Best comedy movies of all time

PG 91 min Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.

There's a wide range of philosophies and faiths that people adopt to survive our sometimes difficult lives, but one thing is universally helpful — laughter. Comedy has forever been humanity's solace from the storms of suffering as a constant throughout history, but it may have found the perfect medium in cinema and later television. The combination of acting, dialogue, music, visuals, and especially montage has resulted in the most manipulative art form ever, which is great for comedians, as laughter is essentially birthed from manipulation. From the earliest silent films to the recent genre-blending madness of Everything Everywhere All at Once , movies have been making people laugh for more than a century in different ways. Hilarious genre mash-ups like Shaun of the Dead might make fans laugh, but they aren't explicitly comedies.

Best comedy movies of all time

Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. Comedy gets no respect, no respect at all. And so, those that have kept us cracking up for decades are truly special. To put together this list of the greatest movie comedies ever, we asked comedians like Diane Morgan and Russell Howard, actors such as John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker and a small army of Time Out writers about the movies that make them chuckle the hardest, and for the longest amount of time. You're asking, how much more funny could this be? And the answer is none. None more funny. Yes, our experts have cast their votes and the winner by a clear margin is Rob Reiner's genre-setting mockumentary — or, if you will, rockumentary — about England's largest-livin', heaviest-riffin', filthiest-lyric-singin', biggest-hair-havin', fluffiest-jumper-ownin' heavy rock combo. Sporting arguably the most quotable script in movie history 'no It also, lest we forget, defined an entire genre, accidentally inventing everything from The Office to The Blair Witch Project not to mention lead axe-man Christopher Guest's entire subsequent career.

Director Woody Allen. When a series of violent murders hit the town, Angel and his partner Danny Butterman Frost begin investigating the malicious mystery. The movie follows as she tries to navigate duo life and not get cough by her roommate, whom she falls in love with.

R 98 min Comedy. Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry. Reilly , Mary Steenburgen , Richard Jenkins. PG min Comedy, Crime. Two disgraced FBI agents go way undercover in an effort to protect hotel heiresses the Wilson sisters from a kidnapping plot. PG min Comedy, Fantasy.

Choosing the funniest movies to have ever graced a screen is a personal, subjective, and quite honestly arbitrary task, but it's also one we're gleefully taking on. Because at the end of the day, no matter one's preference in cinematic humor—be it slapstick, deadpan, raunch, pitch black, situational, satirical, the list goes on—a laugh is a laugh. Here, we're offering a smorgasbord of comedic fare , ranging from those lowbrow cult classics everyone can quote to the more elevated riots whose wit, commentary, and wise cracks just get better with subsequent viewings. Hopefully, your favorites are represented, but if not, keep checking back, as we'll be sure to update our list as more originals become viewing essentials and viral newbies assume their rightful spots in forever fandom. The banter, quips, and quick wits volleying back and forth between the leads in Howard Hawks's film no doubt set this classic atop the primo fast-talking, screwball comedies akin to the '30s and '40s.

Best comedy movies of all time

R min Comedy. Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding. R 83 min Comedy. The heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Reilly , Ben Kingsley. John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori. R 98 min Comedy, Crime. Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness. R 99 min Adventure, Comedy.

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Stream on Netflix. It's much more than a teen movie, however - for a film that's nearly 30 year old, Clueless still holds a lot of cultural clout, whether it's inspiring music videos, fashion trends or on-going cries of 'As if! Young Frankenstein Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, then learn that a demon also resides there. Forget the underwhelming remake with Brendan Fraser and Liz Hurley. The controversy around The Blues Brothers has been raging since its release. Director Chris Columbus. In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister. This means body painting, dresses, wigs, hilarious valley girl accents, and impressions all movie long. Synopsis: Phil Bill Murray , a weatherman, is out to cover the annual emergence of the groundhog from its hole. But he worries deeply for his cousin, too, and loves him too. This story of Buddy the 'elf', a human raised in the north pole by Santa and his real elves, and his journey to find his real dad is fast becoming a festive family staple. Director Rob Reiner.

PG 91 min Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.

If anything, it's funnier than you even remember. Team America: World Police R. Synopsis: The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds More News. Directed By: Mel Brooks. Meet the Parents Also running with fabulous, profanity-laden dialogue, occasional strong violence, and an unforgettably erratic yet hilarious villainous performance from Ralph Fiennes , In Bruges is a laugh-a-minute comedy that thrives as a contemplative tale of crime and remorse as well. Directed By: Jay Roach. Thankfully, it soon found a huge audience on DVD. The General Image via 20th Century Fox.