With Long Shot coming out this weekend, we have compiled a list of the best Seth Rogen movies for you to check out and keep the laughter going all weekend. As you continue to scroll from movie to movie on the list you may be surprised at just how many hilarious movies he has come out with over the past decade. Being in the comedy genre can lead to actors being taken less seriously but I found myself appreciating Rogen even more as we compiled this list. How many more actors can take credit for this many funny movies?
This is a ridiculously outrageous film about what the rapture would look like smack dab in the middle of Hollywood. And as crazy as that sounds, it really works. With an ensemble cast of excellent comedic actors playing the fictionalized versions of themselves, we see how the rapture would go down in one of the not so “rapture ready” places. When you have famous people dealing with biblical proportions of the world ending, you’re gonna have a wild ride. You have the exorcism of Jonah Hill, cannibals, an NSFW Satan roaming the boulevards of Los Angeles, and flashback for us girls with one of our favorite boy bands with a dance sequence. The end really doesn’t sound that bad at all. (Chantal Ashford)
Neighbors had the chance to be just another Seth Rogen stoner comedy, but it turned out to be so much more than that. Not only is it hilarious, but it looks at what it’s like to grow older. Rogen and Rose Byrne portray the middle aged couple going through a midlife crisis, while Zac Efron’s shows what it’s like to have to become an adult after college. And we see these two characters see the past or future in each other, and learn the implications of what they see. Full of a surprising amount of heart, lots of laughs, and a simple story, Neighbors is a solid and fun flick. (Robert Bouffard)
Knocked Up is without a doubt my favorite pregnancy movie and my favorite movie of 2007. The reason for this is because most pregnancy films come across incredibly cliched and never really feel authentic to that experience. Knocked Up, however, gives what feels like an authentic experience as well as characters that feel very much grounded as if they could be your best friends, or a pair of relatives you have. It’s what makes this film so easily relatable, charming, and hilarious all at once. The real anchor of this film though, is the relationship between Ben and Alison. These two people shouldn’t work at all but you buy into them because of the chemistry between Seth Rogan and Katherine Heigl. (Ben Davis)
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg began writing Superbad when they were thirteen years old. THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. What were you doing when you were thirteen? I was counting down the hours until my parents would go to bed so I could sneakily watch movies like Superbad without them knowing. Starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, among so many others, Superbad is the classic tale of three horny teenagers trying to lose their virginities before graduating high school. Beneath the surface, however, it is a meditation on friendship, the desire to fit in, and the anxiety that comes with moving on to the next step in life without the familiarity of people who have been there for the first eighteen years of it. No movie so perfectly captures the ridiculousness of high school while genuinely recognizing how scary it is to leave it. In addition to writing, Seth Rogen co-stars, alongside Bill Hader, as a pair of police officers who become intertwined in the trio’s night of debauchery. From beginning to end, Superbad is chockful of memorable scenes, quotable lines, in-movie callbacks, and endearing characters. It is the perfect comedy. (Logan Van Winkle)
Reuniting two years after Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell and John C. Reily bring pure comedic gold to the screen. The film just works because Ferrell and Reily seem like friends that are genuinely happy to be on screen together, even when some of the subplots really aren’t on the same level of genius as this comedic duo. So, when we see them as Step Brothers, we get to see the side of their friendship display itself in all its glory. Do yourself a favor and watch it as soon as possible. You won’t regret it. (Austin Belzer)
After breakout roles in various adult comedies and minor appearances in several animated projects, Seth Rogen got to be a part of a fantastic ensemble cast in one of very best DreamWorks animated features. This film helped establish great things to come like the ambitious and epic How to Train Your Dragon Films. Kung Fu Panda is a film full of laughs, adventure and a ton of heart throughout the entire runtime. Jack Black as the title character Po along with the entire star studded cast help bring the gorgeously animated film to life. Seth Rogen plays the Mantis, one of the illustrious Furious Five. As mentioned before, Seth Rogen along with the other cast members provide clever quips and laughs, but that isn’t the only aspect of this film that makes it special. It is the lessons provided about believing in one’s self and realizing that true potential can be found in the most unorthodox places. The tremendously animated fight sequences, great voice talent, terrific laughs and heartfelt moments made this one of the very best of a stellar 2008 film year. (Joseph Vargas)
Depending on what kind of person you are, “Pineapple Express” either works for you, or it doesn’t. This movie falls in the unique genre of stoner action comedy which is why so many people enjoy it. It’s a movie that instantly pops up in my head when I think of Seth Rogan, or James Franco. After ‘Rogan’ witnesses a shooting between a weed kingpin and his competition, he goes on the run with his pot dealer. Rogan plays the straight man throughout this film while Franco plays the screw up. It’s a trope that has been in films forever, but what makes it work is the chemistry between the two. Another great thing to note is the great A-list amount of Actors that appear (Gary Cole, Craig Robinson, Amber Heard, and Danny McBride.) If you have never seen a Seth Rogan movie, this is definitely at the top of my recommendations list. (Alex Henderson)
When I first saw the trailer for 50/50, I thought it was a distasteful and obnoxious comedy about a cancer patient being peer pressured into using his condition to pick up women by his scummy friend. Boy…I was terribly wrong. This is actually a truly affecting journey with Adam, played with great commitment and vulnerability by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as he comes to grips with his condition and the other people in his life. Are there some sketchy moments in the film like Anna Kendrick’s character going well beyond the boundaries of her doctor-patient relationship? Yeah but she is also endearing and has great chemistry with Gordon-Levitt. Seth Rogan is actually a great piece in this film as he provides quality comic relief in a film that features great tension and effectively pulls on the heartstrings. Rogan’s Kyle may be a jerk sometimes but his relationship with Adam is one of the great anchors of the film. Great characters and strong relationships hold this impressive “dramedy” together. Expectations proudly blow away! (Shane Conto)
Besides Talladega Nights, I think this film has to go down as the defining character of Will Ferrell’s career. Will Ferrell really finds his comedic stride in Ron Burgundy, a goofball who always wants things to go his way. Whether it’s Ron being a complete idiot or him breaking down inside a telephone booth as his dog has been punted into the Bay, Anchorman is one of the comedy classics that you really shouldn’t miss. If we were making this list based off of quotable lines, it would be number one for sure. (Austin Belzer)
A deeply human study of an imperfect man who strived to create the perfect machine, Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs is a movie so whip-smart and verbose you may have to watch it a few times just to catch everything it has to say. This is due to the whiz-bang wordsmanship of Aaron Sorkin, whose screenplay contains verbal fencing scenes as cutthroat and exhilarating and as any action scene in a modern blockbuster. A film just as much about “reality distortion” as it is about pushing the boundaries of reality itself, it refuses to put its subject on a pedestal as much as break him down and put him back together; due in part not only to Sorkin’s screenplay but Michael Fassbender’s spot-on performance, which doesn’t mimic Jobs as much as dissect the man to his core. Yet the very soul of the film may be Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak, who thankfully serves as more than just comic relief. He is the only person brave enough to stand up to Jobs, and perhaps the only person Jobs allows himself to be stood up to. Their relationship could only be compared to that of brothers, and even after they are separated through corporations, they stand by each other, and wish to protect one another. On the surface, Steve Jobs may be a film about one man’s quest to make the perfect machine, but it’s really about what makes us human; our flaws, our bonds, and our desire for control. (Devan Meyer)
Also See:
The Night Before, The Interview, 40 Year Old Virgin, Donnie Darko, The Disaster Artist, Funny People, Paul, Monsters vs Aliens, Horton Hears a Who