#1 of 6,482 Best comedy movie
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
97 Metascore
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
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The 100 Best Comedy Movies, Ranked
We rank 6,482 of the 63,327 comedy films on the site; these are the top 100. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is #1 with a critics & audiences score of 94/100, ahead of Parasite (2019) and Some Like It Hot (1959). Ranked by Echo Score; 36 of these 100 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. A ranked watchlist for laugh-out-loud comedies and dark humor. For new releases and box office hits, see the comedy movies guide.
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#1 of 6,482 Top 10
What Are the Best Comedy Movies?
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) leads with a critics & audiences score of 94/100, ahead of Parasite (2019); 3 of the top 10 are from the 1960s. 4 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score, led by Parasite at 93; the other 6, all released before 2017, are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 97 Metascore (Metascore 97 out of 100 (32 critic reviews))
1964 · Thriller, Comedy · 1h 35m
Dir. Stanley Kubrick No Echo Score: ranked 94/100 on critics & audiences · 4 award wins
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2. Parasite 93 Echo (Echo Score 93 out of 100)2019 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 12m
Dir. Joon-ho Bong 10 award wins · $262.6M worldwide
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2. Some Like It Hot 98 Metascore (Metascore 98 out of 100)1959 · Comedy, Romance · 2h 1m
Dir. Billy Wilder No Echo Score: ranked 93/100 on critics & audiences · 5 award wins
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5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2018 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
Dir. Bob Persichetti 6 award wins · $393.6M worldwide
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5. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2025 · Comedy · 1h 40m
1 award win
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5. The Rules of the Game 99 Metascore (Metascore 99 out of 100)1950 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 50m
Dir. Jean Renoir No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences
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8. The Producers 96 Metascore (Metascore 96 out of 100)1968 · Comedy, Music · 1h 28m
No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences · 1 award win
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9. La Dolce Vita 95 Metascore (Metascore 95 out of 100 (13 critic reviews))1961 · Comedy, Drama · 2h 54m
Dir. Federico Fellini No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences · 1 award win
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9. Playtime 99 Metascore (Metascore 99 out of 100)1973 · Comedy · 2h 35m
No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences
#11 to #100
Comedy Movies Ranked #11 to #100
Places 11 to 100: The Specials (2019) opens the list and Incredibles 2 (2018) closes it. 28 of these 90 films are not in English; 18 languages appear in all. Filter by decade or language, or sort by year or box office.
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- 1 1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 · Thriller, Comedy · 1h 35m
94 Blend - 2 2. Parasite
2019 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 12m
93 Echo $262.6M - 2 2. Some Like It Hot
1959 · Comedy, Romance · 2h 1m
93 Blend - 2 2. Utshob
2025 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 52m
93 Echo $179.6K - 5 5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
92 Echo $393.6M - 5 5. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2025 · Comedy · 1h 40m
92 Echo - 5 5. The Rules of the Game
1950 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 50m
92 Blend - 8 8. The Producers
1968 · Comedy, Music · 1h 28m
92 Blend - 9 9. La Dolce Vita
1961 · Comedy, Drama · 2h 54m
91 Blend - 9 9. Playtime
1973 · Comedy · 2h 35m
91 Blend - 11
11. The Specials2019 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 54m
91 Echo $19.4M - 11
11. The Shop Around the Corner1940 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 39m
91 Blend - 13
13. Chimes at Midnight1967 · Drama, History · 1h 59m
91 Blend - 14
14. Singin' in the Rain1952 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 43m
90 Blend - 15
15. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2017 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 55m
90 Echo $162.7M - 15
15. Paddington 22018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
90 Echo $290.1M - 15
15. BlacKkKlansman2018 · Biography, Drama · 2h 15m
90 Echo $93.4M - 15
15. Blindspotting2018 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 35m
90 Echo $5M - 15
15. Ghostlight2024 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 50m
90 Echo $780.8K - 15
15. The Marching Band2024 · Music, Comedy · 1h 43m
90 Echo $28.1M - 15
15. On Becoming a Guinea Fowl2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 35m
90 Echo $238.2K - 15
15. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 31m
90 Echo $19.3M - 15
