AFI 100 Years... series
1998100 Movies
1999100 Stars
2000100 Laughs
2001100 Thrills
2002100 Passions
2003100 Heroes & Villains
2004100 Songs
2005100 Movie Quotes
200525 Scores
2006100 Cheers
200625 Musicals
2007100 Movies (Updated)
2008AFI's 10 Top 10

Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 funniest movies in American cinema. A wide variety of comedies, totalling 500 films, were nominated for the distinction; genres included slapstick, action comedy, screwball comedy, romantic comedy, satire, black comedy, musical comedy, comedy of manners, and comedy of errors. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 13, 2000.[1][2]

Cary Grant has the most appearances on the list, with eight films.

Criteria

According to the AFI, the criteria for nomination are:[3]

  • Feature-Length Fiction Film: The film must be in narrative format typically over 60 minutes in length;
  • American Film: The film must be in the English language with significant creative and/or financial production elements from the United States;
  • Funny: Regardless of genre, the total comedic impact of a film's elements that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles;
  • Legacy: Laughs that echo across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.

List of films

# Movie Director(s) Year
1Some Like It HotBilly Wilder1959
2TootsieSydney Pollack1982
3Dr. StrangeloveStanley Kubrick1964
4Annie HallWoody Allen1977
5Duck SoupLeo McCarey1933
6Blazing SaddlesMel Brooks1974
7M*A*S*HRobert Altman1970
8It Happened One NightFrank Capra1934
9The GraduateMike Nichols1967
10Airplane!Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker1980
11The ProducersMel Brooks1967
12A Night at the OperaSam Wood1935
13Young FrankensteinMel Brooks1974
14Bringing Up BabyHoward Hawks1938
15The Philadelphia StoryGeorge Cukor1940
16Singin' in the RainGene Kelly, Stanley Donen1952
17The Odd CoupleGene Saks1968
18The GeneralClyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton1927
19His Girl FridayHoward Hawks1940
20The ApartmentBilly Wilder1960
21A Fish Called WandaCharles Crichton1988
22Adam's RibGeorge Cukor1949
23When Harry Met Sally...Rob Reiner1989
24Born YesterdayGeorge Cukor1950
25The Gold RushCharlie Chaplin1925
26Being ThereHal Ashby1979
27There's Something About MaryPeter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly1998
28GhostbustersIvan Reitman1984
29This Is Spinal TapRob Reiner1984
30Arsenic and Old LaceFrank Capra1944
31Raising ArizonaJoel Coen1987
32The Thin ManW. S. Van Dyke1934
33Modern TimesCharlie Chaplin1936
34Groundhog DayHarold Ramis1993
35HarveyHenry Koster1950
36Animal HouseJohn Landis1978
37The Great DictatorCharlie Chaplin1940
38City LightsCharlie Chaplin1931
39Sullivan's TravelsPreston Sturges1941
40It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad WorldStanley Kramer1963
41MoonstruckNorman Jewison1987
42BigPenny Marshall1988
43American GraffitiGeorge Lucas1973
44My Man GodfreyGregory La Cava1936
45Harold and MaudeHal Ashby1971
46ManhattanWoody Allen1979
47ShampooHal Ashby1975
48A Shot in the DarkBlake Edwards1964
49To Be or Not to BeErnst Lubitsch1942
50Cat BallouElliot Silverstein1965
51The Seven Year ItchBilly Wilder1955
52NinotchkaErnst Lubitsch1939
53ArthurSteve Gordon1981
54The Miracle of Morgan's CreekPreston Sturges1944
55The Lady EvePreston Sturges1941
56Abbott and Costello Meet FrankensteinCharles Barton1948
57DinerBarry Levinson1982
58It's a GiftNorman Z. McLeod1934
59A Day at the RacesSam Wood1937
60TopperNorman Z. McLeod1937
61What's Up, Doc?Peter Bogdanovich1972
62Sherlock Jr.Buster Keaton1924
63Beverly Hills CopMartin Brest1984
64Broadcast NewsJames L. Brooks1987
65Horse FeathersNorman Z. McLeod1932
66Take the Money and RunWoody Allen1969
67Mrs. DoubtfireChris Columbus1993
68The Awful TruthLeo McCarey1937
69BananasWoody Allen1971
70Mr. Deeds Goes to TownFrank Capra1936
71CaddyshackHarold Ramis1980
72Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseH. C. Potter1948
73Monkey BusinessNorman Z. McLeod1931
749 to 5Colin Higgins1980
75She Done Him WrongLowell Sherman1933
76Victor/VictoriaBlake Edwards1982
77The Palm Beach StoryPreston Sturges1942
78Road to MoroccoDavid Butler1942
79The FreshmanFred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor1925
80SleeperWoody Allen1973
81The NavigatorBuster Keaton, Donald Crisp1924
82Private BenjaminHoward Zieff1980
83Father of the BrideVincente Minnelli1950
84Lost in AmericaAlbert Brooks1985
85Dinner at EightGeorge Cukor1933
86City SlickersRon Underwood1991
87Fast Times at Ridgemont HighAmy Heckerling1982
88BeetlejuiceTim Burton1988
89The JerkCarl Reiner1979
90Woman of the YearGeorge Stevens1942
91The Heartbreak KidElaine May1972
92Ball of FireHoward Hawks1941
93FargoJoel Coen1996
94Auntie MameMorton DaCosta1958
95Silver StreakArthur Hiller1976
96Sons of the DesertWilliam A. Seiter1933
97Bull DurhamRon Shelton1988
98The Court JesterMelvin Frank, Norman Panama1956
99The Nutty ProfessorJerry Lewis1963
100Good Morning, VietnamBarry Levinson1987

References

  1. "List of 500 Movies Nominated for the Top 100 Funniest American Movies" (PDF). American Film Institute. September 26, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  2. "List of America's 100 Funniest Movies" (PDF). American Film Institute. September 26, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  3. "AFI's 100 YEARS…100 LAUGHS". American Film Institute. p. Learn More. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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