John Lithgow as Dave Crealy, Geoffrey Rush as Stefan Mortensen, and Jenny Pen in James Ashcroft’s "The Rule of Jenny Pen." Credit: Courtesy of Matt Henley. An IFC Films and Shudder Release.

Look no further. Some of the top-rated comedies on this list are a few decades old, while others are much more recent -- but we think they're all classics and well worth checking out with your kids ...