Best Comedy Movies (Rank Ordered)
Submitted by baker on Thu, 02/24/2005 - 08:46
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Comedy
- GOLD: Groundhog Day (1993)
- SILVER: Van Wilder (2002)
- BRONZE: Office Space (1999)
- HONORABLE MENTION: Meet the Parents (2000)
- Coming to America (1988)
- The Girl Next Door (2004)
- Wedding Crashers (2005)
- K-9 (1989)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Half-Baked (1998)
- Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail (1975)
- There's Something About Mary (1998)
- Tomcats (2001)
- The Cable Guy (1996)
- Dumb & Dumber (1994)
- Hear No Evil, See No Evil (1989)
- What About Bob? (1991)
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Boomerang (1992)
- Fargo (1996)
- Old School (2003)
- Bruce Almighty (2003)
- Taking Care of Business (1990)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Mr. Destiny (1990)
- Road Trip (2000)
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- Just Friends (2005)
- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
- A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
- Big Daddy (1999)
- Trading Places (1983)
- Animal House (1978)
- Big (1988)
- Legally Blonde (2001)
- BASEketball (1998)
- My Cousin Vinny (1992)
- Sideways (2004)
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Liar, Liar (1997)
- Billy Madison (1995)
- American Pie (1999)
- American Pie 2 (2001)
- Joe Dirt (2001)
- Dogma (1999)
- Addicted to Love (1997)
- History of the World (1988)
- The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
- Stripes (1981)
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
- Twins (1988)
- Zero Effect (1998)
- Love Actually (2003)
- Hot Shots! (1991)
- Wayne's World (1992)
- Father of the Bride (1991)
- Dave (1993)
- Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
- The Wedding Singer (1998)
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
- Very Bad Things (1998)
- Scrooged (1988)
- Zoolander (2001)
- The Principal (1987)
- The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- Seducing Dr. Lewis (2003)
- The Good Girl (2002)
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
- Election (1999)
- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- Tommy Boy (1995)
- Rushmore (1998)
- Meet the Fockers (2004)
- Super Troopers (2001)
- Major League (1989)
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
- Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
- Scary Movie (2000)
- The Break Up (2006)
- Head Above Water (1996)
- Down With Love (2003)
- Buying the Cow (2002)
- Guess Who (2005)
- Trial & Error (1997)
- The Life of Brian (1979)
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
- Anger Management (2003)
- Kate and Leopold (2001)
- Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- Orgazmo (1997)
- Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
- All of Me (1984)
- Alex and Emma (2003)
- Kindergarten Cop (1990)
- Clerks (1994)
- The Addams Family (1991)
- Clueless (1995)
- Ever After (1998)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
- Once Bitten (1985)
- My Giant (1998)
- Christmas Vacation (1989)
- Airplane! (1980)
- A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
- The Nutty Professor (1996)
- 50 First Dates (2004)
- HouseSitter (1992)
- Laws of Attraction (2004)
- City Slickers (1991)
- Home Alone (1990)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- Grumpy Old Men (1993)
- Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- Funny Farm (1988)
- In the Army Now (1994)
- Look Who's Talking (1989)
- Bewitched (2005)
- Fletch (1985)
- Father of the Bride Part 2 (1995)
- Calendar Girls (2003)
- The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
- RV (2006)
- Bedazzled (2000)
- White Chicks (2004)
- Mallrats (1995)
- Amelie (2001)
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
- Evolution (2001)
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
- Parenthood (1989)
- The Waterboy (1998)
- Elizabeth Town (2005)
- Analyze This (1999)
- Private Parts (1997)
- The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
- Garden State (2004)
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990)
- Risky Business (1983)
- Three Men and a Baby (1987)
- Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)
- Detroit Rock City (1999)
- Spies Like Us (1985)
- Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)
- Dead Man On Campus (1998)
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
- The New Guy (2002)
- Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
- Uncle Buck (1989)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
- The Meaning of Life (1983)
- The Money Pit (1986)
- Dorm Daze (2003)
- Waking Ned Devine (1998)
- Saving Silverman (2001)
- Vegas Vacation (1997)
- Sgt. Bilko (1996)
- Swingers (1996)
- Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
- Bachelor Party (1984)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
- Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
- Kingpin (1996)
- The Mighty Ducks (1992)
- Cool Runnings (1993)
- Addams Family Values (1993)
- Spaced Invaders (1990)
- Daddy Day Care (2003)
- The Color of Money (1986)
- Miss Congeniality (2000)
- The Great Outdoors (1988)
- Sister Act (1992)
- What Women Want (2000)
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
- 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)
- Weekend At Bernie's (1989)
- Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
- Jury Duty (1995)
- Wayne's World 2 (1993)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
- The Pink Panther (1963)
- Life or Something Like It (2002)
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Monster In Law (2005)
- The Sandlot (1993)
- My Fellow Americans (1996)
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
- Stuck On You (2003)
- Elf (2003)
- Shallow Hal (2001)
- Raising Arizona (1987)
- High School High (1996)
- Mr. Deeds (2002)
- Me, Myself, & Irene (2000)
