Top Comedy Movies


The Top Comedy Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Comedy List". Lists are calculated daily.

211. A Hard Day's Night

Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Richard Lester
Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington
Plot: A day in the life of the Fab Four as they skip from station to station trying to give a slip to adoring fans and get into all sorts of mischief.

212. Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The ( Charme discret de la bourgeoisie, Le )

Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Jean-Pierre Cassel, Fernando Rey, Bulle Ogier, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur, Julien Bertheau
Plot: A group of six six middle-class people come together for a nice dinner - only to have the meal constantly interrupted in this surreal journey.

213. Bottle Rocket

Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd, Shea Fowler, Haley Miller, Robert Musgrave
Plot: Focusing on a trio of friends and their elaborate plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.

214. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Shane Black
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen, Shannyn Sossamon, Dash Mihok

215. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Stanley Kramer
Actors: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney
Plot: A thief looking to cash in after a stint in prison (to the tune of $350,000) instead finds himself on the losing end of a car accident. His dying words send four different set of people on a madcap cross-country trip to claim the cash before anyone else.

216. The Menu

Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mark Mylod
Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer, John Leguizamo, Judith Light
Plot: An elite group of foodies finds themselves on a remote island where a world-famous chef has planned the ultimate dinner party - with something sinister on the side.

217. St. Vincent

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Theodore Melfi
Actors: Melissa McCarthy, Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Chris O'Dowd, Terrence Howard
Plot: When his parents get a divorce, a young boy finds himself lost - but he
finds an unlikely ally and friend in his next door neighbor - an abrasive,
bawdy war veteran.

218. In the Loop

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Armando Iannucci
Actors: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Paul Higgins, Anna Chlumsky, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini
Plot: When the US and UK decide to go to war, it takes the right group of people, along with a lot of spin, backroom politics and gossip, to make the war go away.

219. Say Anything...

Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Cameron Crowe
Actors: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Amy Brooks, Pamela Adlon
Plot: A high school guy falls in love with a girl who is out of his league.

220. The Muppet Movie

Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: James Frawley
Actors: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Charles Durning, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks
Plot: Kermit the Frog goes on a cross-country trek to find fame in Hollywood. Along the way, he meets Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the rest of the Muppets cast, and voilà, the Muppets are born. Kermit's new found friends help him evade the evil Doc Hopper, who wants Kermit to be his "spokesman" for his Frog Leg restaurant chain.

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