The best Dick Van Dyke’s comedy movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Dick Van Dyke’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Dick Van Dyke.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
6.2/10
When the magic powers of The Tablet of Ahkmenrah begin to die out, Larry Daley spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Mary Poppins
7.8/10
A magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Mary Poppins Returns
6.7/10
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
Night at the Museum
6.5/10
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
Dick Tracy
6.2/10
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Curious George
6.5/10
When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6.9/10
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
6.2/10
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Bye Bye Birdie
6.6/10
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
What a Way to Go!
6.9/10
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Fitzwilly
6.6/10
When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam, leads the household staff to rob from various businesses by charging goods to various wealthy people and misdirecting the shipments, all to keep Miss Vicki's standard of living.
The Comic
6.4/10
An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments. The movie is based loosely on the life of Buster Keaton.
Cold Turkey
6.6/10
Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts, from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
5.8/10
Lt. Robin Crusoe is a navy pilot who bails out of his plane after engine trouble. He reaches a deserted island paradise where he builds a house and begins to adjust to life. He is in for trouble however when a local girl is banished to the island by her father, who then comes after Crusoe.
Divorce American Style
6.3/10
After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world of divorce.
The Muppets Go Hollywood
6.9/10
In this one-hour special, Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.
Trolland
1.2/10
Trolls have a fun time pulling pranks on unsuspecting humans near a campsite, and they compete to see who can pull off the best prank.
Some Kind of a Nut
4.3/10
A New York City bank teller becomes a media celebrity when he refuses to comply with his employer's demands that he shave his beard.
Drop-Out Father
7.1/10
Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new lifestyle he outlines. He and his youngest daughter leave the suburbs for a Manhattan loft apartment while the rest of the brood -- wife and three kids -- re-evaluate the situation. For his engaging score, Peter Matz won an Emmy Award nomination.
Never a Dull Moment
6.1/10
When practicing for a role, actor Jack is mistaken for the killer Ace. He doesn't realize this until it's too late and is carried off to gangster boss Leo Smooth, who wants Ace to do a job for him. Fearing for his life, Jack plays his role, but always searching for a way out of the well-guarded house.
