The Best Comedies of All Time

They say that laughter is the best medicine, and while rational people know this is not true (if you're actually ill, you should see a real physician), the sentiment is one we can all agree upon. A good laugh can really lift a person's spirits, and in the world of cinema, everybody has their favorite comedy they can always turn to in a time of need.

The best comedies are often the ones that are the most quotable, heavy with lines from iconic scenes that can easily be slipped into conversation. Movies like "Caddyshack" have too many high points to count, as do other classics like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "The Big Lebowski." Everyone has different comedic tastes, which makes choosing the best among the comedy classics seem like a fool's errand. Undaunted by the challenge, the team at PrettyFamous -- an entertainment data site powered by Graphiq -- ranked the 100 greatest comedy films of all time.

To do this, PrettyFamous took into consideration all movies with more than 50,000 IMDb votes in the comedy genre and ranked them on their Smart Rating -- a score out of 100 that takes into account a movie's IMDb rating, Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer and Audience Score, Gracenote rating, Metacritic Metascore and the inflation-adjusted domestic box office gross. PrettyFamous only included films labeled strictly as comedies, and did not consider hybrid films like romantic comedies, dark comedies, etc. Children's movies also were not included.

As much as the team tried to make objective decisions on the best comedies ever, humor is often a subjective matter, so readers should feel free to express which films they felt were overrated, underrated or left out altogether.

Note: Plot summaries were sourced (with minor edits) from Gracenote.

Smart Rating: 86.66

Year: 2014
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson

In a California beach community, private detective Larry "Doc" Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) tends to work his cases through a smoky haze of marijuana. One day, Shasta, a former lover, arrives out of the blue to plead for Doc's help; it seems that Shasta's current beau, rich real estate tycoon Mickey Wolfmann, has a wife who may be plotting to commit him to a mental hospital. When Mickey and Shasta both disappear, Doc navigates a psychedelic world of surfers, stoners and cops to solve the case.

Smart Rating: 86.77

Year: 1982
Genre: Action, Comedy
Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole

Renegade cop Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) pulls bank robber Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from a federal prison on a 48-hour leave to help him capture Hammond's old partner, Albert Ganz (James Remar). Having escaped from a prison work crew, Ganz is on a killing spree around San Francisco, on the trail of half a million dollars that went missing after one of his robberies. The cocky Reggie knows where the money is, but spars with the hotheaded Jack as he enjoys his temporary freedom.

Smart Rating: 86.79

Year: 1985
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Owen C. Wilson, Luke Wilson, Robert Musgrave

In Wes Anderson's first feature film, Anthony (Luke Wilson) has just been released from a mental hospital, only to find his wacky friend Dignan (Owen C. Wilson) determined to begin an outrageous crime spree. After recruiting their neighbor, Bob (Robert Musgrave), the team embarks on a road trip in search of Dignan's previous boss, Mr. Henry (James Caan). But the more they learn, the more they realize that they do not know the first thing about crime.

Smart Rating: 86.79

Year: 1997
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly

Conniving attorney Fletcher Reede (Jim Carrey) is an ace in the courtroom, but his dishonesty and devotion to work ruin his relationships. His wife, Audrey (Maura Tierney), has left him for a more dependable man, and Fletcher often breaks the commitments he makes to his beloved son, Max (Justin Cooper). When Max wishes his dad would stop lying for 24 hours, Fletcher suddenly finds that he can only speak the truth -- on the day his career-deciding court case has to be won.

Smart Rating: 86.79

Year: 1980
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray

Danny Noonan (Michael O'Keefe), a teen down on his luck, works as a caddy at the snob-infested Bushwood Country Club to raise money for his college education. In an attempt to gain votes for a college scholarship reserved for caddies, Noonan volunteers to caddy for a prominent and influential club member (Ted Knight). Meanwhile, Danny struggles to prepare for the high pressure Caddy Day golf tournament while absorbing New Age advice from wealthy golf guru Ty Webb (Chevy Chase).

Smart Rating: 86.95

Year: 2009
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones

As his wedding day approaches, Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) realizes he has no one to act as his best man. Through a series of "man dates," he finds Sydney Fife (Jason Segel), and the pair become instant friends. But as Peter's "bro-mance" with Sydney grows stronger, it threatens his relationship with his fiancee (Rashida Jones), forcing Peter to make a choice.

Smart Rating: 86.95

Year: 1989
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen

The new owner of the Cleveland Indians, former showgirl Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton), has a sweetheart deal to move the team to Miami. But to break the lease with the city of Cleveland, ticket sales have to plummet. So Phelps hires the most incompetent players available, including near-blind pitcher Rick Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) and injury-prone catcher Jake Taylor (Tom Berenger). But her villainous tactics accidentally foster a can-do team spirit, turning the Indians into potential winners.

