Top 10 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time

Directed by ZAZ (Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker), this disaster-film parody cost $3.5M and grossed $83M worldwide. Holds 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and is widely credited with launching the modern spoof genre.

Stanley Kubrick's pitch-black Cold War satire features Peter Sellers in 3 roles. AFI's #3 comedy, grossed $9.4M on a $1.8M budget, earned 4 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.

Woody Allen's groundbreaking romantic comedy won 4 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Starring Allen and Diane Keaton, it remains AFI's #4 comedy and a landmark of American independent film.

The British comedy troupe's medieval parody was made for just £229,000 and grossed over $5M. A defining cult classic, it spawned the musical Spamalot and holds an enduring 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

George Cukor's sparkling screwball comedy stars Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart. Earned 6 Oscar nominations and two wins. Hepburn purchased the play rights herself to revitalize her Hollywood career.

Harold Ramis directed Bill Murray in this time-loop masterpiece that grossed $105M worldwide and holds 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Its philosophical depth earned it a place in the Library of Congress National Film Registry.

Paul Feig directed Kristen Wiig in this female-led comedy that grossed $288M on a $32.5M budget. Wiig earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay, helping redefine mainstream Hollywood comedy.

Joel and Ethan Coen crafted a noir-comedy cult classic starring Jeff Bridges as 'The Dude'. Initially a modest earner, it became a cultural phenomenon spawning an annual Lebowski Fest celebration worldwide.

Jean Renoir's anti-war film blends tragedy and dark comedy following French POWs in WWI Germany. The first foreign-language film nominated for the Oscar Best Picture, it holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Directed by ZAZ (Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker), this disaster-film parody cost $3.5M and grossed $83M worldwide. Holds 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and is widely credited with launching the modern spoof genre.

Stanley Kubrick's pitch-black Cold War satire features Peter Sellers in 3 roles. AFI's #3 comedy, grossed $9.4M on a $1.8M budget, earned 4 Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director.

Woody Allen's groundbreaking romantic comedy won 4 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Starring Allen and Diane Keaton, it remains AFI's #4 comedy and a landmark of American independent film.

The British comedy troupe's medieval parody was made for just £229,000 and grossed over $5M. A defining cult classic, it spawned the musical Spamalot and holds an enduring 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.

George Cukor's sparkling screwball comedy stars Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart. Earned 6 Oscar nominations and two wins. Hepburn purchased the play rights herself to revitalize her Hollywood career.

Harold Ramis directed Bill Murray in this time-loop masterpiece that grossed $105M worldwide and holds 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Its philosophical depth earned it a place in the Library of Congress National Film Registry.

Paul Feig directed Kristen Wiig in this female-led comedy that grossed $288M on a $32.5M budget. Wiig earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay, helping redefine mainstream Hollywood comedy.

Joel and Ethan Coen crafted a noir-comedy cult classic starring Jeff Bridges as 'The Dude'. Initially a modest earner, it became a cultural phenomenon spawning an annual Lebowski Fest celebration worldwide.

Jean Renoir's anti-war film blends tragedy and dark comedy following French POWs in WWI Germany. The first foreign-language film nominated for the Oscar Best Picture, it holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.