a word of advice before watching Psy - it's really violent for my taste, although I like it, a decent action movie, but Psy 2 is just a sheer bloodbath, rather shallow, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone :(
Emergency Exit - Wyjście awaryjne - pretty bad IMHO
If you don't mind watching some older films (as those you mentioned), and if you liked Sami Swoi, there's a sequel to it (Nie ma mocnych), which is a little worse, but still a good comedy, while the 3rd part (Kochaj albo rzuć) is weak.
Other interesting comedies: Miś (1980 or so) a cult movie here, really catching some of the blatant absurdities of the life during the communist era (Rejs, from the early 70's is another cult object, but it's hermetic, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't speak good Polish, it's too much relying on word games, irony etc., so you'd need a very good translation), and of course Seksmisja (early 80's) - a low budget (for Hollywood standards) sci-fi, very funny, even when watched many times.
Lighter movies, but more recent: Kiler (from the 90's), and Dzień świra - (this one was pretty controversial, mocking some of Polish holy cows, so not for everybody, but if you don't mind laughing with bitter reflection, it could be interesting). I also liked Pułkownik Kwiatkowski (1995) a farse about the early 50's with some serious notes.
Something about the same period, but totally serious: Człowiek z marmuru (1977) and one of my very favorite Polish movies: Przesłuchanie (1981, but deeply buried by the censorship till the fall of the commies regime in 1989, when it finally made it to the theaters).
enough for now :)
if you like the films I suggest, don't hesitate to ask again in the future.
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