Smart Rating: 86.96

Year: 1996
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane

In this remake of the classic French farce "La Cage aux Folles," engaged couple Val Goldman (Dan Futterman) and Barbara Keeley (Calista Flockhart) shakily introduce their future in-laws. Val's father, Armand (Robin Williams), a gay Miami drag club owner, pretends to be straight and attempts to hide his relationship with Albert (Nathan Lane), his life partner and the club's flamboyant star attraction, so as to please Barbara's father, controversial Republican Sen. Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman).

Smart Rating: 87

Year: 1992
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody

Overprotective mother Vera Cosgrove (Elizabeth Moody), spying on her grown son, Lionel (Timothy Balme), as he visits the zoo with the lovely Paquita (Diana Penalver), is accidentally bitten by the fearsome Sumatran rat-monkey. When the bite turns his beloved mother into a zombie, Lionel tries to keep her locked safely in the basement, but her repeated escapes turn most of the neighbors into the walking dead, who then crash a high society party thrown by Lionel's boorish Uncle Les (Ian Watkin).

Smart Rating: 87.03

Year: 2008
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.

Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), a pampered action superstar, sets out for Southeast Asia to take part in the biggest, most expensive war movie produced, but soon after filming begins, he and his co-stars, Oscar winner Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), comic Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) and the rest of the crew, must become real soldiers when fighting breaks out in that part of the jungle.

Smart Rating: 87.1

Year: 1984
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton

After his childhood buddy is murdered while visiting Detroit, rebellious cop Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) follows the leads to Beverly Hills, California, under the auspices of a vacation. He checks in with old friend Jenny Summers (Lisa Eilbacher) and starts to believe her boss, art dealer Victor Maitland (Steven Berkoff), might somehow be involved in the murder. However, Lt. Bogomil (Ronny Cox) of the Beverly Hills Police Department does not trust Foley, and hinders his search for evidence.

Smart Rating: 87.14

Year: 1984
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha (Molly Ringwald) faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake (Michael Schoeffling), but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, Samantha must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted (Anthony Michael Hall), the only boy in the school, unfortunately, who seems to take an interest in her.

Smart Rating: 87.15

Year: 2006
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Starring: Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman

A mentally unstable IRS auditor (Will Ferrell) hears an author's (Emma Thompson) voice in his head and discovers that he is the ill-fated protagonist of her latest work. While a book company employee (Queen Latifah) tries to cure the author's case of writer's block, the auditor and a professor (Dustin Hoffman) set out to find the woman and make her change her story.

Smart Rating: 87.19

Year: 2011
Genre: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Starring: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail

South London teenagers (John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones) defend their neighborhood from malevolent extraterrestrials.

Smart Rating: 87.21

Year: 1987
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, Trey Wilson

Ex-con Herbert "Hi" McDunnough (Nicolas Cage) and ex-cop Edwina meet, marry and long for a child of their own. When it is discovered that Hi is unable to have children they decide to snatch a baby. They try to keep their crime a secret, while friends, co-workers and a bounty hunter look to use the child for their own purposes.

Smart Rating: 87.36

Year: 2014
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton

Gary "Eggsy" Unwin (Taron Egerton), whose late father secretly worked for a spy organization, lives in a South London housing estate and seems headed for a life behind bars. However, dapper agent Harry Hart (Colin Firth) recognizes potential in the youth and recruits him to be a trainee in the secret service. Meanwhile, villainous Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) launches a diabolical plan to solve the problem of climate change via a worldwide killing spree.

Smart Rating: 87.66

Year: 1988
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis

After Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes (Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Jones) and teen daughter Lydia (Winona Ryder) buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), a rambunctious spirit whose "help" quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.

Smart Rating: 87.66

Year: 2010
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden

Two scruffy pals' (Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk) backwoods vacation takes a bloody turn when ignorant college students mistake them for a pair of murderous hillbillies.

Smart Rating: 87.73

Year: 1983
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Christie Brinkley

Accompanied by their children (Dana Barron, Anthony Michael Hall), Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) and his wife, Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo), are driving from Illinois to a California amusement park. As Clark increasingly fixates on a beautiful woman driving a sports car, the Griswolds deal with car problems and the death of a family member. They reach Los Angeles, but, when Clark worries that the trip is being derailed again, he acts impulsively to get his family to the park.

Smart Rating: 87.75

Year: 1983
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Bronson Pinchot

Ecstatic when his parents leave on vacation for a few days, high school senior Joel Goodsen (Tom Cruise) cuts loose with his best friend Miles. After an attempt at securing the services of a prostitute goes slightly awry, Joel hires gorgeous Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) for a night of delight. Stunned by the amount of Lana's "bill" the next morning, Joel grows frantic after he crashes his father's Porsche. In an effort to raise lots of money fast, a desperate Joel turns the house into a brothel.

