Comedy and science fiction make for comfortable best buds, sharing screen time with laughs and out-there concepts. Here are six scifi comedies out to make you smile:

Evolution (2001)

From our review: “Evolution takes a pretty standard concept and grows it in a direction that’s been done before, but rarely with this much fun.”

Invasion! (1999)

From our review: “Here’s a picture of my delighted cherubic face, laughing heartily at genuinely unconventional humor found in this B-movie parody sci-fi horror flick.”

Men in Black (1997)

From our review: “Men In Black stands very near the top of my personal ‘fave comedies of all time’ list. With lots of great references, fun quotes, cool gadgets, great characters, and sharp effects, you could do a lot worse.”

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe (2005)

From our review: “Sure, there are some vague nods in the direction of a plot, but mostly what it consists of are hundreds of very funny jokes which just happen to be obliquely related to what is going on. Like the experience of hitch-hiking itself, the journey is much more important than the destination.”

My Science Project (1985)

From our review: “Maybe it does save all its best ammo for the last half-hour, but when you get there, it’s a blast as the kids wander through a school fighting dinosaurs, neanderthals, Roman gladiators, and post-apocalyptic mutants with Vietnam War weapons.”

Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

From our review: “Jessica Roth is a delight to witness. She can turn on intensity, action, humor, genuine tears, and terror like nobody’s business, and I couldn’t stop laughing to see her monumentally freaking out as she was accidentally thrown back to the Monday of the previous movie.”