The 12 Best Comedy Movies of All Time, Ranked
We’re also narrowing it down to American movies (sorry, Monty Python and the Holy Grail), and trying to focus on movies that actually make us laugh, even if some more thoughtful or brilliant comedies just provide a few laughs on top of their big philosophical themes or important contributions to cinema (Dr. Strangelove, Groundhog Day, Hollywood Shuffle, everything the great Christopher Guest has done).
Read Also
- Top 30 Least Terrifying Horror Movie of All Time
- Top 15 best college movies of all time
- Top 20 American TV Shows of All Time
Top 12 Comedy Movies of All Time: Blazing Saddles, It Happened One Night, The Big Lebowski, Duck Soup, The Great Dictator, Caddyshack, Superbad, Coming to America, Airplane!, The Bank Dick and more
 |
| Image: ScreenCrush |
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- Duck Soup (1933)
- The Great Dictator (1940)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Superbad (2007)
- Coming to America (1988)
- Airplane! (1980)
- The Bank Dick (1940)
- Bridesmaids (2011)
- His Girl Friday (1940)
Even with all that, there will still be omissions to invite complaints. Instead of lamenting all that’s missing, though, let’s focus on what’s included in this list of some of the best American comedy movies of all time.
The 12 Best Comedy Movies of All Time, Ranked (With Image)
