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Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997)
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Jim Carrey in Liar Liar (1997)
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High-Concept Comedy

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Alanna Ubach, Scott Grimes, Seth MacFarlane, Max Burkholder, and Giorgia Whigham in Ted (2024)
#1

    Ted

TV Series
2024–2026
15 eps
TV-MA
7.9 (49K)
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Aziz Ansari in Good Fortune (2025)
#2

    Good Fortune

2025
1h 37m
R
6.4 (54K)
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
#3

    Hacks

TV Series
2021–2026
47 eps
TV-MA
8.2 (69K)
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
#4

    Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992
2h
PG
6.9 (462K)
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
#5

    Deadpool & Wolverine

2024
2h 8m
R
7.5 (592K)
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)
#6

    Home Alone

1990
1h 43m
PG
7.8 (754K)
Alanna Ubach, Scott Grimes, Seth MacFarlane, Max Burkholder, and Giorgia Whigham in Ted (2024)
#1

    Ted

TV Series
2024–2026
15 eps
TV-MA
7.9 (49K)
It's 1993, and Ted the bear's moment of fame has passed. He's living back home with his best friend, John Bennett, and his family. While Ted may be a lousy influence on John, he's a loyal pal who will go out on a limb for friendship.
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, and Aziz Ansari in Good Fortune (2025)
#2

    Good Fortune

2025
1h 37m
R
6.4 (54K)
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy venture capitalist.
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
#3

    Hacks

TV Series
2021–2026
47 eps
TV-MA
8.2 (69K)
Explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and a young adult coming to grips through comedy.
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
#4
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
#5
Deadpool & Wolverine
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)
#6
Home Alone
Melissa Villaseñor and Piper Curda in Hoppers (2026)
#7
Hoppers
Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike in Ladies First (2026)
#8
Ladies First
Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)
#9
Back to the Future
Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, and Karen Gillan in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
#10
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

About High-Concept Comedy

The high-concept comedy subgenre features a distinctive and easily understandable premise that grabs the audience's attention. High-concept comedies typically focus on "what if..." scenarios (e.g., what if a lawyer couldn't lie) or "fish out of water" situations (e.g., a tough cop must pose undercover as a kindergarten teacher).
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