Smart Rating: 87.76

Year: 2014
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stormare

Although they made their way through high school successfully, an investigation at a local college brings big changes for undercover officers Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill). When Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, both men begin to question their partnership. Not only do they have to crack the case, but now the two overgrown adolescents must learn how to behave like adults.

Smart Rating: 87.78

Year: 1987
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker, Tung Thanh Tran

Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson (J.T. Walsh), with his irreverent take on the war. While Dickerson attempts to censor Cronauer's broadcasts, Cronauer pursues a relationship with a Vietnamese girl named Trinh (Chintara Sukapatana), who shows him the horrors of war firsthand.

Smart Rating: 87.82

Year: 2012
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake M. Johnson

A disaffected magazine intern (Aubrey Plaza) befriends an unusual guy (Mark Duplass), who is looking for a partner to accompany him on a trip back through time.

Smart Rating: 87.83

Year: 1983
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy

Upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) are the subjects of a bet by successful brokers Mortimer (Don Ameche) and Randolph Duke (Ralph Bellamy). An employee of the Dukes, Winthorpe is framed by the brothers for a crime he didn't commit, with the siblings then installing the street-smart Valentine in his position. When Winthorpe and Valentine uncover the scheme, they set out to turn the tables on the Dukes.

Smart Rating: 87.86

Year: 2010
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes

Prompted by her popular best friend to spill details of her boring weekend, Olive (Emma Stone), a clean-cut teen, decides to spice things up by telling a little lie about losing her virginity. When the high school busybody (Amanda Bynes) overhears the conversation and spreads it all over campus, Olive is suddenly notorious for the wrong reasons.

Smart Rating: 87.89

Year: 1999
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman

The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show -- now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions -- are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to the ailing celebrities for help in their quest to overcome the oppressive regime in their solar system.

Smart Rating: 87.93

Year: 1983
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam

The stages of life are told through multiple sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe. The seven parts of life cover birth, growing up, war, middle age, organ transplants, old age and death. Not all stages are singular: "Part I: The Miracle of Birth" is from the perspective of an ignored woman in labor, and of a Roman Catholic couple with too many children, and "Part VII: Death" encompasses a funeral and heaven. Added are three unrelated skits placed in the beginning, middle and end.

Smart Rating: 87.95

Year: 2010
Genre: Action, Comedy
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark Strong

Using his love for comics as inspiration, teenager Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) decides to reinvent himself as a superhero -- despite a complete lack of special powers. Dave dons a costume, dubs himself "Kick-Ass," and gets to work fighting crime. He joins forces with the father/daughter vigilante team of Big Daddy and Hit Girl, then befriends another fledgling crime-fighter called Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), but a scheming mobster soon puts their alliance to the test.

Smart Rating: 87.99

Year: 2001
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Stephen Chow, Zhao Wei, Patrick Tse

All his life, an ordinary young man (Stephen Chow) has been treated like dirt. Still, he's never given up believing that all the world's problems could be solved with a little kung fu. So he's teaming up with a band of misfits -- six friends who were kung fu masters in their youth -- to form a soccer team that only he believes has a chance to win a $1 million grand prize. Together, they're going to apply their hidden talents to a whole new game -- and soccer will never be the same.

Smart Rating: 88.01

Year: 2000
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Blythe Danner

Everything that can possibly go wrong for groom-to-be Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) does. The problems begin with Greg's disastrous first meeting with his girlfriend's family -- most notably her intimidating father Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and it's all downhill from there.

Smart Rating: 88.04

Year: 2013
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine

Gary King (Simon Pegg) is an immature 40-year-old who's dying to take another stab at an epic pub crawl that he last attempted 20 years earlier. He drags his reluctant buddies back to their hometown and sets out for a night of heavy drinking. As they make their way toward their ultimate destination -- the fabled World's End pub -- Gary and his friends attempt to reconcile the past and present. However, the real struggle is for the future when their journey turns into a battle for mankind.

Smart Rating: 88.09

Year: 2011
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne

Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a single woman whose own life is a mess, but when she learns that her lifelong best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), is engaged, she has no choice but to serve as the maid of honor. Though lovelorn and almost penniless, Annie, nevertheless, winds her way through the strange and expensive rituals associated with her job as the bride's go-to gal. Determined to make things perfect, she gamely leads Lillian and the other bridesmaids down the wild road to the wedding.

Smart Rating: 88.14

Year: 2015
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly

Forced out of his own company by former protégé Darren Cross, Dr. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) recruits the talents of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), a master thief just released from prison. Lang becomes Ant-Man, trained by Pym and armed with a suit that allows him to shrink in size, possess superhuman strength and control an army of ants. The miniature hero must use his new skills to prevent Cross, also known as Yellowjacket, from perfecting the same technology and using it as a weapon for evil.

