Top 23 Comedy Movies Highly Recommended Released in 1986

A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy. Explore Stand by Me / IMDB / YouTube

A brash, cocky high school senior, tired of skipping school to spend a boring day at home, is determined to enjoy an epic day roaring around his favorite Chicago sites, enlisting his best friend and girlfriend to join him on the adventure. Check out Ferris Bueller's Day Off / IMDB / YouTube

A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown. See more about Big Trouble in Little China / IMDB / YouTube

American reporter Sue Charlton travels to the Australian outback to meet eccentric poacher Mick Crocodile Dundee and invites him to New York City, where he comes face-to-face with the complexities of modern life. Can this bushman adapt? Find out about Crocodile Dundee / IMDB / YouTube

To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales. Look into Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home / IMDB / YouTube

A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy. Find out about Pretty in Pink / IMDB / YouTube

A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. Find out about Little Shop of Horrors / IMDB / YouTube

Three actors accept an invitation to a Mexican village to perform their onscreen bandit fighter roles, unaware that it is the real thing. Find out about Three Amigos! / IMDB / YouTube

Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. Details on Hannah and Her Sisters / IMDB / YouTube

Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes. More about Short Circuit / IMDB / YouTube

A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house. Look into The Money Pit / IMDB / YouTube

A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child whom dark forces want to eliminate. Details on The Golden Child / IMDB / YouTube

While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must locate them while trying to survive in a new country. See more about An American Tail / IMDB / YouTube

Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state. Get info on Down by Law / IMDB / YouTube

In 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship. Learn about Flight of the Navigator / IMDB / YouTube

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop an alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a struggling female rock singer. Explore Howard the Duck / IMDB / YouTube

After it's announced that one of the two police academies in the state will be closed down, the alumni of Commandant Lassard's Police Academy (1984) return to the school to train new recruits and compete against the other academy. Read about Police Academy 3: Back in Training / IMDB / YouTube

Peggy Sue, on the verge of a divorce, faints at her 25th high school reunion, and wakes up to find herself back in 1960, leading her to try to spot and correct the mistakes that led to disappointments and an unhappy marriage. Details on Peggy Sue Got Married / IMDB / YouTube

A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them. Look into The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 / IMDB / YouTube

A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters. Get info on Critters / IMDB / YouTube

To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself. Learn about Back to School / IMDB / YouTube

A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal. Check out Maximum Overdrive / IMDB / YouTube

A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did. Explore Ruthless People / IMDB / YouTube