Harrison Ford has played action heroes and daring adventurers throughout his career, but he is also an underrated comedic actor. Anyone who has seen Ford’s interviews and press junkets knows that he has a dry sense of humor, but he often hides this side of himself in his movies. Many of his action thrillers showcase his skills as a dramatic actor without letting him show off his considerable comedy chops.
Harrison Ford’s best movies tend to show both sides to his talents as an actor. He is most famous for playing Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and these characters have a lot of humor, even when they are facing mortal danger. Ford is able to get plenty of laughs in any genre, but it’s not too often that he stars in an out-and-out comedy. His funniest roles suggest that he should do so more often.
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10 Six Days, Seven Nights (1998)
Harrison Ford And Anne Heche Play A Squabbling Odd Couple Reeling From A Plane Crash
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Director Ivan Reitman Release Date June 12, 1998 Cast Harrison Ford , Anne Heche , David Schwimmer , Temuera Morrison
Harrison Ford has been a licensed pilot for years, and his role in Six Days, Seven Nights lets him play an aviator on-screen. His character gets stranded on a deserted island with a feisty reporter played by Anne Heche. Their odd couple dynamic pushes each of them to their limits as they band together to survive until help arrives. Predictably, they fall in love, but Heche and Ford’s enjoyable dynamic means that it’s easy to forgive the familiar plot.
Heche and Ford’s enjoyable dynamic means that it’s easy to forgive the familiar plot.
Six Days, Seven Nights was steered by veteran comedy director Ivan Reitman. It doesn’t have the same impact as some of Reitman’s true classics, such as Ghostbusters and Dave, but he is a capable pair of hands nonetheless. Although the premise is fairly predictable, and the narrative sometimes lacks a little dynamism, with the two main characters forced to sit and endure each other’s company, Heche and Ford make it worthwhile.
9 The Frisco Kid (1979)
Gene Wilder And Harrison Ford Star In A Western Comedy
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The Frisco Kid isn’t quite up there with Gene Wilder’s best movies, and its biggest sin may be that it evokes the much funnier comedy-Western Blazing Saddles, which was released five years earlier. For all its faults, it’s still an enjoyable fish-out-of-water comedy that points a few barbs at the Western genre. The most enjoyable element of the story is Wilder’s dynamic with Harrison Ford.
Ford appears to have fun as a rough-hewn gunslinger, and he has plenty of funny moments when he plays it straight.
Ford plays the straight man to Wilder’s whining rabbi. In the comedy-Western, he knows that it’s his job to provide some Western credentials. He doesn’t get most of the laughs himself, but his willingness to play second fiddle is admirable. Ford appears to have fun as a rough-hewn gunslinger, and he has plenty of funny moments when he plays it straight without trying to wink to the audience.
8 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Harrison Ford Has A Fun Cameo In Will Ferrell’s Sequel
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Director Adam McKay Release Date December 18, 2013 Cast Will Ferrell , David Koechner , Steve Carell , Paul Rudd , Christina Applegate , Luke Wilson , Vince Vaughn , Fred Willard
Like most comedy sequels, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues struggles to recapture the magic of its predecessor. Still, there are plenty of hilarious moments, with Will Ferrell and his supporting cast able to make the most out of a lackluster script. One of the highlights features Harrison Ford as a legendary news anchor. He’s a great fit for the role, as he has the gravitas and seriousness required to make Ron Burgundy look like a joke.
Ford is believable as a revered icon of news broadcasting, but his character is just weird enough to be interesting.
Some of the funniest scenes in the Anchorman movies feature memorable cameos. The street fights in both movies are a great example, with the likes of Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Will Smith and Tina Fey wading into the action. Ford gets his own scene with Ron Burgundy, which makes his role a little meatier than these other blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameos. He is believable as a revered icon of news broadcasting, but his character is just weird enough to be interesting.
7 Sabrina (1995)
Harrison Ford Takes On A Humphrey Bogart Role In This Remake
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1954’s Sabrina stars Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn, and their combined star power makes the romcom a delightful treat for fans of the genre. It wasn’t exactly crying out for a remake, since the original is still so enjoyable, but Harrison Ford delivers a charming performance alongside Julia Ormond and Greg Kinnear. Ford plays a workaholic who finds himself falling in love for the first time.
Sabrina
suffers when it’s compared to the original with Bogart and Hepburn, but it’s an entertaining romcom when viewed on its own merits.
Sabrina suffers when it’s compared to the original with Bogart and Hepburn, but it’s an entertaining romcom when viewed on its own merits. Ford has the skills to sell his character’s transformation from a callous, cunning operator to a lovestruck fool, and he has funny moments all along the way. His dynamic with Greg Kinnear is particularly funny, as Kinnear plays his fun-loving playboy brother.
6 Morning Glory (2010)
Harrison Ford Puts His Lovable Grump Persona To Good Use
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Long after his glory years as an action hero, Harrison Ford has found success more recently by playing elder statesman-types. He’s done this in dramatic movies like 42 and Cowboys and Aliens, but Morning Glory makes the best use of Ford’s new rough and rugged persona by having him play a self-serious grump who isn’t afraid to ruin everyone’s day. He is the perfect comedic foil to Rachel McAdams’ bubbly optimism.
McAdams and Keaton both have a lot more experience in traditional comedic roles than Ford does, but he fits in with the cast like a natural.
Morning Glory stars Ford as a veteran journalist who feels bitter over the fact that his current post at a morning show refuses to cover the hard-hitting topics he desires. Matters are complicated by his fiery working relationship with his co-host, played by Diane Keaton. McAdams and Keaton both have a lot more experience in traditional comedic roles than Ford does, but he fits in with the cast like a natural.
