Last Updated on 11 April 2024

I searched the Internet for lists of the funniest or best comedy movies of all time. Criteria included the movies being ranked, not just listed, and generally created by groups, whether teams or committees or based on general public voting (like Ranker.com). I ended up including both “funniest movies” lists and “best comedies” lists, even though there’s technically a difference. I figured the blend of the two would produce the best results.

I was able to find 27 lists. I took the 27 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every film. I ended up averaging the rankings each movie got (there were 354 that were on at least 2 lists) and dividing that average by a factor of the number of lists that movie was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.

The movies that were on the most lists (out of 27):

  • Airplane! – 26
  • Anchorman – 23
  • This Is Spinal Tap – 23
  • Young Frankenstein – 23
  • Blazing Saddles – 22
  • Dr. Strangelove -22
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail – 22
  • The Big Lebowski – 21
  • Ghostbusters – 21
  • Borat – 20
  • Duck Soup – 20
  • Groundhog Day – 20

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

Attached is the Excel spreadsheet with the raw data and the full list with scores and weighting.

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