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The American Film Institute in Los Angeles, California, in mid-June 2000 selected America's 100 Funniest Movies. According to the AFI, these are "the films and film artists that have made audiences laugh throughout the century. These are the funniest films in history. For the full article go to: http://www.filmsite.org/afi100laughs1.html

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Rank   Name Release Directed by Genre(s) Actor(s)
  1. 1
    1984
    Carl Reiner
    Comedy, Fantasy, Screwball comedy
    Eric Christmas, Neva Patterson, Michael Ensign, Lily Tomlin, Richard Libertini, Gailard Sartain, Victoria Tennant, Dana Elcar, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Steve Martin, Jason Bernard, Selma Diamond More
  2. 2
    1930
    Victor Heerman
    Comedy, Black-and-white, Musical, Screwball comedy, Pre-Code
    Zeppo Marx, Groucho Marx, Leonard Marx, Harpo Marx, Lillian Roth, Margaret Dumont More
  3. 3
    1995
    Chris Noonan
    Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Adventure
    Michael Edward-Stevens, Christine Cavanaugh, Evelyn Krape, Paul Goddard, Magda Szubanski, Charles Bartlett, Paul Livingston, Roscoe Lee Browne, Hugo Weaving, James Cromwell, Miriam Margolyes, Miriam Flynn, Russi Taylor, Danny Mann More
  4. 4
    1939
    Garson Kanin
    Comedy, Black-and-white
    Dennie Moore, Ginger Rogers, David Niven, Charles Coburn
  5. 5
    1985
    Robert Zemeckis
    Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Adventure, Time travel, Humour
    Claudia Wells, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Wendie Jo Sperber, Frances Lee McCain, Maia Brewton, Huey Lewis, J.J. Cohen, Jason Hervey, Marc McClure, Billy Zane, James Tolkan, Jason Marin, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Michael J. Fox, Harry Waters, Jr., George DiCenzo, Donald Fullilove, Casey Siemaszko More
  6. 6
    1980
    John Landis
    Comedy, Musical, Action, Action/Adventure, Screwball comedy, Cult, Buddy film More
    Aretha Franklin, Henry Gibson, James Brown, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Charles Napier, Steven Spielberg, Cab Calloway, Dan Aykroyd, Lou Perryman, Ray Charles, John Belushi, Carrie Fisher, John Candy More
  7. 7
    1963
    Stanley Donen
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Crime Thriller, Black comedy, Suspense More
    Ned Glass, Audrey Hepburn, Dominique Minot, Paul Bonifas, Jacques Marin, Cary Grant, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Thomas Chelimsky More
  8. 8
    1983
    Bob Clark
    Comedy, Family, Christmas movie
    Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb, Tedde Moore , Jean Shepherd, Jeff Gillen, Darren McGavin, Zack Ward, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella, Peter Billingsley, Yano Anaya More
  9. 9
    1928
    Charlie Chaplin
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, Family, Silent film, Slapstick, Romance Film, Romantic comedy More
    Betty Morrissey, Harry Crocker, John Rand, Merna Kennedy, Henry Bergman, Al Ernest Garcia, Steve Murphy, Charlie Chaplin, George Davis More
  10. 10
    Kevin Smith
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, Indie, Cult, Buddy film
    Brian O'Halloran, Grace Smith, Kevin Smith, Virginia Smith, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonhauer, Scott Mosier, Scott Schiaffo, Walt Flanagan More
  11. 11
    1994
    Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
    Comedy, Slapstick, Buddy film
    Bill Fagerbakke, Jeff Daniels, Hank Brandt, Lauren Holly, Felton Perry, Harland Williams, Mike Starr, Lin Shaye, Brady Bluhm, Karen Duffy, Jim Carrey, Charles Rocket, Rob Moran, Cam Neely, Teri Garr, Victoria Rowell, Joe Baker More
  12. 12
    1985
    Michael Ritchie
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Cult
    Bill Henderson, Tim Matheson, M. Emmet Walsh, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, George Wyner, Geena Davis, Kenneth Mars, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, George Wendt, Tony Longo, Richard Libertini, Larry Flash Jenkins, William Traylor More
  13. 13
    1978
    Colin Higgins
    Comedy, Mystery, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Albino bias More
    Burgess Meredith, Chevy Chase, Eugene Roche, Goldie Hawn, Rachel Roberts, Dudley Moore, Billy Barty, Brian Dennehy, Don Calfa More
  14. 14
    1965
    Blake Edwards
    Comedy, Family, Musical, Action, Adventure, Romance Film, Sports
    Arthur O'Connell, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk, Vivian Vance, George Macready, Larry Storch, Marvin Kaplan, Dorothy Provine, Keenan Wynn, Natalie Wood, Ross Martin More
  15. 15
    1944
    Preston Sturges
    Comedy, Black-and-white, Screwball comedy, Satire
    Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Al Bridge, Raymond Walburn, Elizabeth Patterson, Harry Hayden, Freddie Steele, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Jimmy Conlin, Bill Edwards, Georgia Caine More
  16. 16
    1927
    Harold Lloyd, Lewis Milestone, Ted Wilde, J.A. Howe
    Comedy, Black-and-white, Silent film, Crime Fiction, Indie
    Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Olin Francis, Walter James, Leo Willis
  17. 17
    Michael Curtiz
  18. 18
    1988
    Jonathan Demme
    Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Gangster
    Matthew Modine, Mercedes Ruehl, Dean Stockwell, Joan Cusack, Michelle Pfeiffer, Oliver Platt, Alec Baldwin More
  19. 19
    1964
    Robert Stevenson
    Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Musical
    Dick Van Dyke, Matthew Garber, Julie Andrews, Elsa Lanchester, Hermione Baddeley, Glynis Johns, Ed Wynn, Arthur Treacher, David Tomlinson, Karen Dotrice, Reta Shaw, Reginald Owen More
  20. 20
    1988
    Martin Brest
    Comedy, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Crime Fiction, Airplanes and airports, Buddy film More
    Charles Grodin, Danielle DuClos, Robert De Niro, Wendy Phillips, John Ashton, Robert Miranda, Richard Foronjy, Dennis Farina, Jack Kehoe, Yaphet Kotto, Joe Pantoliano, Philip Baker Hall More
  21. 21

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  22. 22
    1961
    Billy Wilder
    Comedy, Black-and-white, Parody, Screwball comedy, Political cinema, Satire More
    Pamela Tiffin, Leon Askin, Ralf Wolter, Horst Buchholz, Karl Lieffen, Howard St. John, James Cagney, Arlene Francis, Hanns Lothar, Liselotte Pulver, Red Buttons, Hubert von Meyerinck More
  23. 23
    1985
    Tim Burton
    Comedy, Family, Adventure, Cult
    Milton Berle, Judd Omen, Alice Nunn, Jan Hooks, James Brolin, Paul Reubens, Mark Everett, Charles Kalani, Jr., Mark Holton, E.G. Daily, Diane Salinger More
  24. 24
    1959
    Michael Gordon
    Comedy, Romance Film, Romantic comedy
    Tony Randall, Robert Williams, Hayden Rorke, Thelma Ritter, Lee Patrick, Valerie Allen, Julia Meade, Alex Gerry, Jacqueline Beer, Mary McCarty, Doris Day, Nick Adams, Arlen Stuart, Marcel Dalio, Rock Hudson, Allen Jenkins More
  25. 25
    1987
    Rob Reiner
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Action, Romance Film
    Peter Cook, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Fred Savage, Annie Dyson, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Robin Wright, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Mel Smith, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, Malcolm Storry, Margery Mason More

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