AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs

Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 funny 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.{{Cite web |date=2006-09-26 |title=List of 500 Movies Nominated for the Top 100 Funniest American Movies |url=https://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs500.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711172435/http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs500.pdf |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=2019-12-28 |website=American Film Institute |format=PDF}}{{Cite web |date=2006-09-26 |title=List of America's 100 Funniest Movies |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316140859/http://afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf |archive-date=March 16, 2013 |access-date=2019-12-28 |website=American Film Institute |format=PDF}}

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

Criteria

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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.

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List of films

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:1.00em; line-height:1.5em;" ! # ! Movie ! Director(s) ! Year
1	Some Like It Hot	{{sort\|wilder\|Billy Wilder}}	1959
2	Tootsie	{{sort\|pollack\|Sydney Pollack}}	1982
3	Dr. Strangelove	{{sort\|kubrick\|Stanley Kubrick}}	1964
4	Annie Hall	{{sort\|allen\|Woody Allen}}	1977
5	Duck Soup	{{sort\|mccarey\|Leo McCarey}}	1933
6	Blazing Saddles	{{sort\|brooks\|Mel Brooks}}	1974
7	MASH*	{{sort\|altman\|Robert Altman}}	1970
8	It Happened One Night	{{sort\|capra\|Frank Capra}}	1934
9	{{sort\|graduate\|The Graduate}}	{{sort\|nichols\|Mike Nichols}}	1967
10	Airplane!	{{sort\|abraham\|Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker}}	1980
11	{{sort\|producers\|The Producers}}	{{sort\|brooks\|Mel Brooks}}	1967
12	{{sort\|night\|A Night at the Opera}}	{{sort\|wood\|Sam Wood}}	1935
13	Young Frankenstein	{{sort\|brooks\|Mel Brooks}}	1974
14	Bringing Up Baby	{{sort\|hawks\|Howard Hawks}}	1938
15	{{sort\|philadelphia\|The Philadelphia Story}}	{{sort\|cukor\|George Cukor}}	1940
16	Singin' in the Rain	{{sort\|kelly\|Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen}}	1952
17	{{sort\|odd\|The Odd Couple}}	{{sort\|saks\|Gene Saks}}	1968
18	{{sort\|general\|The General}}	{{sort\|bruckman\|Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton}}	1927
19	His Girl Friday	{{sort\|hawks\|Howard Hawks}}	1940
20	{{sort\|apartment\|The Apartment}}	{{sort\|wilder\|Billy Wilder}}	1960
21	{{sort\|fish\|A Fish Called Wanda}}	{{sort\|crichton\|Charles Crichton}}	1988
22	Adam's Rib	{{sort\|cukor\|George Cukor}}	1949
23	When Harry Met Sally...	{{sort\|reiner\|Rob Reiner}}	1989
24	Born Yesterday	{{sort\|cukor\|George Cukor}}	1950
25	{{sort\|gold\|The Gold Rush}}	{{sort\|chaplin\|Charlie Chaplin}}	1925
26	Being There	{{sort\|ashby\|Hal Ashby}}	1979
27	There's Something About Mary	Peter Farrelly, Robert Farrelly	1998
28	Ghostbusters	{{sort\|reitman\|Ivan Reitman}}	1984
29	This Is Spinal Tap	{{sort\|reiner\|Rob Reiner}}	1984
30	Arsenic and Old Lace	{{sort\|capra\|Frank Capra}}	1944
31	Raising Arizona	{{sort\|coen\|Joel Coen}}	1987
32	{{sort\|thin\|The Thin Man}}	{{sort\|van dyke\|W. S. Van Dyke}}	1934
33	Modern Times	{{sort\|chaplin\|Charlie Chaplin}}	1936
34	Groundhog Day	{{sort\|ramis\|Harold Ramis}}	1993
35	Harvey	{{sort\|koster\|Henry Koster}}	1950
