Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "self-referential-humor"

1. Scream VI (2023)

R | 122 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Courteney Cox, Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown

Votes: 120,534

2. Gintama (2005–2021)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.

Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Rie Kugimiya, Kazuya Nakai

Votes: 15,355

3. Scream 4 (2011)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lucy Hale

Votes: 171,653 | Gross: $38.18M

4. Seven Psychopaths (2012)

R | 110 min | Comedy, Crime

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken

Votes: 274,452 | Gross: $15.02M

5. Scream 3 (2000)

R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery

While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 164,539 | Gross: $89.14M

6. G.I. Blues (1960)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Musical

Tulsa McLean, a soldier with dreams of running his own nightclub, places a bet with his friend Dynamite that he can win the heart of an untouchable dancer. But when Dynamite is transferred, Tulsa must replace him in the bet.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, Robert Ivers, James Douglas

Votes: 4,482 | Gross: $9.37M

7. Wishmaster (1997)

R | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror

A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to Earth.

Director: Robert Kurtzman | Stars: Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Angus Scrimm, Ari Barak

Votes: 25,529 | Gross: $15.72M

8. Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy (2021–2024)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Makoto Misumi, an ordinary teenager, is summoned to a fantasy world to be its hero. However, the goddess judges him unattractive and dismisses him from his duties.

Stars: Monica Rial, Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitô, Ayane Sakura

Votes: 2,805

9. Meet the Richardsons (2020– )

40 min | Comedy

Mockumentary focusing on real-life comedy couple Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont, who play aptly fictionalised versions of themselves, their home and work lives, and relationships with their Hebden Bridge neighbours and celebrity friends.

Stars: Lucy Beaumont, Jon Richardson, Elsie Richardson, Damion Priestley

Votes: 924

10. The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)

PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy

Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.

Director: Dean Murphy | Stars: Paul Hogan, Dorothy Adams, Trudy Ager, Simone Annan

Votes: 2,503

11. No Game, No Life (2014)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Siblings Sora and Shiro make up the most feared team of pro gamers in the world, The Blank. When they manage to beat God himself in a game of chess, they are sent to a world where all disputes are settled with games.

Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Yôko Hikasa, Scott Gibbs

Votes: 18,538

12. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You (2023– )

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance

Rentarô Aijô decides to date all of his soulmates after Hakari Hanazono and Karane Inda confess to him at the same time God of Love tells him that they will die if any of his soulmates fails to get into a relationship with him.

Stars: Wataru Kato, Kaede Hondo, Miyu Tomita, Sarah Wiedenheft

Votes: 1,267

13. Bocchi the Rock! (2022)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Hitori "Bocchi-chan" Gotoh is a lonely high school girl whose heart lies in her guitar. One day, she meets Nijika Ijichi and joins 'Kessoku Band'. After that, her daily life starts to change little by little.

Stars: Yoshino Aoyama, Sayumi Suzushiro, Saku Mizuno, Ikumi Hasegawa

Votes: 4,641

14. Popcorn (1991)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Horror

A master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.

Directors: Mark Herrier, Alan Ormsby | Stars: Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Dee Wallace, Derek Rydall

Votes: 6,354 | Gross: $4.21M

15. Romantic Killer (2022)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Living her best single life, romance is the last thing on Anzu's mind, until a tiny matchmaking wizard suddenly turns her life into a clichéd rom-com.

Stars: Rie Takahashi, Mikako Komatsu, Yûichirô Umehara, Courtney Lin

Votes: 2,956

16. My Boyfriend's Back (1993)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A teenage boy comes back from the dead because he is determined to win the most beautiful girl in school.

Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Danny Zorn, Edward Herrmann

Votes: 5,037 | Gross: $3.34M

17. Uncle from Another World (2022–2023)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After being in a coma for 17 years, Takafumi's middle-aged uncle suddenly wakes up speaking an unrecognizable language and wielding magical powers.

Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Jun Fukuyama, Feodor Chin, Mikako Komatsu

Votes: 2,420

18. In/Spectre (2020–2023)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Meet the cute, smug, cane-wielding 17-year old Iwanaga Kotoko as she (very) aggressively tries to woo the older Sakuragawa Kurou and act as a mediator/problem-solver for the supernatural world.

Stars: Akari Kitô, Mamoru Miyano, Lizzie Freeman, Brandon Winckler

Votes: 1,336

19. It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Garry Shandling pokes fun at sitcom conventions in his own unique fourth-wall breaking meta sitcom.

Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Michael Tucci, Scott Nemes

Votes: 1,746

20. Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015–2017)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Aki,a highschool otaku work to support his game making. With remarkable luck, he bumps into Kato, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Naturally, the meeting twists his life into a complicated relationships.

Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Saori Ônishi, Kiyono Yasuno, Ai Kayano

Votes: 1,610

21. You Might Be the Killer (2018)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

A camp counselor suffering from blackouts finds himself surrounded by murder victims. He turns to his horror movie enthusiast friend for advice, and to contend with the idea he may be the killer.

Director: Brett Simmons | Stars: Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan, Brittany S. Hall, Jenna Harvey

Votes: 6,280

22. The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)

91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

The notorious fictional town of Royston Vasey is under threat and its inhabitants are forced to leave.

Director: Steve Bendelack | Stars: Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Michael Sheen

Votes: 5,938

23. Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999 TV Movie)

23 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master.

Director: John Henderson | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant

Votes: 2,176

24. Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

In a world where Hollywood actors can partner up with real cops to solve crimes on their shows, a no-nonsense cop is forced to team up with an air-headed actor, Ryan Hansen, for his new YouTube Premium crime reality show/meta sitcom.

Stars: Ryan Hansen, Aly Michalka, Samira Wiley, Noelle E Parker

Votes: 727

25. Jake Speed (1986)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a world where, unbeknownst to the public, all famous pulp fiction heroes are real, one of them, Jake Speed, agrees to help desperate Margaret Winston save her sister from sadistic white slaver Sid, who's operating in Africa.

Director: Andrew Lane | Stars: Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins, John Hurt

Votes: 1,123 | Gross: $1.94M

26. Magical Sempai (2019)

TV-14 | 15 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Starting his new term at Tanenashi High School, an unmotivated freshman searches for a club that requires minimal participation to suit his needs. He then comes across the magic clubroom, ... See full summary »

Stars: Cristina Valenzuela, Lizzie Freeman, Landon McDonald, Kaede Hondo

Votes: 692

27. Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout (2022)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Childhood friends Tachibana Hinata and Jinguji Tsukasa were living the everyday life of office workers. Then, on the way home from a mixer, they were sent flying into another world by a ... See full summary »

Stars: Satoshi Hino, Mao Ichimichi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kaito Ishikawa

Votes: 592

28. Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (2019)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When she turns ten years old, Adele von Ascham is hit with a horrible headache-and memories of her previous life as an eighteen-year-old Japanese girl named Kurihara Misato.

Stars: Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Veronica Taylor, Sarah Anne Williams, Claire Margaret Corlett

Votes: 854

29. Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan (2021)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

Being an adult is hard. And 31-year-old Uramichi Omota, an upbeat children's TV show host, keeps revealing this truth on the air.

Stars: Amber Lee Connors, Hiroshi Kamiya, Yûichi Nakamura, Mamoru Miyano

Votes: 837

30. I've Been Waiting for You (1998 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 90 min | Horror, Thriller

A girl moves to a small town with her mom, only to be compared to a legendary witch with the same name.

Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: Sarah Chalke, Soleil Moon Frye, Ben Foster, Christian Campbell

Votes: 1,437

31. Daily Lives of High School Boys (2012)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Join Tadakuni, Hidenori and Yoshitake as they undergo the trials and tribulations of life in high school!.

Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Daisuke Namikawa, Miyu Irino

Votes: 2,934

32. Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun (2018)

24 min | Animation, Comedy

Three wildly different 8th graders create a "pastimes" club to get through the absurdity of middle school. Or something. They just want to have fun.

Stars: Hina Kino, Rika Nagae, Konomi Kohara, Maki Izawa

Votes: 1,694

33. The Legend of Luoxiaohei (2011–2021)

Animation, Action, Adventure

A cat spirit, while stealing the framed Heavenly Bright Pearl, was injured heavily by Diting and turned back into a cat. While wandering the streets, he was adopted by Luo Xiaobai and became Luo Xiaohei. Their story begins now.

Stars: Jiayi Li, Yuntu Cao, Xin Shan

Votes: 170

34. Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution (2023 Video Game)

T | Animation, Action, Comedy

In a world ruled by Game Makers, a group known as the Failure Goddesses are recruited by Older Neptune who sees potential in them in spite of their loss and in their favor becomes the president of their company, Victory.

Director: Hikaru Yasui | Stars: Rie Tanaka, Yuko Natsuyoshi, Satsuki Miyahara, Hina Yomiya

35. D-Frag! (2014)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

Kazama is a wannabe delinquent on a mission to rule the school, but a run-in with the cuties of the Game Creation Club derails his plan.

Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Katsuyuki Konishi, Chiwa Saitô, Mikako Takahashi

Votes: 867

36. Cemetery High (1988)

R | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A group of High School girls with guns go on a killing spree. They are intent on ridding the world of scummy men.