15. Sookshmadarshini2024 · Thriller, Mystery · 2h 22m
90 Echo $1.7M - 15
15. Tourist Family2025 · Drama, Family · 2h 8m
90 Echo $561.4K - 15
15. Hit the Road2022 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 33m
90 Echo $995.1K - 15
15. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery2025 · Comedy, Crime · 2h 20m
90 Echo - 15
15. The Mystery of Henri Pick2019 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 41m
90 Echo - 15
15. Going My Way1944 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 6m
90 Blend - 15
15. The Lady Eve1941 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 34m
90 Blend - 15
15. Children of Tokyo2010 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 40m
90 Blend $11.2K - 15
15. She’s the He2025 · Comedy · 1h 21m
90 Echo - 15
15. The Forty-Year-Old Version2020 · Comedy · 2h 9m
90 Echo - 15
15. The Mitchells vs. The Machines2021 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 53m
90 Echo - 34
34. Secrets & Lies1996 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 16m
90 Blend $13.4M - 34
34. The Apartment1960 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 5m
90 Blend - 36
36. Toy Story1995 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 21m
89 Blend $394.4M - 37
37. American Graffiti1973 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 50m
89 Blend $115M - 37
37. The Philadelphia Story1940 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 52m
89 Blend - 39
39. Promising Young Woman2020 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 53m
89 Echo $18.9M - 39
39. Kneecap2024 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 45m
89 Echo $4.9M - 39
39. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On2022 · Comedy · 1h 29m
89 Echo $6.9M - 39
39. Sorry, Baby2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 43m
89 Echo $3.4M - 39
39. Shazam!2019 · Action, Adventure · 2h 12m
89 Echo $367.8M - 39
39. La Chimera2024 · Adventure, Comedy · 2h 10m
89 Echo $5.2M - 39
39. The Wizard of Oz1939 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 42m
89 Blend - 39
39. Dead Talents Society2025 · Comedy, Horror · 1h 45m
89 Echo $7.9M - 39
39. The Gentlemen2019 · Crime, Comedy · 1h 53m
89 Echo - 39
39. Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World2024 · Comedy · 2h 43m
89 Echo $92.4K - 39
39. Gintama: The Very Final2021 · Action, Animation · 1h 44m
89 Echo $17.2M - 39
39. 777 Charlie2022 · Drama, Adventure · 2h 46m
89 Echo $7.5M - 39
39. Asog2025 · Documentary, Comedy · 1h 41m
89 Blend - 39
39. Horsegirls2026 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 41m
89 Echo - 53
53. The Holdovers2023 · Comedy, Drama · 2h 13m
88 Echo $48.8M - 53
53. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret2023 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 46m
88 Echo $21.5M - 53
53. Back to the Future1985 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 56m
88 Blend $385.1M - 53
53. The First Slam Dunk2023 · Drama, Sport · 2h 4m
88 Echo $246.9M - 53
53. Breaking Away1979 · Drama, Sport · 1h 41m
88 Blend $16.4M - 53
53. Coyote vs. Acme2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 41m
88 Echo $101.9M - 53
53. The Monk and the Gun2024 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 47m
88 Echo $1.5M - 53
53. Riders of Justice2021 · Action, Drama · 1h 56m
88 Echo $2M - 53
53. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes2018 · Action, Fantasy · 1h 36m
88 Echo $21M - 53
53. Miracle in Cell No. 72019 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 3m
88 Echo $17.2M - 53
53. Thiruchitrambalam2022 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 13m
88 Echo $5.3M - 53
53. Ayyappanum Koshiyum2020 · Comedy, Action · 2h 57m
88 Echo $5.1M - 53
53. Universal Language2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 29m
88 Echo $306.9K - 53
53. Pillion2025 · Drama, Romance · 1h 43m
88 Echo - 53
53. The Santa Class2024 · Romance, Comedy · 1h 24m
88 Echo - 53
53. Villa Amore2025 · Romance, Comedy
88 Echo - 53
53. Dinner in America2022 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 46m
88 Echo - 53
53. Show Boat1936 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 53m
88 Blend - 71
71. Toy Story 32010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
88 Blend $1.1B - 72
72. Meet Me in St. Louis1945 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 53m
87 Blend - 72
72. Three Colors: White1994 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 31m
87 Blend $1.3M - 74
74. Inside Out2015 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 34m
87 Blend $859.1M - 74
74. It's Such a Beautiful Day2012 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 1h 2m
87 Blend $60.8M - 76
76. No Other Choice2025 · Comedy, Crime · 2h 19m
87 Echo $40.2M - 76
76. Scrapper2023 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 24m
87 Echo $1.3M - 76
76. Twinless2025 · Comedy · 1h 40m
87 Echo $1.4M - 76
76. The Bob's Burgers Movie2022 · Adventure, Comedy · 1h 42m
87 Echo $34.1M - 76
76. A Summer's Tale2014 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 53m
87 Blend - 76
76. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe2020 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 26m
87 Echo $5.7M - 76
76. Waitress - The Musical: Cameri2023 · Music, Comedy · 2h 30m