Smart Rating: 88.18

Year: 2014
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Boman Irani

A stranger's childlike curiosity and world view challenges people's long-held notions, making friends of some and foes of others.

Smart Rating: 88.19

Year: 2015
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons

High school senior Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his friends Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons) bond over '90s hip-hop culture, their studies and playing music in their own punk band. A chance encounter with a drug dealer named Dom lands Malcolm and company at the dealer's nightclub birthday party; when the scene turns violent, they flee -- with the ecstasy that Dom secretly hid in Malcolm's backpack. A wild adventure ensues as the youths try to evade armed thugs who want the stash.

Smart Rating: 88.21

Year: 2016
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice

Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley) mysteriously disappears. Healy and March soon learn the hard way that some dangerous people are also looking for Amelia. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.

Smart Rating: 88.39

Year: 1986
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara

Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago. On Ferris' trail is high school principal Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), determined to catch him in the act.

Smart Rating: 88.43

Year: 1996
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston

A transplanted New Yorker attempting to acclimate to Los Angeles, Mike Peters (Jon Favreau), is struggling to both boost his comedy career and get over his last relationship. A self-proclaimed master of seduction, Mike's buddy, Trent Walker (Vince Vaughn), tries to show him how to make connections and get the attention of women. Slowly moving toward regaining his confidence, Mike meets the gorgeous and down-to-earth Lorraine (Heather Graham), sparking a welcome new romance.

Smart Rating: 88.57

Year: 2012
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson

When cops Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go under cover as high-school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.

Smart Rating: 88.62

Year: 1999
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman

Corporate drone Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) hates his soul-killing job at software company Initech. While undergoing hypnotherapy, Peter is left in a blissful state when his therapist dies in the middle of their session. He refuses to work overtime, plays games at his desk and unintentionally charms two consultants into putting him on the management fast-track. When Peter's friends learn they're about to be downsized, they hatch a revenge plot against the company inspired by "Superman III."

Smart Rating: 88.71

Year: 1999
Genre: Comedy, Animated
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman

In this feature film based on the hit animated series, the third graders of South Park sneak into an R-rated film by ultra-vulgar Canadian television personalities Terrance (Matt Stone) and Phillip (Trey Parker), and emerge with expanded vocabularies that leave their parents and teachers scandalized. When outraged Americans try to censor the film, the controversy becomes a call to war with Canada, and Terrance and Phillip end up on death row -- with only the kids left to save them.

Smart Rating: 88.71

Year: 2015
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne

Despite having solid field training, CIA analyst Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) has spent her entire career as a desk jockey, working hand-in-hand with dashing agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law). Using high-tech equipment and a hidden earpiece, Susan is the guardian angel who helps Bradley avoid danger. However, when Bradley is assassinated by Bulgarian arms dealer Rayna Boyanov (Rose Byrne), Susan wrangles her way into her first undercover assignment to help capture Boyanov and avenge Bradley.

Smart Rating: 88.8

Year: 2007
Genre: Musical Comedy
Starring: John Travolta, Nikki Blonsky, Amanda Bynes

In 1960s Baltimore, dance-loving teen Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky) auditions for a spot on "The Corny Collins Show" and wins. She becomes an overnight celebrity, a trendsetter in dance, fun and fashion. Perhaps her new status as a teen sensation is enough to topple Corny's reigning dance queen and bring racial integration to the show.

Smart Rating: 88.84

Year: 2011
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham

A vulgar Irish cop (Brendan Gleeson) and a straight-laced American FBI agent (Don Cheadle) uncover police corruption among the former's superiors while probing a drug-trafficking ring.

Smart Rating: 88.96

Year: 1999
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein

Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick), a well-liked high school government teacher, can't help but notice that successful student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) uses less than ethical tactics to get what she wants. When Tracy runs for school president, Jim feels that she will be a poor influence on the student body and convinces Paul, a dim-witted but popular student athlete, to run against Tracy. When she becomes aware of Jim's secret involvement in the race, a bitter feud is sparked.

Smart Rating: 89.01

Year: 1944
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Cary Grant, Raymond Massey, Priscilla Lane

Writer and notorious marriage detractor Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) falls for girl-next-door Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane), and they tie the knot on Halloween. When the newlyweds return to their respective family homes to deliver the news, Brewster finds a corpse hidden in a window seat. With his eccentric aunts (Josephine Hull, Jean Adair), disturbed uncle (John Alexander), and homicidal brother (Raymond Massey), he starts to realize that his family is even crazier than he thought.