Director: Gorman Bechard | Stars: Debi Thibeault, Karen Nielsen, Lisa Schmidt, Simone Reyes

Votes: 442

37. Nyaruko: Crawling with Love (2012–2015)

Animation, Action, Comedy

Actual H.P. Lovecraft's alien god of chaos from Cthulhu Mythos appears to a high school boy in the form of a whimsical girl Nyaruko claiming that it's there to protect him from other alien godlike races who want to abduct him.

Stars: Kana Asumi, Aya Hisakawa, Eri Kitamura

Votes: 349

38. Letters to Satan Claus (2020 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Comedy, Horror

Holly returns to her hometown to make a Christmas special before her promotion to a television anchorwoman, but first she must face Satan Claus and horrible childhood memories of him.

Director: Emma Jean Sutherland | Stars: Karen Knox, Jessica Clement, Joseph Cannata, Alex Harrouch

Votes: 523

39. Clue II: Murder in Disguise (1987 Video)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Sequel to the live action VHS version of Parker Brothers' classic board game 'Clue' (or 'Cluedo'). The characters from the game are now on the run from an Interpol inspector because of all the crimes they've committed.

Director: Ed Buffman | Stars: Betty Lee Bogue, Mara Clark, Walter Covell, Michael Dell'Orto

Votes: 56

40. Mitsudomoe (2010–2011)

25 min | Animation, Comedy

Three sisters create chaos at their elementary school.

Stars: Kikuko Inoue, Ayahi Takagaki, Satomi Akesaka, Haruka Tomatsu

Votes: 201

41. The Fight for the Red Cow (1987)

85 min | Comedy

A farmer places bets on a horse to win at the racecourse. He is accompanied by a cow who encourages his horse.

Directors: Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen, Ole Stephensen | Stars: Dan Al-Haffar, Hanne B. Andersen, Sanne Arnt Torp, Kirsten Bach

Votes: 518

42. My Hot Sexless Lover (2022–2023)

TV-MA | Drama, Romance

Mizukawa Rei is a 30-year-old single woman. One day, she meets 25-year-old freelance photographer Arima Shuto. They have have a good feelings for each other and decide to go out with each other.

Stars: Haruka Shimazaki, Keisuke Watanabe, Arata Horii, Kanna Moriya

Votes: 13

43. Maria Holic (2009–2011)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Kanako's quest for a girlfriend takes a turn for the absurd when the girl of her dreams turns out to be a sadistic cross-dresser.

Stars: Monica Rial, Brittney Karbowski, Tiffany Grant, Molly Searcy

Votes: 344

44. Teekyu (2012–2017)

TV-14 | 2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The series follows the hilarious everyday routines of four girls in the Kameido High tennis club who, on occasion, actually play some tennis.

Stars: Yui Watanabe, Suzuko Mimori, Kyôko Narumi, Kana Hanazawa

Votes: 116

45. Don't (2020)

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Game-Show

A game show that offers contestants the chance to win cash by tackling hilarious tasks, each with the simple rule: "DON'T."

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Adam Scott, Eeryn Falk Lubicich, Wesley Claborn

Votes: 310

46. Snack Basue (2024– )

Animation, Comedy

A bar in the town of Sapporo is host to a bunch of eccentric people who live together and laugh together.

Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Rie Takahashi, Kimiko Saitô, Ryota Iwasaki

Votes: 37

47. Let Me Check the Walkthrough First (2022)

Animation, Action, Adventure

A 30-year-old office worker named Liu Yinuo was unintentionally called into the virtual world. Excellent gamer Liu Yinuo started teaching Tian Enya, an 18-year-old girl who is the gaming ... See full summary »

Star: Yeqiao Yue

Votes: 26

48. Hatena Iryûjon (2020– )

24 min | Animation

Makoto não pode esperar para começar o seu aprendizado mágico e se reconectar com a filha do seu mentor, Hatena, na sua mansão assombrada.

Stars: Tabitha Ray, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Sumire Uesaka, Mao Ichimichi

Votes: 76

49. Infernal Realities (2018– )

20 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A young woman finds herself tormented by a serial killer and mean girls. She must work together with her friends, her drunken boyfriend, and a mysterious cast of characters to uncover the identity of the menacing Sackman.

Stars: Claire Frias, Johnny Haure, Lyndze Morgan, Allison Beteta

50. Toei Robot Girls Z (2014)

Animation, Action, Comedy

At the Nerima Ward Ooizumi Academy Photonic District, the Robot Girls are selling "Photonic Energy', a new type of "cheap and green power." The lab's research has been going nowhere and ... See full summary »

Stars: Inori Minase, Mariko Honda, Kazusa Aranami

Votes: 50