Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesComedies and dramatic comedy films released between 1980 and 1989
Looking for a great classic comedy? This list of the funniest 80s movies is here to the rescue. The best comedy films of the 1980s are listed here in order of greatness by fans just like yourself. Feel free to create your own rankings and use this list as a resource for the next time you need a pick-me-up. The 1980s was absolutely instrumental in comedy filmmaking and is the reason we have so many amazingly funny '80s comedy flicks today. In fact, that is why they are re-booting the hell out of them right now. We can thank Ivan Reitman, John Hughes, and Howard Ramis in particular for pioneering sheer greatness in modern American comedies. Woody Allen and Mel Brooks did some of their funniest movies in the '80s. The 1980s was an amazing and laugh-out-loud decade for comedy films.
There are movies on the list that a few might consider cheesy but that doesn't make them any less hilarious. Be sure to vote up your favorite '80s comedy films and vote down the ones you don't think are that funny.
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2,439640Vacation
Chevy Chase, Christie BrinkleyReleased: 1983
Directed by: Harold Ramis
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2,568644National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chevy ChaseReleased: 1989
Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik
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2,423670Caddyshack
Bill Murray, Chevy ChaseReleased: 1980
Directed by: Harold Ramis
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2,617672Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher LloydReleased: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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2,084636Trading Places
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee CurtisReleased: 1983
Directed by: John Landis
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1,925600Beverly Hills Cop
Eddie Murphy, Damon WayansReleased: 1984
Directed by: Martin Brest
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1,987681Coming to America
Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. JacksonReleased: 1988
Directed by: John Landis
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2,528889Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Charlie Sheen, Matthew BroderickReleased: 1986
Directed by: John Hughes
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2,477945Airplane!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie NielsenReleased: 1980
Directed by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker
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1,754563Police Academy
Kim Cattrall, Steve GuttenbergReleased: 1984
Directed by: Hugh Wilson
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2,025735Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Steve Martin, Kevin BaconReleased: 1987
Directed by: John Hughes
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1,997716Spaceballs
Joan Rivers, John HurtReleased: 1987
Directed by: Mel Brooks
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1,608533Stripes
Bill Murray, John CandyReleased: 1981
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
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1,817696The Princess Bride
Billy Crystal, Robin WrightReleased: 1987
Directed by: Rob Reiner
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1,723465Uncle Buck
Macaulay Culkin, John CandyReleased: 1989
Directed by: John Hughes
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2,4661,093Ghostbusters
Bill Murray, Sigourney WeaverReleased: 1984
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
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1,527517Weird Science
Robert Downey Jr., Kelly LeBrockReleased: 1985
Directed by: John Hughes
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1,140414Major League
Charlie Sheen, Tom BerengerReleased: 1989
Directed by: David S. Ward
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1,874567The Goonies
Corey Feldman, Josh BrolinReleased: 1985
Directed by: Richard Donner
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1,604604The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
O. J. Simpson, "Weird Al" YankovicReleased: 1988
Directed by: David Zucker
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1,555640Big
Tom Hanks, Jon LovitzReleased: 1988
Directed by: Penny Marshall
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1,859775Beetlejuice
Alec Baldwin, Winona RyderReleased: 1988
Directed by: Tim Burton
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1,595643¡Three Amigos!
Chevy Chase, Steve MartinReleased: 1986
Directed by: John Landis
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1,410565Revenge of the Nerds
John Goodman, James CromwellReleased: 1984
Directed by: Jeff Kanew
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1,485578The Blues Brothers
Carrie Fisher, Aretha FranklinReleased: 1980
Directed by: John Landis
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