Smart Rating: 89.04

Year: 2007
Genre: Comedy, Animated
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright

The combination of Homer (Dan Castellaneta), his new pet pig and a leaky silo full of excrement triggers a disaster that threatens not just Springfield but the entire world. An angry mob descends on the Simpson home, splitting the family. With Earth's fate in the balance, Homer sets out on a quest for redemption in order to save the world and earn Marge's (Julie Kavner) forgiveness.

Smart Rating: 89.07

Year: 2004
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Ever Carradine, Brent David Fraser, Bianca Lawson

On their way to a wedding, a group of friends take a wrong turn and end up in the small town of Lovelock. There, they check in to a bed-and-breakfast run by strange Mr. Wise (David Carradine). The next morning, the group, along with a mysterious man called the Drifter (Brent David Fraser), is detained by the sheriff regarding some suspicious deaths. During questioning, one of the friends, Johnny (Oz Perkins), inadvertently unleashes a demonic force that transforms the townspeople into zombies.

Smart Rating: 89.08

Year: 1997
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon

Upon winning an Academy Award, actor Cameron Drake (Matt Dillon) honors his high school teacher, Howard Brackett (Kevin Kline), who he announces, before millions of viewers, is gay. This comes as news to Brackett's parents (Wilford Brimley, Debbie Reynolds), his principal (Bob Newhart) and especially his fiancée (Joan Cusack). As a media blitz descends upon on his small Indiana town, Brackett attempts to convince everyone that he's your average straight American male.

Smart Rating: 89.12

Year: 1994
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti

Dante (Brian O'Halloran) is called in to cover a shift at his New Jersey convenience store on his day off. His friend Randal (Jeff Anderson) helps him pass the time, neglecting his video store customers next door to hang out in the Quick Stop. The uneventful day is disrupted by news that one of Dante's ex-girlfriends has died. After attending her memorial service, Dante muses over staying with current girlfriend Veronica (Marilyn Ghigliotti) or reuniting with ex Caitlin (Lisa Spoonhauer).

Smart Rating: 89.16

Year: 1984
Genre: Holiday, Fantasy, Thriller, Comedy
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton

A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown. The shopkeeper is reluctant to sell him the "Mogwai" but sells it to him with the warning to never expose him to bright light, water or to feed him after midnight. All of this happens and the result is a gang of gremlins that decide to tear up the town on Christmas Eve.

Smart Rating: 89.2

Year: 2000
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Nat DeWolf, Daniel London, Griffin Dunne

A mockumentary on show biz wannabes that's a must-see for anyone who has ever answered a casting call, read a screenplay in development, took voice, dance and drama lessons, waited on tables, considered plastic surgery, got excited when their agent called or spent time rehearsing their Academy Award speech. Griffin Dunne directed and Mira Sorvino produced this hilarious story of two would-be stars, played by Laura Kirk and Nat DeWolf (who also wrote the movie).

Smart Rating: 89.3

Year: 1997
Genre: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino

They are the best-kept secret in the universe. Working for a highly funded yet unofficial government agency, Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) and Jay (Will Smith) are the Men in Black, providers of immigration services and regulators of all things alien on Earth. While investigating a series of unregistered close encounters, the MIB agents uncover the deadly plot of an intergalactic terrorist who is on a mission to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies currently in residence in New York City.

Smart Rating: 89.31

Year: 1995
Genre: Comedy
Starring: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo

Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni (Dennis Farina), to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady (Rene Russo), the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

Smart Rating: 89.5

Year: 1974
Genre: Comedy, Western
Starring: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn

In this satirical take on Westerns, crafty railroad worker Bart (Cleavon Little) becomes the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the people of Rock Ridge harbor a racial bias toward their new leader. However, they warm to him after realizing that Bart and his perpetually drunk gunfighter friend (Gene Wilder) are the only defense against a wave of thugs sent to rid the town of its population.

Smart Rating: 89.51

Year: 2014
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh

Vampire housemates (Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonathan Brugh) try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster (Cori Gonzalez-Macuer) some of the perks of being undead.

Smart Rating: 89.63

Year: 1988
Genre: Comedy
Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline

British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and his hapless aide, Ken Pile (Michael Palin), draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda Gerschwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) and weapons expert Otto West (Kevin Kline), for a massive diamond heist. When the job goes badly, Wanda attempts to seduce George's stuffy lawyer, Archie Leach (John Cleese), to find out where George hid the diamonds. Meanwhile, Ken repeatedly attempts to kill an elderly woman (Patricia Hayes) who witnessed the robbery.

Smart Rating: 89.65

Year: 1998
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen

Impressed by high school student David's (Tobey Maguire) devotion to a 1950s family TV show, a mysterious television repairman (Don Knotts) provides him with a means to escape into the black-and-white program with his sister, Jennifer (Reese Witherspoon). While David initially takes to the simplistic, corny world of the show, Jennifer sets about jolting the characters with doses of reality that unexpectedly bring a little color into their drab existence.

