedies in several styles. Original films can range from teen stories to romantic comedies, and may mix humour with themes such as friendship, growing up and relationships.
Metal Lords follows two teenagers trying to put together a heavy metal performance for their school’s battle of the bands. Always Be My Maybe centres on childhood friends Sasha and Marcus, who meet again as adults; Ali Wong and Randall Park play the pair. These films show how Netflix comedies can use different settings and relationships to tell their stories.