The Funniest Comedy Film Franchises Of All Time

Updated September 7, 2023 11.2K votes 1.3K voters 45.2K views

Over 1.3K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Funniest Comedy Film Franchises Of All Time

Voting Rules

Only live action franchises with at least 3 films that were released in theaters. No animated franchises. Vote on each series as a whole.

Here are the best comedy film series of all time. Featuring raunchy comedies, parodies, black comedies, and more, the most popular comedy franchises are also some of the most hilarious movies ever. What are the best comedy movie series?

You can't rank the funniest comedy series without the American Pie movies and the Scary Movie series. Other funny comedy franchises include the Austin Powers trilogy, The Naked Gun movies, and The Hangover series.

Vote up the best comedy film franchises. Feel free to add any good comedy film series missing from the list.

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1
Back to the Future Franchise
541 votes
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
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- #82 of 772
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- #41 of 184
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2
American Pie Franchise
989 votes
American Pie (1999)
American Pie 2 (2001)
American Wedding (2003)
American Reunion (2012)
American Pie is a series of teen films conceived by Adam Herz. The first film in the series was released on July 9, 1999, by Universal Pictures, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, spawning three direct sequels. The second and third films were released at two-year intervals, whereas the fourth film was released in 2012. From 2005 to 2009, four spin-off films were released. A ninth feature film has been announced in response to the success of the eighth film. Throughout the first film in the original series, Jim Levenstein tries to develop a relationship with his school classmate Nadia, and along with his best friends Kevin Myers, Paul Finch, and Chris Ostreicher, attempts to lose his virginity. In the second film, with good friend, and Finch's frenemy Steve Stifler, the friends host a summer party and Jim switches his interest to his friend Michelle Flaherty. In the third film, Jim and Michelle plan to marry, but the forced invitation of Stifler could ruin everything. In the fourth film, the gang gets back together in anticipation for their thirteenth high school reunion.
3
Rush Hour Franchise
450 votes
Rush Hour (1998)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
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- #7 of 131
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- #2 of 12
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4
Austin Powers Trilogy
526 votes
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
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- #46 of 104
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- #15 of 75
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5
The Naked Gun Franchise
431 votes
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
- #3 of 65
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- #46 of 86
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- #78 of 102
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6
Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise
451 votes
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Back to the Future Franchise

American Pie Franchise

Rush Hour Franchise

Austin Powers Trilogy

The Naked Gun Franchise

Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise