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The Absolute Funniest Movies Of All Time

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Updated March 10, 2021 961.4k votes 61.5k voters 2.7m views1.1k items

Looking for good comedy movies to watch? Here are the funniest movies of all time, ranked by fans. What are the top comedies ever made? From old comedy classics, like Airplane!, to super funny movies that are more recent, this list of the most hilarious movies attempts to answer the question "What are the very best comedy movies of all time?" by incorporating the views and opinions of all members of the Ranker Community to determine which of these are extremely funny movies. Featuring hysterical slapstick, silly, goofy, and stupid parodies (all of which are hilarious movies) - including plenty of comedies that touch on serious subjects - our ranking of great must-watch comedies has them all.

Vote up the really funny movies that will guarantee tons of laughs, and if you think our popular top ten comedies looks wrong, get your votes in! Because your votes will help determine the funniest movies of all time.

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Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder
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Caddyshack
Bill Murray, Chevy Chase
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chevy Chase
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6,487
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Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman, Mel Brooks
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6,532
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National Lampoon's Animal House
Kevin Bacon, John Belushi
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
O. J. Simpson, "Weird Al" Yankovic
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Steve Martin, Kevin Bacon
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8,390
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Superbad
Emma Stone, Seth Rogen
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My Cousin Vinny
Marisa Tomei, Joe Pesci
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Trading Places
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis
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Airplane!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen
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The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin Wright
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Happy Gilmore
Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller
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Beverly Hills Cop
Eddie Murphy, Damon Wayans
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Spaceballs
Joan Rivers, John Hurt
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Tommy Boy
Dan Aykroyd, Rob Lowe
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9,603
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Dumb and Dumber
Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels
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Coming to America
Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson
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4,521
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Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci
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Elf
Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell
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Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin Williams, Pierce Brosnan
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Office Space
Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley
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Uncle Buck
Macaulay Culkin, John Candy
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There's Something About Mary
Cameron Diaz, Sarah Silverman
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Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
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