- Message In a Bottle (1999)
- The 'Burbs (1989)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Man on the Moon (1999)
- My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
- Dragnet (1987)
- The Birdcage (1996)
- Runaway Bride (1999)
- The Gods Must Be Crazy 2 (1989)
- Little Nicky (2000)
- Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
- High Fidelity (2000)
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
- Dodgeball (2004)
- Encino Man (1992)
- The Longest Yard (2005)
- Loser (2000)
- Crocodile Dundee (1986)
- Bad Santa (2003)
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005)
- The Jerk (1979)
- The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
- Nacho Libre (2006)
- Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
- Three Amigos! (1986)
- Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
- Grumpier Old Men (1995)
- Death Becomes Her (1992)
- Brewster's Millions (1985)
- Analyze That (2002)
- A League of Their Own (1992)
- Father's Day (1997)
- The Santa Clause (1994)
- Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
- Christmas With the Kranks (2004)
- Problem Child (1990)
- City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
- Jersey Girl (2004)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- Notting Hill (1999)
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
- Bad News Bears (2005)
- Relative Strangers (2006)
- National Security (2003)
- Are We There Yet? (2005)
- The Stepford Wives (2004)
- Beethoven (1992)
- Captain Ron (1992)
- Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
- Crocodile' Dundee 2 (1988)
- Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps (2000)
- America's Sweethearts (2001)
- The Coneheads (1993)
- The Man (2005)
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Son In Law (1993)
- Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)
- Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
- Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
- Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
- Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
- The Flintstones (1994)
- Turner and Hooch (1989)
- Ten Things I Hate About You (1999)
- Showtime (2002)
- Junior (1994)
- Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
- Ace Ventua: When Nature Calls (1995)
- Problem Child 2 (1991)
- Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
hi again mate, i agree with alot of these, groundhog day for one, great choice! office space, hell yeah!
but heres some i don't agree with and where i would of put them:
The Burbs (10 - 1)
Kingpin (20-10
Grosse Point Blank (25 - 15)
but tis a great list and these are just my opinons.
Meet The Parents (30 - 25)
Cool. Thanks for the feedback. In this case, however, we'll probably have to agree to diagree. I thought "The 'Burbs" was one of the weakest Tom Hanks comedies. "Kingpin" is good, but it's a weaker calibur flick that you usually find on cable TV on Saturday afternoons. "Grosse Point Blank" just baffled me as to why it was so popular. I like John Cusack a lot for some reason, even though I don't like his movies much overall. As for "Meet the Parents," it may be that it's funnier to those who've gone through an engagement and experienced some funny things with you're fiancee's parents.
Well, those are my justification for those flicks. Thanks again for your feedback, though. I appreciate it.
Ladies Man...
where do you think " The Onion Movie" should be plced ? It is not even listed and yet is one of the best laughs i have had watching a movie, check it out mate well worth a watch , bloody funny stuff.
Well, after reading this list, I agree with most, but where's "The Kentucky Fried Movie" or "Harlem Knights"? Where's most of the Zucker Brothers movies? It IS a good list, but there are some major mistakes in this, I think. I agree that Groundhogs Day was a good movie, but #1? I disagree....
Pleased you included Cable Guy so highly, it's very underrated. Where's Truman Show? :)
Yeah, The Cable Guy really has gotten a bad rap for some reason. I think it was the first Jim Carey movie to demonstrate he had talent beyond slapstick comedy.
As for the Truman Show, I have it categorized under Drama because I think the movie had more important serious moments than laughs. It's been awhile since I've seen it, though.
Where is Wanda?
I forgot to put it up there. I need to watch it again as its been too long.
Really? OK. But if someone mentions the word "comedy" to me, "Wanda" is the first name that comes to my mind.
i am shocked and appalled to see Anchorman not somewhere at least in the top100 i can only assume u havent seen it cuz its hilarious will ferrell as always is great. i honestly thought harold n kumar was possibly the worst movie ive ever seen despite maybe 1 or 2 funny lines. anyway its just my opinion
thanx
Nope I haven't seen Anchorman yet, so you were right in assuming that's why it's not on the list. As for Harold and Kumar Go to White Caste... yeah, it's a stupid stoner comedy but if you accept it for what it is, it's pretty funny. Another example is Evil Dead II which is ridiculously bad, but that's what makes it so funny. Thanks for your comments.
whats ace ventura doing so low
I'm having a hard time understanding your list. Is this a list of the "best" comedies, or the ones that you think are funniest? I find it extremely hard to grasp the fact that you've rated Spaceballs, easily one of Mel Brooks's weakest film, higher than...oh, Zoolander? The Good Girl? Young Frankenstein, Good Morning Vietnam or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?? It simply doesn't make sense, tastes and opinions aside.
I agree! And where's White Castle? Happy Gilmore?
And Friday? That's a classic! :)
I completely disagree with your statement about Spaceballs. It was an excellent parody of Star Wars/Star Trek and one of the funniest films I have ever seen. Although I did think Blazing Saddles was funnier.
