Top 100 Comedy Movies List

#40 Comedy Movie

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) R

A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.

Director:

Steve Pink

Writers:

Josh Heald, Sean Anders

Stars:

John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson

#39 Comedy Movie

Hall Pass (2011) R

Rick and Fred, two husbands who are having difficulty in their marriages, are given a Hall Pass by their wives: for one week, they can do whatever they want.

Director:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Pete Jones, Peter Farrelly

Stars:

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate

#38 Comedy Movie

My Cousin Vinny (1992) R

Two New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them.

Director:

Jonathan Lynn

Writers:

Dale Launer

Stars:

Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio

#37 Comedy Movie

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) R

Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of preppy college kids.

Director:

Eli Craig

Writers:

Eli Craig, Morgan Jurgenson

Stars:

Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden

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#36 Comedy Movie

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) PG-13

Incompetent cop Frank Drebin has to foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Director:

David Zucker

Writers:

Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams

Stars:

Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson

#35 Comedy Movie

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) PG

Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro

Stars:

Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly

#34 Comedy Movie

Ghostbusters (1984) PG

Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers:

Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis

Stars:

Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver

#33 Comedy Movie

Tropic Thunder (2008) R

Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

Director:

Ben Stiller

Writers:

Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.

#32 Comedy Movie

Without a Paddle (2004) PG-13

After their friend dies, three men decide to fulfill their childhood dream by going on a camping expedition for the lost D. B. Cooper bounty, with calamitous results.

Director:

Steven Brill

Writers:

Fred Wolf, Harris Goldberg

Stars:

Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard

#31 Comedy Movie

Me, Myself and Irene (2000) R

A nice-guy cop with dissociative identity disorder must protect a woman on the run from a corrupt ex-boyfriend and his associates.

Director:

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers:

Peter Farrelly, Mike Cerrone

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Anthony Anderson

#30 Comedy Movie

Meet the Parents (2000) PG-13

Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.

Director:

Jay Roach

Writers:

Greg Glienna, Mary Ruth Clarke

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo

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#29 Comedy Movie

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) PG-13

A 1960s hipster secret agent is brought out of cryofreeze to oppose his greatest enemy in the 1990s, where his social attitudes are glaringly out of place.

Director:

Jay Roach

Writers:

Mike Myers

Stars:

Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York

#28 Comedy Movie

Sisters (2015) R

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.

Director:

Jason Moore

Writers:

Paula Pell

Stars:

Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph

#27 Comedy Movie

Trading Places (1983) R

A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Director:

John Landis

Writers:

Timothy Harris, Herschel Weingrod

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy

#26 Comedy Movie

Dumb and Dumber (1994) PG-13

The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.

Director:

Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Writers:

Peter Farrelly, Bennett Yellin

Stars:

Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly

#25 Comedy Movie

The Interview (2014) R

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

Director:

Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen

Writers:

Dan Sterling, Seth Rogen

Stars:

James Franco, Seth Rogen, Randall Park

#24 Comedy Movie

Step Brothers (2008) R

Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry.

Director:

Adam McKay

Writers:

Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

Stars:

Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen

#23 Comedy Movie

Happy Gilmore (1996) PG-13

A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house.

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers:

Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen

#22 Comedy Movie

The Ladies Man (2000) R

The Saturday Night Live character gets a big screen treatment.

Director:

Reginald Hudlin

Writers:

Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas

Stars:

Tim Meadows, Karyn Parsons, Billy Dee Williams

#21 Comedy Movie

Horrible Bosses (2011) R

Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.

Director:

Seth Gordon

Writers:

Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis

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