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The Best Sci Fi Comedy Movies, Ranked

Updated February 19, 2021 5.8k votes 470 voters 17.5k views102 items

List RulesVote up your favorite funny movies set in a science fiction universe.

This list contains information on the best sci fi comedy movies, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best sci fi comedy films come in many forms. Some good sci fi comedies involve alien invaders while other good sci fi comedy movies explore the depths of time travel. Many of the best sci fi comedy movies have produced sequels and spin-offs.

What films will you find on this top science fiction comedy movies list? Ghostbusters has to be near the top. With an all-star cast featuring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and more, the original Ghostbusters is full of as many laughs as it is supernatural haunts. The time travel comedy, Back to the Future – with its endlessly quotable characters – is another hilarious film that combines elements of comedy and science fiction.

Mike Judge's vision of the future is bleak and brain-dead in his funny 2006 sci-fi satirical film, Idiocracy. Other good sci fi comedy movies featured on this list include Guardians of the Galaxy, Men in Black, and Young Frankenstein. Which sci fi comedy do you like the best? Give your favorites a thumbs up and please add any good movies we may have missed.

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Coneheads
Adam Sandler, Ellen DeGeneres
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steve Barron
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Big Hero 6
Jamie Chung, Maya Rudolph
Released: 2014
Directed by: Chris Williams, Don Hall
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They Live
Roddy Piper, Keith David
Released: 1988
Directed by: John Carpenter
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson
Released: 1996
Directed by: Jim Mallon
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Airplane II: The Sequel
William Shatner, Leslie Nielsen
Released: 1982
Directed by: Ken Finkleman
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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Keri Russell, Rick Moranis
Released: 1992
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
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Flubber
Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden
Released: 1997
Directed by: Les Mayfield
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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus!
Richard Steven Horvitz, Rosearik Rikki Simons
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jhonen Vasquez, Jake Wyatt
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A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes
Released: 2019
Directed by: Richard Starzak
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Repo Man
Jimmy Buffett, Emilio Estevez
Released: 1984
Directed by: Alex Cox
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Space Jam
Michael Jordan, Bill Murray
Released: 1996
Directed by: Joe Pytka
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Explorers
Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix
Released: 1985
Directed by: Joe Dante
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Multiplicity
Julie Bowen, Michael Keaton
Released: 1996
Directed by: Harold Ramis
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Hot Tub Time Machine
Chevy Chase, Lyndsy Fonseca
Released: 2010
Directed by: Steve Pink
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Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Anna Faris, Chris O'Dowd
Released: 2009
Directed by: Gareth Carrivick
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Earth Girls Are Easy
Jim Carrey, Geena Davis
Released: 1988
Directed by: Julien Temple
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The Stepford Wives
Nicole Kidman, Christopher Walken
Released: 2004
Directed by: Frank Oz
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Barbarella
Jane Fonda, Anita Pallenberg
Released: 1968
Directed by: Roger Vadim
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The Watch
Ben Stiller, Willam Belli
Released: 2012
Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
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Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future
Leonid Gaidai, Yury Yakovlev
Released: 1973
Directed by: Leonid Gaidai
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Short Circuit 2
Ally Sheedy, Michael McKean
Released: 1988
Directed by: Kenneth Johnson
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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
Jack Riley, Eric Christmas
Released: 1978
Directed by: John De Bello
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Howard the Duck
Tim Robbins, Jeffrey Jones
Released: 1986
Directed by: Willard Huyck
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Attack the Block
Nick Frost, John Boyega
Released: 2011
Directed by: Joe Cornish
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Downsizing
Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz
Directed by: Alexander Payne
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