8 Comedies for a Date Night That Won't Start a Fight

Every pick here scores 9.1 or higher on movie.guru. Critics and audiences agree on all of them. Now it's your couch's turn.

#1 is the one that makes this title a liar. Watch it anyway.

1. 8
   The Artist (2011)9.2

   A silent movie means zero arguing over who missed a line.

   CinemaScore A, $133 million worldwide on a reported $15 million. It's also Hollywood's love letter to itself, which is why it ranks last here.
2. 7
   Moonrise Kingdom (2012)9.1

   Wes Anderson's gentlest movie, which is exactly why it's seventh.

   93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.7 on IMDb. Two kids run away together and it's adorable. It's also so symmetrical one of you might nap.
3. 6
   Lost in Translation (2003)9.2

   The quietest movie here, and it still wins the ride home.

   Made for a reported $4 million, grossed $118.7 million worldwide. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson barely do anything, which is the point. Warn your date it's moody, not a romcom.
4. 5
   Little Miss Sunshine (2006)9.1

   The best 'my family is worse than yours' icebreaker ever made.

   $100.5 million worldwide on a reported $8 million. Steve Carell and Toni Collette in one cramped van. You'll both start comparing it to your own family road trips.
5. 4
   Project Hail Mary (2026)9.2

   Ryan Gosling in space is the closest thing to universal agreement.

   CinemaScore A, $684.5 million worldwide. It also cost a reported $248 million, so it's the only pick here that needed every single one of those tickets.
6. 3
   The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)9.3

   Wes Anderson's best, and the one non-fans actually finish.

   990,283 IMDb votes at 8.1. Ralph Fiennes plays a concierge with more manners than the plot has patience. Pastel everything, zero lulls.
7. 2
   Knives Out (2019)9.4

   The perfect date movie, because you get to compete.

   $312.9 million worldwide on a reported $40 million, 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. Pause it halfway and bet on the culprit. Daniel Craig's accent is the real suspect.
8. 1
   The Graduate (1967)9.3

   The most awkward date movie ever, and the best one here.

   $104.6 million domestic in 1967 on a reported $3 million. Dustin Hoffman's aimless grad gets tangled up with Anne Bancroft. You'll argue about him the whole ride home.

$58.14 says Knives Out gets paused at the halfway mark so somebody can name the killer out loud.

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