MovieWeb's 45 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
"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, movies have been making people laugh for more than a century in different ways; of course, comedy, like everything, is subjective. These movies truly make the audience laugh as opposed to more thoughtful or brilliant comedies that provide chuckles in addition to their great philosophical themes or important contributions to cinema." - movieweb.com
avg. score: 24 of 45 (53%)
required scores: 1, 14, 22, 29, 34
