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"comedy movies" vs "comedies"

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Comedy movies" refers specifically to movies in the comedy genre, while "comedies" is a more general term that can refer to any form of comedy, including movies, TV shows, plays, etc.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 613 views

"comedy movies"

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to movies in the comedy genre.

Use "comedy movies" when you want to specifically refer to movies that belong to the comedy genre.

Examples:

  • I love watching comedy movies with my friends.
  • She enjoys writing scripts for comedy movies.
  • The theater is showing a marathon of comedy movies this weekend.
  • Such a "comedy of errors," in keeping with our Shakespeare theme.
  • And you can go home and work on your "angry young blind girl" comedy routine.
  • "Comedy's freshest female voice."
  • Why is "comedy" in quotes?
  • This is the "Divas in Terrible Movies" marathon.
  • This is what you call it when the "God of Movies" arrives.
  • Our day was going great, and so far, I had managed to avoid dealing with Dad - until Mom cashed in her "watch home movies" coupon.
  • Regularly, Colin would take the money he earned from the "Stan the Man" comedies and go up into the mountains and continue his first love, of course, which was Salome.
  • And do you believe Mr. Merman was injured in any way by your "comedy"?
  • I said, "Comedy is tragedy plus time."
  • In only a year, she had fallen from being Hollywood's "Queen of the Movies" to "Box-Office Poison" and the term of her seven-year contract at Metro was soon to expire.
  • "The Night Sky", "Political Quotes", "Racy Movies"...
  • Citizens of Realzisa! Universalia Studios of Rome... invites you to participate in the hunt... for "New Faces in the Movies"! New face for the cinema!
  • We hope George Clooney will stop making serious movies and do a nice romantic comedy.
  • The editor on this film, Jim Miller, who's edited all four movies I've directed, is a real filmmaker, and he always finds comedy where I didn't even know I had shot it.
  • His movies gross millions, his comedy albums go platinum, and he owns the world's only giraffe basketball team, the New York necks.
  • For the Hollywood people in the audience, this even explains why action movies have larger budgets than comedies:
  • "Gerardette at the movies"
  • Watch date movies - "The Back-Up Plan,"
  • Comedies? Scary movies?

Alternatives:

  • funny films
  • humorous movies
  • comic films
  • comedic movies
  • laughter-inducing films

"comedies"

This phrase is correct and can refer to any form of comedy, not just movies.

Use "comedies" when you want to talk about comedy in a broader sense, including movies, TV shows, plays, etc.

Examples:

  • She enjoys watching comedies on TV.
  • The theater is known for its production of classic comedies.
  • He has a collection of comedies from different eras.

Alternatives:

  • comic works
  • humorous content
  • funny productions
  • laughter-inducing media
  • comedy pieces

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