12 Unapologetic Comedies That Aren't Concerned About Offending You

      These bold comedies have no qualms about offending anyone.

      From the outrageous hits of the 1970s to more recent films — even in our supposedly more sensitive era — these movies prioritize laughter over moral messages.

      Occasionally, they do manage to convey a clever message as well.

      Not Another Teen Movie (2000)

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      This unapologetic critique of teen films ranging from Lucas to She’s All That, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and The Breakfast Club is a whirlwind of offensive humor steeped in sex jokes, toilet humor, ridiculous violence, and surprisingly insightful social commentary.

      Where else can you witness Chris Evans making inappropriate use of a banana, white characters impersonating Asians, and football players being sliced in half?

      Even if Not Another Teen Movie eliminated every offensive gag, it would still be hilarious, but it earns extra points for its audacious commitment to keeping them included.

      White Chicks (2004)

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      Marlon and Shawn Wayans portray Black FBI agents disguising themselves as wealthy white socialites to penetrate the snobbish Hamptons social scene — while simultaneously uncovering a conspiracy. In the process, they uncover how white individuals behave when they believe no one of other races is around, and they also come to understand women's perspectives.

      If there’s anything in White Chicks that doesn’t offend you, you’re not paying attention. The Wayans critique privileged white people, as well as others, and address our peculiar racial and sexual taboos throughout. The film keeps you on your toes regarding how far it will go—and it goes quite far.

      Airplane (1980)

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      June Cleaver speaking jive is utterly inappropriate — yet it’s one of the funniest moments ever captured on film.

      Kudos to Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker for the brilliant idea of having Barbara Billingsley deliver the line, “Oh stewardess? I speak jive.” And let's not forget the 7,000 other hilarious jokes in Airplane, one of the greatest comedies of all time.

      You can certainly question its taste, but you'd be better off simply enjoying the laughter — and there’s plenty to be had.

      Team America: World Police (2004)

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      It’s hard to take any self-righteous actor seriously after watching this puppet-filled spy thriller that criticizes Kim Jong-Il but has an even harsher attitude toward Sean Penn.

      With puppet love scenes, extended projectile vomiting, and unapologetic nationalism — Team America, crafted by the creators of South Park, ridicules fervent patriotism and simultaneously champions the best of American foreign policy.

      It also features a brilliant metaphor involving three distinct body parts that we probably overthink more than we should.

      Borat (2006)

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      Sacha Baron Cohen plays a sexist, anti-Semitic, and completely clueless Kazakh journalist who encourages Americans to voice things they would typically withhold. His gloriously ignorant demeanor elicits the worst in those who should act better (and, occasionally, the best).

      Borat's antics are frequently offensive, but his derangement evokes a sense of pity, and Baron Cohen, along with his team, achieves a perfect blend of disgust and vulnerability. What’s truly impressive is how much he had to improvise in tense and sometimes hazardous situations.

      The 2020 sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, is equally excellent.

      The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

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      With its relentless display of gratuitous nudity and racial humor, The Kentucky Fried Movie epitomizes the modern idea of problematic, while also serving as a perfect snapshot of the freewheeling 1970s: it identifies and skewers genres from kung-fu to Blaxploitation to women-in-prison films with quick, take-it-or-leave-it sketches that are spot-on parodies of numerous grindhouse classics.

      Surprisingly, it holds significance as it marked a turning point for its director, John Landis, and the comedic writing team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, who would later create Airplane.

      Kentucky Fried Movie is among those comedies that Gen X teens spoke of in hushed tones due to parents banning them from seeing it. It carries a well-deserved reputation for being what was once considered a 'dirty movie.' It remains subversive, wrong, and exhilarating in its own way.

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      Coming to America (1988)

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      Are you Black, white, Jewish, Christian, African, American, young, or old?

      There's something to offend everyone in the exaggerated absurdity of Coming to America, where Eddie Murphy portrays characters from nearly all the demographics mentioned, mercilessly lampooning them.

      Coming to America critiques royalty, the nouveau riche, and the struggling underclass, with