Top movies with a refreshing take that have a comic relief sidekick

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with a refreshing take featuring a comic relief sidekick! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with a refreshing take featuring a comic relief sidekick, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Isn't It Romantic (2019)

For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.

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2019-02-13 | Comedy / Fantasy

Cast

Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth

Rating

rating icon 6.217
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    strictly for laughing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    chick flick
  3. Ranked #2 for
    for rom-com lovers

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Isn't It Romantic trailer
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2 Lightyear (2022)

Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.

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2022-06-15 | Animation / Science Fiction

Cast

Chris Evans, Keke Palmer

Rating

rating icon 6.971
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beyond realms
  2. Ranked #2 for
    friendly neighborhood
  3. Ranked #3 for
    far beyond

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Lightyear trailer
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3 Cruella (2021)

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

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2021-05-26 | Comedy / Crime

Cast

Emma Stone, Emma Thompson

Rating

rating icon 8.011
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    simply amazing
  2. Ranked #1 for
    absolutely fantastic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    icing on cake

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Cruella trailer
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4 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

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2021-09-01 | Action / Adventure

Cast

Simu Liu, Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Rating

rating icon 7.549
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    perfect foil character
  2. Ranked #2 for
    comic relief sidekick
  3. Ranked #2 for
    tad annoying

Trailer

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings trailer
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5 True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

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2019-11-23 | Crime / Drama

Cast

George MacKay, Nicholas Hoult

Rating

rating icon 5.934
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    beaten
  2. Ranked #1 for
    clean-shaven
  3. Ranked #1 for
    well-groomed

Trailer

True History of the Kelly Gang trailer
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6 Work It (2020)

A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.

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2020-08-07 | Comedy / Music

Cast

Sabrina Carpenter, Liza Koshy

Rating

rating icon 7.565
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    positive start
  2. Ranked #2 for
    redeeming factor
  3. Ranked #3 for
    uncool character

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Work It trailer
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7 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.

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2022-03-30 | Action / Adventure

Cast

James Marsden, Ben Schwartz

Rating

rating icon 7.506
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #2 for
    reintroduction
  2. Ranked #3 for
    much fun
  3. Ranked #3 for
    kind of suck

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 trailer
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8 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

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2022-11-09 | Animation / Fantasy

Cast

Ewan McGregor, David Bradley

Rating

rating icon 8.096
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    undeniable classic
  2. Ranked #1 for
    dark tone
  3. Ranked #1 for
    dark and edgy

Trailer

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio trailer
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9 Love and Monsters (2020)

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

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2020-10-16 | Comedy / Action

Cast

Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick

Rating

rating icon 7.312
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    fun
  2. Ranked #1 for
    real nice
  3. Ranked #1 for
    Survival Movie

Trailer

Love and Monsters trailer
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10 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

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2022-12-07 | Animation / Adventure

Cast

Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek

Rating

rating icon 8.226
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    surprisingly mature
  2. Ranked #1 for
    antagonistic
  3. Ranked #1 for
    giving shivers

Trailer

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish trailer
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