5 Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Harrison Ford And Josh Hartnett Take To The Buddy Cop Genre
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Director Ron Shelton Release Date June 9, 2003 Cast Harrison Ford , Josh Hartnett , Lena Olin , Bruce Greenwood , Isaiah Washington , Lolita Davidovich
The 1990s and 2000s were good times for buddy cop comedies, with movies like Rush Hour, Men in Black and Hot Fuzz all putting fresh twists on the established formula. Hollywood Homicide is a little less inventive than these classics, preferring to stick to the genre’s tropes in search of laughs. Harrison Ford plays the serious, uptight veteran detective, while Josh Hartnett plays a wildcard rookie.
Ford and Hartnett’s dynamic is nothing new in the buddy cop genre, but they are still great to watch.
Ford and Hartnett’s dynamic is nothing new in the buddy cop genre, but they are still great to watch. Ford masters the art of comedic rage as the older cop, and Harkness plays off him superbly. Hollywood Homicide also gives Ford a few hilarious slapstick moments, like when he has to pursue a suspect through heavy traffic on a child’s bicycle. It isn’t a particularly creative approach to the genre, but not many actors are as entertaining as Ford.
4 American Graffiti (1973)
Harrison Ford’s First Collaboration With George Lucas Has More Of A Comedic Focus Than Star Wars
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Director George Lucas Release Date August 1, 1973 Cast Richard Dreyfuss , Ron Howard , Paul Le Mat , Charles Martin Smith , Cindy Williams , Candy Clark
Harrison Ford is key to some of the funniest moments in the Star Wars movies, but he worked with George Lucas four years before A New Hope in American Graffiti. The coming-of-age comedy-drama is Lucas’ way of reflecting back on his own carefree youth, as it follows a group of teenagers and their adventures throughout a warm night in California. Ford plays a brash street racer angling for a shot at the local champion.
He’s funny as Bob Falfa cruising around town trying to make a name for himself, and also after his traumatic crash when he’s gingerly holding his arm and trying not to cry.
Harrison Ford is a supporting player in American Graffiti, and his role as an antagonist means that he doesn’t get most of the funny lines. Still, he does a lot with his character. He’s funny as Bob Falfa cruising around town trying to make a name for himself, and also after his traumatic crash when he’s gingerly holding his arm and trying not to cry. In both instances, Bob highlights what the film is about: a group of teenagers believing that they are more grown-up than they really are.
3 Working Girl (1988)
Working Girl Shows Ford At His Funniest
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Director Mike Nichols Release Date December 21, 1988 Cast Melanie Griffith , Harrison Ford , Sigourney Weaver , Alec Baldwin , Joan Cusack , Philip Bosco , Nora Dunn , Oliver Platt
Working Girl could well be Harrison Ford’s funniest movie of all, thanks to a great cast that also features Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith and Alec Baldwin. It was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The story follows a cunning secretary who steps in for her boss while she is laid up with a broken leg. Ford plays a business associate who develops feelings for her, although he is also taken in by her deception.
Working Girl
could well be Harrison Ford’s funniest movie of all.
Jack Trainer is an interesting character for Ford. He’s charming and more respectful than most of the other men clogging up Manhattan boardrooms in Working Girl, and he represents a different way of doing business. Ford plays him with the perfect blend of impish charm and natural authority. He is everything Tess aspires to, both as a business partner and a romantic partner.
2 Shrinking (2023-)
Harrison Ford’s Apple TV Show Has Been A Hit
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Cast Jason Segel , Harrison Ford , Jessica Williams , Christa Miller , Michael Urie Release Date January 27, 2023 Seasons 1
Harrison Ford’s casting represented a coup for Shrinking, and he is in fine form in the Apple TV comedy-drama. Ford hasn’t appeared in many TV shows since hitting it big as a movie star, but his starring role in the Yellowstone spinoff 1923 and Shrinking have both received glowing reviews. Shrinking follows a group of therapists with wildly different approaches to their work.
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With Shrinking season 2 coming to Apple TV in October, it’s a good time to catch up on the Emmy-nominated first season. Jason Segel, who is also one of the show’s creators, along with Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence and Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein, is fantastic in the lead role. Ford’s character often acts as his moral compass, although it’s clear that he doesn’t have everything figured out either. Shrinking is a great comedy for the modern age, as therapy is being talked about more openly than ever before.
1 Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade (1989)
Harrison Ford And Sean Connery Team Up For Indy’s Funniest Adventure
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Director Steven Spielberg Release Date May 24, 1989 Cast Harrison Ford , Sean Connery , Denholm Elliott , Alison Doody , John Rhys-Davies , Julian Glover
Although Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade isn’t a true comedy, it does produce one of Harrison Ford’s funniest performances. He always has a few wisecracks as Indy, and Steven Spielberg’s eye for spectacular adventure also lets Ford show off his flair for physical comedy. Whether he’s falling into a pit of snakes or fighting a big bruiser next to a biplane, Ford can get a laugh with his facial expressions. The Last Crusade is the funniest movie in the Indiana Jones franchise.
What makes
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is Indy’s hilarious dynamic with his estranged father, played by Sean Connery in fine form.
What makes The Last Crusade even funnier than Raiders of the Lost Ark is Indy’s hilarious dynamic with his estranged father, played by Sean Connery in fine form. The daring adventurer regresses to a childlike state of perpetual frustration and angst, even if he tries to play it cool in front of his friends and enemies. Connery and Ford develop great comedic banter with one another, as Connery plays the role of an embarrassing father to perfection.