Have A Laugh And Gaze At The Greatest Comedies Of Our Time

17. Tropic Thunder (2008)

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Tropic Thunder was an absolute phenomenon upon its initial release 10 years ago. It was the movie that finally pushed The Dark Knight off the top of the box office. Thanks to Robert Downey Jr., it became the rare comedy hit to receive Oscar attention (earning him a Best Supporting Actor Nomination). For director-star Ben Stiller, this film was magnum opus territory. He assembled an all-star cast to play his costars in this movie within a movie (Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Danny McBride). With Downey’s ridiculously extreme method acting, and Tom Cruise (nearly unrecognizable) as a crass, studio executive, it is still considered one of the best comedies to come out of the 21st century (and rightly so, “dammit!”)