Smart Rating: 89.68

Year: 2004
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts
Starring: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu

When the hapless Sing (Stephen Chow) and his dim-witted pal, Bone (Feng Xiaogang), try to scam the residents of Pig Sty Alley into thinking they're members of the dreaded Axe Gang, the real gangsters descend on this Shanghai slum to restore their fearsome reputation. What gang leader Brother Sum (Chan Kwok-kwan) doesn't know is that three legendary retired kung fu masters (Yu Xing, Dong Zhihua, Chiu Chi-ling) live anonymously in this decrepit neighborhood and don't take kindly to interlopers.

Smart Rating: 89.69

Year: 1981
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne

David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne), two American college students, are backpacking through Britain when a large wolf attacks them. David survives with a bite, but Jack is brutally killed. As David heals in the hospital, he's plagued by violent nightmares of his mutilated friend, who warns David that he is becoming a werewolf. When David discovers the horrible truth, he contemplates committing suicide before the next full moon causes him to transform from man to murderous beast.

Smart Rating: 89.74

Year: 2009
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis

Two days before his wedding, Doug (Justin Bartha) and three friends (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis) drive to Las Vegas for a wild and memorable stag party. When the three groomsmen wake up the next morning, they can't remember a thing; nor can they find Doug. With little time to spare, the three hazy pals try to re-trace their steps and find Doug so they can get him back to Los Angeles in time to walk down the aisle.

Smart Rating: 89.84

Year: 2009
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone

After a virus turns most people into zombies, the world's surviving humans remain locked in an ongoing battle against the hungry undead. Four survivors -- Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) and his cohorts Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) -- abide by a list of survival rules and zombie-killing strategies as they make their way toward a rumored safe haven in Los Angeles.

Smart Rating: 90.14

Year: 2007
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse

High school seniors Seth (Jonah Hill) and Evan (Michael Cera) have high hopes for a graduation party: The co-dependent teens plan to score booze and babes so they can become part of the in-crowd, but separation anxiety and two bored police officers (Bill Hader, Seth Rogen) complicate the pair's self-proclaimed mission.

Smart Rating: 90.16

Year: 2016
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein

Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is a former Special Forces operative who now works as a mercenary. His world comes crashing down when evil scientist Ajax (Ed Skrein) tortures, disfigures and transforms him into Deadpool. The rogue experiment leaves Deadpool with accelerated healing powers and a twisted sense of humor. With help from mutant allies Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), Deadpool uses his new skills to hunt down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Smart Rating: 90.27

Year: 1992
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio

New York lawyer Vinny has never won a case. When his teenage cousin Bill and his friend Stan are accused of murder in a backwater Alabama town, it's up to the nervous Vinny to save him from jail, even though he's only ever tried personal injury cases before, and none of them successfully.

Smart Rating: 90.3

Year: 2009
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Madhavan

Two friends looking for a lost buddy deal with a forgotten bet, a wedding they are forced to crash and an out of control funeral.

Smart Rating: 90.38

Year: 2006
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Song Kang-ho, Hie-bong Byeon, Hae-il Park

Careless American military personnel dump chemicals into South Korea's Han River. Several years later, a creature emerges from the tainted waters and sinks its ravenous jaws into local residents. When the creature abducts their daughter (Ah-sung Ko), a vendor (Song Kang-ho) and his family decide that they are the only ones who can save her.

Smart Rating: 90.44

Year: 1998
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams

When a beautiful first grade teacher (Olivia Williams) arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max (Jason Schwartzman), who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father (Bill Murray) of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

Smart Rating: 90.55

Year: 1997
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Addy

After losing his job at a steel factory, Gaz (Robert Carlyle) learns that his wife wants to sue him for missed child support payments. Desperate for money, Gaz and his friend Dave (Mark Addy) decide to create their own male striptease act. The two friends recruit four more men, including their former foreman (Tom Wilkinson) and a security guard (Steve Huison). The group promises that their show will succeed because they are willing to go "the full monty" -- completely naked.

Smart Rating: 90.89

Year: 1970
Genre: Comedy, War
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman

Based on the novel by Richard Hooker, "M*A*S*H" follows a group of Mobile Army Surgical Hospital officers at they perform surgery and pass the time just miles from the front lines of the Korean conflict. Led by Captains Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould), they add to the chaos and hilarity of the situation.

Smart Rating: 90.89

Year: 2007
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jim Broadbent

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel (Simon Pegg) finds if difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf (Nick Frost) for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Nick smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Smart Rating: 90.89

Year: 1988
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley

Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen), a rather clueless police detective, tries to foil a plot to turn innocent people into assassins through mind control. After his partner, Norberg (O.J. Simpson), is shot, Frank sets out to find the culprit, leading him to business tycoon Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban). However, Frank has no evidence until he meets Jane Spencer (Priscilla Presley), Ludwig's assistant. She knows nothing about Ludwig's devious plans, but falls for Frank and agrees to help him.

