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.
1
7,3423,016National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chevy ChaseReleased: 1989
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
2
8,6655,110Blazing Saddles
Mel Brooks, Gene WilderReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
3
5,3272,958The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
O. J. Simpson, "Weird Al" YankovicReleased: 1988
Directed by: David Zucker
4
7,8194,638Caddyshack
Bill Murray, Chevy ChaseReleased: 1980
Directed by: Harold Ramis
5
4,8362,614My Cousin Vinny
Marisa Tomei, Joe PesciReleased: 1992
Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
6
5,0732,761Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Steve Martin, Kevin BaconReleased: 1987
Directed by: John Hughes
7
8,5494,674Superbad
Emma Stone, Seth RogenReleased: 2007
Directed by: Greg Mottola
8
6,5843,859Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman, Mel BrooksReleased: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
9
5,0612,698Tommy Boy
Dan Aykroyd, Rob LoweReleased: 1995
Directed by: Peter Segal
10
4,9772,728Trading Places
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee CurtisReleased: 1983
Directed by: John Landis
11
7,4324,090Happy Gilmore
Adam Sandler, Ben StillerReleased: 1996
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
12
6,6123,928National Lampoon's Animal House
Kevin Bacon, John BelushiReleased: 1978
Directed by: John Landis
13
5,5363,157The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin WrightReleased: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
14
3,9582,203Beverly Hills Cop
Eddie Murphy, Damon WayansReleased: 1984
Directed by: Martin Brest
15
4,5882,473Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, Joe PesciReleased: 1990
Directed by: Chris Columbus
16
4,9692,640Spaceballs
Joan Rivers, John HurtReleased: 1987
Directed by: Mel Brooks
17
4,9232,727Elf
Zooey Deschanel, Will FerrellReleased: 2003
Directed by: Jon Favreau
18
9,7456,002Airplane!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie NielsenReleased: 1980
Directed by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
19
3,5721,790Uncle Buck
Macaulay Culkin, John CandyReleased: 1989
Directed by: John Hughes
20
3,8802,057Mrs. Doubtfire
Robin Williams, Pierce BrosnanReleased: 1993
Directed by: Chris Columbus, Chuck Jones
21
4,4282,404Coming to America
Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. JacksonReleased: 1988
Directed by: John Landis
22
9,8005,932Dumb and Dumber
Jim Carrey, Jeff DanielsReleased: 1994
Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
23
6,5573,888The Big Lebowski
Julianne Moore, Jeff BridgesReleased: 1998
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
24
5,9093,379Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Elizabeth Hurley, Will FerrellReleased: 1997
Directed by: Jay Roach
25
5,4002,937Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher LloydReleased: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis