Top 100 Comedy Movies List

#100 Comedy Movie

UHF (1989) PG-13

A local public station gets a new owner. The station becomes a hit, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.

Director:

Jay Levey

Writers:

'Weird Al' Yankovic, Jay Levey

Stars:

'Weird Al' Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy

#99 Comedy Movie

Used Cars (1980) R

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham

#98 Comedy Movie

Hot Shots! (1991) PG-13

A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Writers:

Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino

#97 Comedy Movie

Uncle Buck (1989) PG

Bachelor and all round slob, Buck, babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

Director:

John Hughes

Writers:

John Hughes

Stars:

John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Louisa Kelly

#96 Comedy Movie

Meet the Blacks (2016) R

As Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family out of Chicago in hope of a better life, their arrival in Beverly Hills is timed with that city's annual purge, where all crime is legal for twelve hours.

Director:

Deon Taylor

Writers:

Nicole DeMasi, Deon Taylor

Stars:

Mike Epps, Zulay Henao, Alex Henderson

#95 Comedy Movie

What About Bob? (1991) PG

A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, a manipulative, obsessively compulsive narcissist, tracks him down during his family vacation.

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Alvin Sargent, Laura Ziskin

Stars:

Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty

#94 Comedy Movie

Burn After Reading (2008) R

A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it.

Director:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Writers:

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney

#93 Comedy Movie

The Addams Family (1991) PG-13

Con artists plan to fleece the eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long lost Uncle Fester.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Charles Addams, Caroline Thompson

Stars:

Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd

#92 Comedy Movie

The Great Outdoors (1988) PG

A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in.

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writers:

John Hughes

Stars:

Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy

#91 Comedy Movie

Brewster's Millions (1985) PG

A minor-league baseball player has to spend $30,000,000 in thirty days in order to inherit $300,000,000. However, he's not allowed to tell anyone about the deal.

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers:

George Barr McCutcheon, Herschel Weingrod

Stars:

Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee

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#90 Comedy Movie

Adventures in Babysitting (1987) PG-13

A babysitter must leave her safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city to rescue a stranded friend, unaware of the perilous adventures that await her and the kids she's looking after who have tagged along.

Director:

Chris Columbus

Writers:

David Simkins

Stars:

Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan

#89 Comedy Movie

Dirty Grandpa (2016) R

Right before his wedding, an uptight guy is tricked into driving his grandfather, a lecherous former Army Lieutenant-Colonel, to Florida for spring break.

Director:

Dan Mazer

Writers:

John Phillips

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch

#88 Comedy Movie

Get Hard (2015) R

When millionaire James King is jailed for fraud and bound for San Quentin, he turns to Darnell Lewis to prep him to go behind bars.

Director:

Etan Cohen

Writers:

Jay Martel, Ian Roberts

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie

#87 Comedy Movie

Night Shift (1982) R

A nebbish of a morgue attendant gets shunted back to the night shift where he is shackled with an obnoxious neophyte partner who dreams of the "one great idea" for success. His life takes a bizarre turn when a prostitute neighbour complains about the loss of her pimp. His partner, upon hearing the situation, suggests that they fill that opening themselves using the morgue at night as their brothel.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Stars:

Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long

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#86 Comedy Movie

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) PG

Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from real noirs appear as scenes from various films are intercut.

Director:

Carl Reiner

Writers:

Carl Reiner

Stars:

Steve Martin, Rachel Ward, Alan Ladd

#85 Comedy Movie

Fifty Shades of Black (2016) R

An inexperienced college student meets a wealthy businessman whose sexual practices put a strain on their relationship.

Director:

Michael Tiddes

Writers:

Marlon Wayans, Rick Alvarez

Stars:

Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk, Fred Willard

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#84 Comedy Movie

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) PG-13

A veteran Vegas magician tries to revive his career after his longtime partner quits, he gets fired from his casino act, and an edgy new "street magician" steals his thunder.

Director:

Don Scardino

Writers:

Jonathan M. Goldstein, John Francis Daley

Stars:

Steve Carell, Luke Vanek, Steve Buscemi

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#83 Comedy Movie

Better Living Through Chemistry (2014)

A strait-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy-wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.

Director:

Geoff Moore, David Posamentier

Writers:

Geoff Moore, David Posamentier

Stars:

Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan

#82 Comedy Movie

The Details (2011) R

When a family of raccoons discover worms living underneath the sod in Jeff and Nealy's backyard, this pest problem begins a darkly comic and wild chain reaction of domestic tension, infidelity and murder.

Director:

Jacob Aaron Estes

Writers:

Jacob Aaron Estes

Stars:

Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney

#81 Comedy Movie

Christmas Vacation (1989) PG-13

The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

Director:

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Writers:

John Hughes

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis

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