87 Echo - 76
76. Badhaai Ho2018 · Romance, Comedy · 2h 5m
87 Echo $26.1M - 76
76. Baby Assassins 22024 · Action, Comedy · 1h 41m
87 Echo $417.9K - 76
76. Everybody Loves Baby Wendy2018 · Comedy · 1h 12m
87 Echo - 76
76. Big Boys2024 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 30m
87 Echo $457 - 76
76. The Band Wagon1953 · Comedy, Romance · 1h 52m
87 Blend - 76
76. Duck Soup1933 · Comedy, War · 1h 8m
87 Blend - 76
76. A Useful Ghost2025 · Fantasy, Comedy · 2h 10m
87 Echo - 76
76. Tinā2024 · Comedy, Drama · 2h 4m
87 Echo - 76
76. Empire Waist2024 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 34m
87 Echo - 76
76. DJ Ahmet2025 · Music, Comedy · 1h 37m
87 Echo - 76
76. Lemonade Blessing2025 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 40m
87 Echo - 94
94. The Ladykillers1956 · Comedy, Crime · 1h 31m
87 Blend - 95
95. La La Land2016 · Drama, Comedy · 2h 8m
86 Blend $509.2M - 96
96. After Hours1985 · Thriller, Comedy · 1h 37m
86 Blend $10.6M - 96
96. The Triplets of Belleville2003 · Adventure, Comedy · 1h 18m
86 Blend $14.8M - 96
96. Sita Sings the Blues2009 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 22m
86 Blend $12.6K - 99
99. Monty Python and the Holy Grail1975 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 31m
86 Blend $2.9M - 100
100. Incredibles 22018 · Action, Adventure · 1h 58m
86 Echo $1.2B
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Decade by decade
The Best Comedy Movie of Every Decade
From The Cocoanuts (1929) in the 1920s to Utshob (2025) in the 2020s: the highest-ranked comedy movie of each of 11 decades. The 2020s place the most films in the top 100 (50).
- 1920s
69 Metascore The Cocoanuts 1929 - 1930s 92 Metascore The Wizard of Oz 1939
- 1940s 96 Metascore The Shop Around the Corner 1940
- 1950s 98 Metascore Some Like It Hot 1959
- 1960s 97 Metascore Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
- 1970s 99 Metascore Playtime 1973
- 1980s 87 Metascore Back to the Future 1985
- 1990s 92 Metascore Secrets & Lies 1996
- 2000s 91 Metascore The Triplets of Belleville 2003
- 2010s 93 Echo Parasite 2019
- 2020s 93 Echo Utshob 2025
Awards
Which Comedy Movies Won the Most Awards?
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) has the strongest record with 33 wins from 62 nominations, including wins at Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA. Wins and nominations are counted across every ceremony on our awards pages.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once 33 wins / 62 nom.2022 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 67 Echo -
Con Artist 26 wins / 49 nom.2010 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA - La La Land 25 wins / 45 nom.2016 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 94 Metascore
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 22 wins / 39 nom.2017 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 90 Echo
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Emilia Pérez 18 wins / 62 nom.2024 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 42 Echo -
The Social Network 17 wins / 36 nom.2010 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 95 Metascore -
Anora 16 wins / 43 nom.2024 · Oscars, BAFTA, Critics' Choice · 79 Echo -
Shakespeare in Love 16 wins / 40 nom.1998 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 87 Metascore
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The top 100 are the best 2% of 6,482 ranked comedy films. The comedy guide, the full list of 63,327 films and the comedy box office chart cover the rest of the genre.
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Comedy Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the comedy ranking above: the best comedy film, how many comedy movies there are, the strongest decade and the most awarded comedy film.
What is the best comedy movie?
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) is the best-ranked comedy movie on What's After the Movie, with a critics & audiences score of 94/100. Parasite (2019) and Some Like It Hot (1959) follow. 4 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score, led by Parasite at 93; the other 6, all released before 2017, are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb How many comedy movies are there?
The site lists 63,327 comedy films. 6,482 of them are ranked: features of 60+ minutes with a real audience, critic, award or box office signal and a score. This page shows the top 100.
All comedy movies Which decade has the best comedy movies?
The 2020s place 50 films in the top 100, more than any other decade. The oldest film in the list is Duck Soup (1933), the newest Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026).
What is the most awarded comedy movie?
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) won 33 awards from 62 nominations, ahead of Con Artist (2010) (26 wins), counted across the Oscars, festivals and guild awards on our awards pages.
Movie awards How is this list different from the comedy genre page?
This page is only the ranking of the 100 best comedy films. The comedy genre page covers the whole genre: new releases, the biggest box office hits, its directors and how it changed over the decades.
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