Mafia Comedies Ranked, From Great to ‘Corky Romano’
Although Chris Kattan. This gives us the opportunity to rank some of the most notable mob-based comedies, staring at the bottom with…
Corky Romano
Kattan plays a veterinarian who goes undercover inside the FBI to help out his mobster dad, played by screen legend Peter Falk for some reason. Hilarity does not ensue. Kattan would later claim that the screenplay was punched up by There Will Be Blood director Paul Thomas Anderson, which, if true, makes us less sad for Anderson’s Best Screenplay Oscar loses.
Jane Austen’s Mafia!
Renamed simply Mafia! in order to appeal to the illiterate masses, this Godfather spoof was especially disappointing coming from director Jim Abrahams of Hot Shots! fame. Either way, it’s by far the worst movie he made with a title ending in an exclamation point.
Analyze That
One of the most unnecessary sequels of all time. Surely no one needed a follow-up to Analyze This, in which The Sopranos.
Mickey Blue Eyes
A mostly harmless comedy in which Tony Sirico.
The Whole Nine Yards
My Cousin Vinny. Note: We’re not including The Whole Ten Yards on this list because we’re not 100 percent sure it actually exists.
Married to the Mob
Ronald McDonald-esque fast-food clown deserves to be seen by all.
Analyze This
The unusual pairing of Harold Ramis’ blockbuster comedy played like gangbusters (pun unavoidable).
Johnny Dangerously
This wildly goofy old-timey gangster parody directed by Amy Heckerling is bolstered by a great lead performance from Michael Keaton, a ing cast that includes Weird Al Yankovic. While it came out in 1984, it was a cable TV staple for ’90s kids.
Made
Jon Favreau. Two low-level goons are sent on an errand for a local mobster and nearly get killed in the process, thanks primarily to Vaughn’s incompetence. The scene in which Vaughn tries to save Favreau, armed only with a starter’s pistol, is perhaps the greatest accomplishment of his entire career.
The Freshman
Long before Analyze This, the original Matthew Broderick as an NYU film student who gets roped into Carmine’s exotic animal-importing scheme after dating his daughter.
The Freshman works so well as a mafia comedy because it so perfectly combines the two genre stylings — the comedic bits are truly hilarious, while the crime drama elements feel completely authentic, thanks in large part to Brando’s willingness to commit to the ridiculous premise. The escaped Komodo dragon sequence is an all-timer.
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