Smart Rating: 91.02

Year: 1979
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam

Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman) is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother (Terry Jones), the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate (Michael Palin) and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

Smart Rating: 91.06

Year: 1984
Genre: Comedy, Music
Starring: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts. This includes everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

Smart Rating: 91.1

Year: 2004
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis

Shaun (Simon Pegg) is a 30-something loser with a dull, easy existence. When he's not working at the electronics store, he lives with his slovenly best friend, Ed (Nick Frost), in a small flat on the outskirts of London. The only unpredictable element in his life is his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield), who wishes desperately for Shaun to grow up and be a man. When the town is inexplicably overrun with zombies, Shaun must rise to the occasion and protect both Liz and his mother (Penelope Wilton).

Smart Rating: 91.25

Year: 1971
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack

This cult classic pairs Cort as a deadpan, disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a lovable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a funeral, and develop a taboo romantic relationship, in which they explore the tired theme of the meaning of life with a fresh perspective.

Smart Rating: 91.29

Year: 1982
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr

New York actor Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is a talented perfectionist who is so hard on himself and others that his agent (Sydney Pollack) can no longer find work for him. After a soap opera audition goes poorly, Michael reinvents himself as actress Dorothy Michaels and wins the part. What was supposed to be a short-lived role turns into a long-term contract, but when Michael falls for his castmate Julie (Jessica Lange), complications develop that could wreck everything.

Smart Rating: 91.63

Year: 1987
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks

The second of three films in the Evil Dead series is part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead, Ash's girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.

Smart Rating: 91.7

Year: 1963
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau

After Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn) falls for the dashing Peter Joshua (Cary Grant) on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex (James Coburn), Scobie (George Kennedy) and Gideon (Ned Glass), who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines. But why does Peter keep changing his name?

Smart Rating: 91.75

Year: 1988
Genre: Comedy, Action
Starring: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto

When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named "The Duke" (Charles Grodin) and bring him to L.A., Eddie tells Jack that the job will be simple, or a "midnight run." But when Jack finds The Duke, the FBI and the mob are anxious to get their hands on him. In a cross-country chase, Jack must evade the authorities, hide from the mob and prevent The Duke's erratic personality from driving him mad.

Smart Rating: 91.84

Year: 1984
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis

After the members of a team of scientists (Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) lose their cushy positions at a university in New York City, they decide to become "ghostbusters" to wage a high-tech battle with the supernatural for money. They stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, a doorway that will release evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters must now save New York from complete destruction.

Smart Rating: 91.87

Year: 1978
Genre: Comedy
Starring: John Belushi, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland

When they arrive at college, socially inept freshmen Larry (Thomas Hulce) and Kent (Stephen Furst) attempt to pledge the snooty Omega Theta Pi house, but are summarily rejected. Lowering their standards, they try at the notoriously rowdy Delta Tau Chi house, and get in. The trouble is, the college dean (John Vernon) has it in for the Deltas. He has put them on "Double Secret Probation" and secretly assigned Omega's president (James Daughton) the task of having their charter revoked.

Smart Rating: 92.09

Year: 1927
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender

One of the most revered comedies of the silent era, this film finds hapless Southern railroad engineer Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton) facing off against Union soldiers during the American Civil War. When Johnny's fiancée, Annabelle Lee (Marion Mack), is accidentally taken away while on a train stolen by Northern forces, Gray pursues the soldiers, using various modes of transportation in comic action scenes that highlight Keaton's boundless wit and dexterity.

Smart Rating: 92.1

Year: 1979
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden

Simple-minded Chance (Peter Sellers), a gardener who has resided in the Washington, D.C., townhouse of his wealthy employer for his entire life and been educated only by television, is forced to vacate his home when his boss dies. While wandering the streets, he encounters business mogul Ben Rand (Melvyn Douglas), who assumes Chance to be a fellow upper-class gentleman. Soon Chance is ushered into high society, and his unaffected gardening wisdom makes him the talk of the town.

Smart Rating: 92.11

Year: 1967
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross

Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has just finished college and, back at his parents' house, he's trying to avoid the one question everyone keeps asking: What does he want to do with his life? An unexpected diversion crops up when he is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a bored housewife and friend of his parents. But what begins as a fun tryst turns complicated when Benjamin falls for the one woman Mrs. Robinson demanded he stay away from, her daughter, Elaine (Katharine Ross).

Smart Rating: 92.12

Year: 1980
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Peter Graves

This spoof comedy takes shots at the slew of disaster movies that were released in the '70s. When the passengers and crew of a jet are incapacitated due to food poisoning, a rogue pilot with a drinking problem must cooperate with his ex-girlfriend turned stewardess to bring the plane to a safe landing.

