BBC's The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
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So this year BBC Culture decided to get serious about comedy. We asked 253 film critics – 118 women and 135 men – from 52 countries and six continents a simple: “What do you think are the 10 best comedies of all time?” Films from any country made since cinema was invented were eligible, and BBC Culture did nothing to define in advance what a comedy is; we left that to each of the critics to decide. As always, we urged the experts to go with their heart and pick personal favourites, films that are part of their lives, not just the ones that meet some ideal of greatness.
List added August 2017
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Pulp Fiction
1994, in 38 top lists Check -
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The Big Lebowski
1998, in 26 top lists Check -
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Shaun of the Dead
2004, in 13 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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Groundhog Day
1993, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Princess Bride
1987, in 19 top lists Check -
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The Hangover
2009, in 5 top lists Check -
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Hot Fuzz
2007, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Royal Tenenbaums
2001, in 8 top lists Check -
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Life of Brian
1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check -
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Annie Hall
1977, in 34 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Ghostbusters
1984, in 13 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Office Space
1999, in 7 top lists Check -
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Airplane!
1980, in 14 top lists Check -
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The Apartment
1960, in 28 top lists Check -
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Mean Girls
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
2004, in 6 top lists Check -
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Modern Times
1936, in 30 top lists Check -
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Rushmore
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Blues Brothers
1980, in 11 top lists Check -
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make...
2006, in 8 top lists Check -
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This Is Spinal Tap
1984, in 22 top lists Check -
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City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
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The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
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Young Frankenstein
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Harold and Maude
1971, in 22 top lists Check -
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When Harry Met Sally...
1989, in 16 top lists Check -
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
1999, in 8 top lists Check -
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Blazing Saddles
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Clueless
1995, in 8 top lists Check -
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Zoolander
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
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What We Do in the Shadows
2014, in 7 top lists Check -
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It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
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Bridesmaids
2011, in 8 top lists Check -
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Raising Arizona
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
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There's Something About Mary
1998, in 11 top lists Check -
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Sherlock Jr.
1924, in 24 top lists Check -
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A Fish Called Wanda
1988, in 8 top lists Check -
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Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Gold Rush
1925, in 29 top lists Check -
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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Philadelphia Story
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
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The King of Comedy
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
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Arsenic and Old Lace
1944, in 9 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 22, 2017; source