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50 Most Influential Comedy Movies

A list of the fifty movies that seem to have had the biggest influence on the comedy genre, whether in terms of style, storytelling, technical advancements, setting trends, or anything else.
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Safety Last! (1923)
Safety Last! (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
2
Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
Sherlock, Jr. (1924)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
3
The Freshman (1925)
The Freshman (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
The General (1926)
The General (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Duck Soup (1933)
Duck Soup (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
8
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
9
A Night at the Opera (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
10
Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
His Girl Friday (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
13
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
14
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
15
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
16
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
The Pink Panther (1963)
The Pink Panther (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
20
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
21
The Producers (1967)
The Producers (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
22
M*A*S*H (1970)
M*A*S*H (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
23
American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
24
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
25
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
27
Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
Animal House (1978)
Animal House (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
29
Up in Smoke (1978)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
30
Life of Brian (1979)
Life of Brian (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
31
The Jerk (1979)
The Jerk (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
32
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
33
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
34
The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
35
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
36
Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
37
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
38
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
39
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
40
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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