Smart Rating: 92.14

Year: 1974
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Cloris Leachman

Respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) learns that he has inherited his infamous grandfather's estate in Transylvania. Arriving at the castle, Dr. Frankenstein soon begins to recreate his grandfather's experiments with the help of servants Igor (Marty Feldman), Inga (Teri Garr) and the fearsome Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman). After he creates his own monster (Peter Boyle), new complications ensue with the arrival of the doctor's fiancée, Elizabeth (Madeline Kahn).

Smart Rating: 92.17

Year: 2006
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Pamela Anderson, Ken Davitian

Outrageous situations occur when Borat, a popular reporter (Sacha Baron Cohen) from Kazakhstan, comes to the United States to film a documentary on what makes America a great nation. Along the way, he manages to offend just about everyone he meets, fall in love with actress Pamela Anderson and set forth on a cross-country journey to make her his wife.

Smart Rating: 92.36

Year: 1998
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore

Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski who insists on being called "the Dude" -- a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a whole bunch of money. This results in the Dude having his rug soiled, sending him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld.

Smart Rating: 92.49

Year: 2014
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Starring: Ricardo Darín, Oscar Martinez, Leonardo Sbaraglia

A waitress adds a special ingredient to an arrogant loan shark's meal in one of several tales dealing with extremes of human behavior.

Smart Rating: 92.55

Year: 1988
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy

Down-on-his-luck private eye Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins) gets hired by cartoon producer R.K. Maroon (Alan Tilvern) to investigate an adultery scandal involving Jessica Rabbit (Kathleen Turner), the sultry wife of Maroon's biggest star, Roger Rabbit (Charles Fleischer). But when Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), Jessica's alleged paramour and the owner of Toontown, is found murdered, the villainous Judge Doom (Christopher Lloyd) vows to catch and destroy Roger.

Smart Rating: 92.84

Year: 1925
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray

In this classic silent comedy, the Little Tramp (Charles Chaplin) heads north to join in the Klondike gold rush. Trapped in a small cabin by a blizzard, the Tramp is forced to share close quarters with a successful prospector (Mack Swain) and a fugitive (Tom Murray). Eventually able to leave the cabin, he falls for a lovely barmaid (Georgia Hale), trying valiantly to win her affections. When the prospector needs help locating his claim, it appears the Tramp's fortunes may change.

Smart Rating: 92.9

Year: 1940
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie

After dedicated service in the Great War, a Jewish barber (Charles Chaplin) spends years in an army hospital recovering from his wounds, unaware of the simultaneous rise of fascist dictator Adenoid Hynkel (also Chaplin) and his anti-Semitic policies. When the barber, who bears a remarkable resemblance to Hynkel, returns to his quiet neighborhood, he is stunned by the brutal changes and recklessly joins a beautiful girl (Paulette Goddard) and her neighbors in rebelling.

Smart Rating: 93.05

Year: 1959
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe

After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win over the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.

Smart Rating: 93.17

Year: 1977
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts

Comedian Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) examines the rise and fall of his relationship with struggling nightclub singer Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Speaking directly to the audience in front of a bare background, Singer reflects briefly on his childhood and his early adult years before settling in to tell the story of how he and Annie met, fell in love and struggled with the obstacles of modern romance, mixing surreal fantasy sequences with small moments of emotional drama.

Smart Rating: 93.24

Year: 1999
Genre: Comedy
Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener

In this quirky cult-favorite comedy, unemployed New York City puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) reluctantly takes a temp job as a filing clerk for the eccentric Dr. Lester (Orson Bean). While at work, Craig discovers a portal that leads into the mind of renowned actor John Malkovich. When he lets his attractive co-worker Maxine (Catherine Keener) in on the secret, they begin both an unusual business scheme and an odd relationship that involves Craig's restless wife, Lotte (Cameron Diaz).

Smart Rating: 95

Year: 1975
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is a comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins and a handful of rude Frenchmen.

Smart Rating: 95.14

Year: 1936
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman

This comedic masterpiece finds the iconic Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) employed at a state-of-the-art factory where the inescapable machinery completely overwhelms him, and where various mishaps keep getting him sent to prison. In between his various jail stints, he meets and befriends an orphan girl (Paulette Goddard). Both together and apart, they try to contend with the difficulties of modern life, with the Tramp working as a waiter and eventually a performer.

Smart Rating: 95.6

Year: 1964
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Keenan Wynn

A film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and it played the situation for laughs. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people.

Smart Rating: 96.17

Year: 1985
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover

In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) goes awry. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson), and must make sure that they fall in love or he'll cease to exist. Even more dauntingly, Marty has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown.