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This weekend, Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd join a long, storied list of funny movie couples, when their film "Wanderlust" hits theaters. The movie stars the duo as city dwellers who accidentally stumble upon a hippie commune where drugs and free love rule. Obviously, shenanigans ensue.In honor of "Wanderlust," let's take a look at some of Aniston and Rudd's hysterical movie couple ancestors. From Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey in "Dumb and Dumber" to Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in "Harold and Maude" to Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall," Moviefone presents the Funniest Movie Couples Ever.
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Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in "The Wedding Singer"
This underrated comedy featured Sandler as a wedding singer and Barrymore as a waitress. The Bar Mitzvah dance, the Flock of Seagulls jokes and the romantic scene on the plane featuring Billy Idol was more than enough to get this on the list. -
Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller in "There's Something About Mary"
From the moment Stiller's character accidentally injures himself before the prom (franks and beans!), you knew that he and Diaz were an awkward-funny match made in heaven. -
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in "Dumb and Dumber"
Who said funniest movie couples has to include romance? In this 1994 comedy, Jeff Daniels and Jim Carrey star as Harry and Lloyd, two idiots determined to bring out the dumb in everyone (Mock ... yeah!) -
Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz in "Shrek"
Is there anything funnier than two wise-cracking ogres who are in love with each other? Nope. -
Bette Midler and Shelley Long in "Outrageous Fortune"
This 1987 comedy starts out as a love triangle, but soon morphs into a wacky mystery where Midler and Long try to find a man they are dating, only to discover he is a KGB agent. Obviously, the duo end up getting chased by government agents. -
Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in "Harold and Maude"
This mismatched-yet-hilarious duo are one of the funniest couples in movie history. After all, Harold did try to marry Maude, a woman almost 60 years older than him. -
Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in "Annie Hall"
There are so many Woody Allen duos to choose from, it's hard to pick just one. For this, let's go with "Annie Hall," which stars Keaton as the fun-loving Annie and Allen as the neurotic (duh) comedian Alvy. -
Jack Lemmon and Sandy Denis in "The Out-Of-Towners"
The experiences in "The Out-Of-Towners" may not have been fun for the two main characters, however, audiences certainly cracked up watching Gwen and George Kellerman's attempts to get to New York City. -
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in "The Money Pit"
The second Long film on this list features her and Tom Hanks as a couple who buys a home, only to see it completely fall apart. -
Bill Murray and Geena Davis in "Quick Change"
In this 1990 comedy, Davis and Murray play a pair of unlucky bank robbers. Also, Bill wears a clown suit.
