Comedy movies that break the fourth wall and speak directly to you

Breaking the fourth wall is a resource that is not typical of cinema, but of theatre, but several directors such as Martin Scorsese or Woody Allen have used this narrative effect to consecrate some of their most awarded films. But this time we will only see those comedy films that speak directly to you, as if the protagonists are aware that they are on the screen.

As we have already mentioned, Martin Scorsese has used this asset on several occasions, but one of his own comedic films that break the fourth wall It’s “The Wolf of Wall Street”. A dramatic comedy starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie and more in which, on several occasions, Jordan Belfort speaks directly to the viewer to update him on what is happening. Available on HBO Max.

Ferris Bueller’s day off

Known in Spanish as ‘Todo en un día’ or ‘A fun expert’, ‘Ferris Bueller’s day off’ is a comedy in which Matthew Broderick speaks directly to the viewer. This classic John Hughes film follows Ferries, a boy who wants to travel with his girlfriend and her best friend, but the principal at his school knows he’s lying about his illness to avoid attending class. Available on Claro, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video.

dead Pool

Probably one of the characters that made it popular break the fourth wall in a comedy film, not only in movies, but in comics as well, is ‘Deadpool’. Tim Miller’s adaptation with Ryan Reynolds is filled with moments where the protagonist knows he’s in a superhero movie and uses that to his advantage to crack jokes and make fun of the whole situation. Available on Star+ and Disney+.

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space balls

Another comedy whose title in Spanish has little or nothing to do with the original, ‘Spaceballs’, or as it is known outside the United States, ‘SOS There is a crazy person loose in space’, or ‘ The crazy story of the galaxies’, a parody of ‘Star Wars’. Directed in 1987 by Mel Brooks, this story with Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga and others is an exhilarating adventure available on Amazon Prime Video.

Scary movie

Here is not just one, but an entire saga of fourth wall-breaking comedy films, ‘Scary Movie’. Back when the parody story phenomenon was at its peak, the Wayans brothers put all the gags and gags in horror movies into this Anna Faris-starring franchise, which can be found on Amazon Prime Video.

The Emperor’s Follies

And finally, in animation there are also characters who speak to the viewer from time to time, such as ‘The Emperor’s Madness’, the Disney animated classic in which Kuzco, a man transformed into a llama, is the one who tells the story in hindsight then , which is why he can break the fourth wall in some of the funniest moments.