Hey - this is HIS list. All funny bones are NOT created equal. That said, its a great list, and lists a lot of movies that I want to see. Spaceballs & Meet the Parents are very funny to me, so are Airplane & Animal House.
Hi, This just in - They made films BEFORE 1980! Some of them you might find even funnier than Groundhog Day! For instance:
"Dr. Strangelove", "Duck Soup", "Blazing Saddles", "Young Frankenstein", "Animal House", "Blazing Saddles", "Some Like It Hot", & "Airplane!", to name just a few.
Seriously - This Top 10 reads like the "Reduced for quick sale" bin at Wallmart.
This list is rank ordered by the movies that make me laugh the hardest, thus the best comedies I have ever seen. Dr. Strangelove, Blazing Saddles, Animal House, and other older movies are on my list but rank ordered lower because they didn't make me laugh as much. I was born in the '80s so that probably has something to do with it. Nevertheless, I stand by my choices. I've found that comedies are the most divisive genre of film when it comes to reviews/ratings because people's tastes vary so greatly. In general, comedy movies never get consistently good reviews by movie critics or even the general public. In my opinion, the best comedies are those that some people love and other people hate. The worst are those in the middle ground that try to please everyone.
I don't expect many people to agree with my rank ordering of comedies here, but I still say these are the best comedy movies around. If I were simply trying to garner praise for my tastes, then I'd probably put all the popular classics at the top like you suggest.
Two Words...Celtic Pride
Hey, I agree with many of your choices, especially Spaceballs! However, Animal House, Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail and Airplane! should have definitely been in the top ten.
Thanks for the kudos. I think I will have to bump the Holy Grail up a bit. I need to watch Airplane! again.
Risky Business a comedy? Interesting...
okay top 5 here for this fuckin chode who doesn't know a fuck about comedy
1.ANCHORMAN
2.Waiting
3.Clerks
4.Superbad
5.Super Troopers
Whoever started this blog i hope you die in a horrific fiery explosion for polluting our world with such a bad taste in comedy, the girl next door as number 5 and Major Payne, Grandma's Boy or Knocked Up not even on the list you are a fuckin tool box, eat a bag you pice of dick
i see your list of 5 comedys there, have a look at the onion movie and superhero movie mate, they should make you have a good bellie laugh.
Worst Comedies Ever Made
Knocked Up
Pineapple Express
Harold and Kumar
Superbad
The Dewey Cox Story
Nacho Libre
Napoleon Dynamite
Beerfest
White Chicks
Little Man
Wedding Crashers
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Van Wilder
Borat
epic movie
superhero movie
scary movie 3 & 4
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
i hope to god ur joking... beerfest and dewey cox are some of the best comedies there are.. knocked up kinda sucked but common u gotta love wedding crashers and even libre was a damm funny movie... Das Boot
I have had a look through the list and not a bad list it is but..... where is "The Onion Movie" ? that has to be in the top 5 as a pure classic and i cant see "witless protection" or "The animal" and the "superhero movie" should be higher in the list it is not a bad cross between spiderman and hancock !
U know what you missing here apart from movies that people have already pointed out. BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA...hilarious
I think this is a great list, but I don't understand why your listing those oldies. I mean, humor and comedy then whas totally different.
Maybe they should be on a seperate list.
Anyway thanks and don't forget to update. Your missing quit a few
hey what about sorority boys i dont think ther was a minute where i wasnt laughing
Did I miss any original Pink Panther movies with Peter Sellers on the list?
Thank you for sharing the list of the best comedy movies. Just this year, another comedy film was released last September 25; it entitled the Invention of lying formerly known as “The side of Truth”. The concept of the story is that, everyone is telling the truth, means the world “lie” does not exist, even if it is a small lies or white lies. Until one day, Gervai’s character discovered it and tells the world's first. What do you think happen next? Well, it’s for you to find out. The film also features Jonah Hill, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Guest, and comedienne phenomenon Tina Fey. If the Invention of Lying reviews are as good as the film is it might be worth a small loan to go see.
Umm 2 films missing, role models and Hangover, too hilarious films but well done, its obviously your choice but 40yo virgins a bit low?
"mind if i use your.... magnum"
"go ahead"
"shit,.... does this go on my balls"
SLAP
WHAT
HOW IS BREAKFAST CLUB #90???
Son in Law is such a stupid movie. You should have not even ranked it, according to me.
I don't agree with a single part of this list. And I would elaborate, but there's nothing to elaborate on. It's everything about it that I don't agree with; every single placement.
There are 277 movies on this list. Thats a hell of a lot of movies to watch. Also this list was made in February 2005, so The Hangover is obviously not on here, although I'm sure it would be. However, Groundhog day is a bold first choice.
Overall, excellent list, I approve.
For a couple of you people complaining:
Airplane! is overrated... I can't watch it because every character is braindead. Animal House was cool at the time, but as a college student, I've seen enough bros yelling about beer and trying desperately to hook up with drunk girls to realize how outdated it is. Zoolander is obnoxious, WIlly Wonka can be unintentionally funny sometimes.