The Best Comedies of 2017

From cerebral, amusing indies to full-fledged laugh riots.

These days, it's hard to separate great movies into specific genres—as the best of 
them often mix lightness and darkness, humor and pathos. Some of the funniest movies in recent years have been the bleakest, but that doesn't mean Hollywood has completely given up on delivering LOLs to audiences. Though the year is not quite over, it's brought some pretty phenomenal comedies to the big screen—some that quietly amuse us, others that leave us doubled over in laughter. Here are the year's best (so far).