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Top 10 Greatest Comedy Films of All Time
What are the greatest comedy films of all time? From Billy Wilder's razor-sharp cross-dressing caper Some Like It Hot to the Coen Brothers' cult bowling odyssey The Big Lebowski, these are the movies that defined screen comedy — earning Oscars, defying budgets, and making audiences laugh across generations. Cast your vote below and tell us which one deserves the #1 spot.
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What Makes a Comedy Film an All-Time Great?
Critics and historians weigh three factors: critical consensus (Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer and [AFI's 100 Years…100 Laughs](https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-laughs/)), cultural longevity (ongoing references, remakes, and cultural touchstones decades after release), and box-office-to-budget ratio (comedies like *Bridesmaids* earning 9× their production budget signal broad audience resonance). Every film on this list scores highly on at least two of these three measures.
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