Best comedies of all time filmaffinity
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the bests comedies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times (1936): Chaplin’s Tramp fights dehumanizing industrial life—factory gags, an asylum/jail mishap, and a tender bond with the Gamin. Silent-era comedy with social critique, bittersweet hope. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
8.6
/10
96
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8.5
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8.9
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2. City Lights (1931)
City Lights: Chaplin's Little Tramp befriends a drunk millionaire and pretends to be rich to help a blind flower girl. Slapstick, warmth and a bittersweet finale. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.6
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99
/100
8.5
/10
9.0
/10
3. The Great Dictator (1940)
Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940) is a bold political satire where Chaplin plays a dictator and a Jewish barber. Mixing slapstick and drama, it denounces fascism and culminates in a famous plea for humanity. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
8.6
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8.4
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8.5
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4. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Life Is Beautiful (1997): Guido shields his son in a Nazi concentration camp by turning survival into an elaborate "game," blending whimsical comedy, parental love and heartbreaking sacrifice. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.5
/10
58
/100
8.6
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7.6
/10
5. The Sting (1973)
The Sting: 1930s crime caper where Johnny Hooker and master con Henry Gondorff stage an elaborate long con to avenge murder—witty, suspenseful, full of twists. read more
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
8.5
/10
83
/100
8.3
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8.4
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6. The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960) — a darkly comic romantic drama about lonely clerk Bud who lets bosses use his apartment. Ambition collides with compassion when love blooms with the elevator operator, exposing corporate hypocrisy. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.4
/10
94
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8.3
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8.7
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7. The Kid (1921)
The Kid (1921) — Chaplin’s first feature — mixes silent comedy and melodrama: the Tramp raises an abandoned boy; laughter and heartbreak follow as poverty, custody and reunion test their bond. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
8.4
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8.2
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8.3
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8. The Gold Rush (1925)
Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) follows the Little Tramp in the Klondike: comedic slapstick (boiled-boot, cliff cabin), hunger, rivalries and romance with Georgia, blending laughter and poignant triumph. read more
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
8.4
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90
/100
8.1
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8.5
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9. Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot — 1929 Chicago screwball comedy: two musicians flee the mob by disguising as women in an all‑female band, triggering mistaken identities, romance, slapstick and caper chaos. read more
Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance
8.3
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98
/100
8.2
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8.8
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10. The General (1926)
Set in the Civil War, The General follows engineer Johnnie Gray as he pursues Union spies who stole his locomotive and kidnapped his sweetheart. A silent Buster Keaton film of daring train chases, physical stunts and deadpan comedy. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
8.3
/10
8.1
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8.2
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11. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Sherlock Jr. (1924) is Buster Keaton’s silent comedy about a daydreaming projectionist framed for theft who retreats into inventive film fantasies as “Sherlock Jr.” — full of daring stunts, deadpan humor and pioneering camera tricks. read more
Genres: Action, Comedy, Romance
8.2
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8.2
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8.2
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12. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Set in 1927 as talkies arrive, Singin’ in the Rain follows Don, Cosmo and tone‑deaf Lina as they secretly dub Lina with Kathy’s voice to save a film—romantic, comic, dance‑filled Hollywood nostalgia. read more
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance
8.1
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99
/100
8.3
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8.8
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13. Mary and Max (2009)
Mary and Max: a darkly comic stop-motion drama about a 20-year pen-pal bond between a lonely Aussie girl and a middle-aged New Yorker, blending dry humor with grief, mental illness and compassion. read more
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
8.1
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72
/100
8.1
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7.8
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14. Manhattan (1979)
Manhattan is a bittersweet comedy-drama about midlife confusion and complicated love. Neurotic writer Isaac juggles a teen girlfriend, attraction to a married friend's mistress, guilt, wit, and an elegiac NYC tone. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.1
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83
/100
7.8
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8.1
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15. Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933) is a rapid political farce: eccentric Rufus T. Firefly’s chaotic rule plunges bankrupt Freedonia into bungled diplomacy and absurd war with Sylvania, a sharp, slapstick satire of power. read more
Genres: Comedy, Musical
8.1
/10
93
/100
7.7
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8.4
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16. The Intouchables (2011)
Intouchables (2011) — true‑story dramedy about an aristocrat quadriplegic, Philippe, who hires Driss, a blunt young man. Their unlikely friendship brings humor, dignity, healing and hope. read more
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
8.0
/10
57
/100
8.5
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7.4
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17. Coco (2017)
Coco follows Miguel, a music‑obsessed Mexican boy who defies his family's ban and, on Día de los Muertos, is swept into the vibrant Land of the Dead with skeleton Hector to uncover his family's past. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
8.0
/10
81
/100
8.4
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8.2
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18. Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall is a smart, bittersweet romantic comedy where neurotic comedian Alvy recalls his awkward, passionate relationship with quirky Annie—witty, inventive, intimate, and emotionally honest. read more
Genres: Comedy, Romance
8.0
/10
92
/100
8.0
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8.4
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19. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940) is a witty romantic comedy about class and self-discovery: socialite Tracy Lord faces love and pride when her ex-husband, a reporter and a photographer disrupt her wedding plans. read more
Genres: Comedy, Romance
8.0
/10
96
/100
7.9
/10
8.5
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20. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938): a screwball comedy where paleontologist David Huxley's wedding and museum funding are upended by heiress Susan Vance, a pet leopard and escalating chaotic mishaps. read more
Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance
8.0
/10
91
/100
7.8
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8.3
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