Top 100 Comedy Movies List

#80 Comedy Movie

Better Off Dead (1985) PG

A teenager has to deal with his girlfriend dumping him among family crises, homicidal paper boys, and a rival skier.

Director:

Savage Steve Holland

Writers:

Savage Steve Holland

Stars:

John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby

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#79 Comedy Movie

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead (1991) PG-13

Five kids are left home when their mother leaves town on a three-month vacation to Australia, only to have their geriatric babysitter die of a heart attack, leading to the eldest teen, Sue Ellen, to scam her way into taking a job at a hip Los Angeles fashion company to feed and support her needy siblings.

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers:

Neil Landau, Tara Ison

Stars:

Christina Applegate, Joanna Cassidy, Josh Charles

#78 Comedy Movie

Spies Like Us (1985) PG

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for Nuclear War.

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Dan Aykroyd, Dave Thomas

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest

#77 Comedy Movie

Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) R

A man must struggle to travel home for Thanksgiving with an obnoxious slob of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.

Director:

John Hughes

Writers:

John Hughes

Stars:

Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins

#76 Comedy Movie

Arthur (2011) PG-13

A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn't like.

Director:

Jason Winer

Writers:

Peter Baynham, Steve Gordon

Stars:

Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner

#75 Comedy Movie

Parenthood (1989) PG-13

The Buckmans are a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse.

Director:

Ron Howard

Writers:

Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel

Stars:

Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest

#74 Comedy Movie

Billy Madison (1995) PG-13

In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again.

Director:

Tamra Davis

Writers:

Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler

Stars:

Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson

#73 Comedy Movie

Liar Liar (1997) R

A fast track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after the lawyer turns his son down for the last time.

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers:

Paul Guay, Stephen Mazur

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper

#72 Comedy Movie

Quick Change (1990) R

Three thieves successfully rob a New York City bank, but making the escape from the city proves to be almost impossible.

Director:

Howard Franklin, Bill Murray

Writers:

Jay Cronley, Howard Franklin

Stars:

Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid

#71 Comedy Movie

Borat (2006) R

Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world. With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson.

Director:

Larry Charles

Writers:

Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines

Stars:

Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell

#70 Comedy Movie

Stretch (2014) R

A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals.

Director:

Joe Carnahan

Writers:

Joe Carnahan, Jerry Corley

Stars:

Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale

#69 Comedy Movie

Bad Words (2013) R

A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.

Director:

Jason Bateman

Writers:

Andrew Dodge

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney

#68 Comedy Movie

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) PG

The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Hal Needham, Robert L. Levy

Stars:

Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed

#67 Comedy Movie

Spaceballs (1987) PG

Planet Spaceballs' President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.

Director:

Mel Brooks

Writers:

Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan

Stars:

Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis

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#66 Comedy Movie

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) PG-13

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the principal thinks of that.

Director:

John Hughes

Writers:

John Hughes

Stars:

Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara

#65 Comedy Movie

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) R

At a big campus, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.

Director:

Jeff Kanew

Writers:

Tim Metcalfe, Miguel Tejada-Flores

Stars:

Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Timothy Busfield

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#64 Comedy Movie

Team America: World Police (2004) R

Popular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.

Director:

Trey Parker

Writers:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone

Stars:

Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Elle Russ

#63 Comedy Movie

Fletch (1985) PG

Irwin M. "Fletch" Fletcher is a newspaper reporter being offered a large sum to off a cancerous millionaire, but is on the run, risking his job, and finding clues when it's clear the man is healthy.

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Writers:

Gregory McDonald, Andrew Bergman

Stars:

Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson

#62 Comedy Movie

Keanu (2016) R

Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

Director:

Peter Atencio

Writers:

Jordan Peele, Alex Rubens

Stars:

Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish

#61 Comedy Movie

Best in Show (2000) PG-13

A colorful array of characters compete at a national dog show.

Director:

Christopher Guest

Writers:

Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy

Stars:

Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara

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