36	Animal House	{{sort\|landis\|John Landis}}	1978
37	{{sort\|great\|The Great Dictator}}	{{sort\|chaplin\|Charlie Chaplin}}	1940
38	City Lights	{{sort\|chaplin\|Charlie Chaplin}}	1931
39	Sullivan's Travels	{{sort\|sturges\|Preston Sturges}}	1941
40	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	{{sort\|kramer\|Stanley Kramer}}	1963
41	Moonstruck	{{sort\|jewison\|Norman Jewison}}	1987
42	Big	{{sort\|marshall\|Penny Marshall}}	1988
43	American Graffiti	{{sort\|lucas\|George Lucas}}	1973
44	My Man Godfrey	{{sort\|la cava\|Gregory La Cava}}	1936
45	Harold and Maude	{{sort\|ashby\|Hal Ashby}}	1971
46	Manhattan	{{sort\|allen\|Woody Allen}}	1979
47	Shampoo	{{sort\|ashby\|Hal Ashby}}	1975
48	{{sort\|shot\|A Shot in the Dark}}	{{sort\|edwards\|Blake Edwards}}	1964
49	To Be or Not to Be	{{sort\|lubitsch\|Ernst Lubitsch}}	1942
50	Cat Ballou	{{sort\|silverstein\|Elliot Silverstein}}	1965
51	{{sort\|seven\|The Seven Year Itch}}	{{sort\|wilder\|Billy Wilder}}	1955
52	Ninotchka	{{sort\|lubitsch\|Ernst Lubitsch}}	1939
53	Arthur	{{sort\|gordon\|Steve Gordon}}	1981
54	{{sort\|miracle\|The Miracle of Morgan's Creek}}	{{sort\|sturges\|Preston Sturges}}	1944
55	{{sort\|lady\|The Lady Eve}}	{{sort\|sturges\|Preston Sturges}}	1941
56	Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein	{{sort\|barton\|Charles Barton}}	1948
57	Diner	{{sort\|levinson\|Barry Levinson}}	1982
58	It's a Gift	{{sort\|mcleod\|Norman Z. McLeod}}	1934
59	{{sort\|day\|A Day at the Races}}	{{sort\|wood\|Sam Wood}}	1937
60	Topper	{{sort\|mcleod\|Norman Z. McLeod}}	1937
61	What's Up, Doc?	{{sort\|bogdanovich\|Peter Bogdanovich}}	1972
62	Sherlock Jr.	{{sort\|keaton\|Buster Keaton}}	1924
63	Beverly Hills Cop	{{sort\|brest\|Martin Brest}}	1984
64	Broadcast News	{{sort\|brooks\|James L. Brooks}}	1987
65	Horse Feathers	{{sort\|mcleod\|Norman Z. McLeod}}	1932
66	Take the Money and Run	{{sort\|allen\|Woody Allen}}	1969
67	Mrs. Doubtfire	{{sort\|columbus\|Chris Columbus}}	1993
68	{{sort\|awful\|The Awful Truth}}	{{sort\|mccarey\|Leo McCarey}}	1937
69	Bananas	{{sort\|allen\|Woody Allen}}	1971
70	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	{{sort\|capra\|Frank Capra}}	1936
71	Caddyshack	{{sort\|ramis\|Harold Ramis}}	1980
72	Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House	{{sort\|potter\|H. C. Potter}}	1948
73	Monkey Business	{{sort\|mcleod\|Norman Z. McLeod}}	1931
74	9 to 5	{{sort\|higgins\|Colin Higgins}}	1980
75	She Done Him Wrong	{{sort\|sherman\|Lowell Sherman}}	1933
76	Victor/Victoria	{{sort\|edwards\|Blake Edwards}}	1982
77	{{sort\|palm\|The Palm Beach Story}}	{{sort\|sturges\|Preston Sturges}}	1942
78	Road to Morocco	{{sort\|butler\|David Butler}}	1942
79	{{sort\|freshman\|The Freshman}}	{{sort\|newmeyer\|Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor}}	1925
80	Sleeper	{{sort\|allen\|Woody Allen}}	1973
81	{{sort\|navigator\|The Navigator}}	{{sort\|keaton\|Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp}}	1924
82	Private Benjamin	{{sort\|zieff\|Howard Zieff}}	1980
83	Father of the Bride	{{sort\|minnelli\|Vincente Minnelli}}	1950
84	Lost in America	{{sort\|brooks\|Albert Brooks}}	1985
85	Dinner at Eight	{{sort\|cukor\|George Cukor}}	1933
86	City Slickers	{{sort\|underwood\|Ron Underwood}}	1991
87	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	{{sort\|heckerling\|Amy Heckerling}}	1982
88	Beetlejuice	{{sort\|burton\|Tim Burton}}	1988
89	{{sort\|jerk\|The Jerk}}	{{sort\|reiner\|Carl Reiner}}	1979
90	Woman of the Year	{{sort\|stevens\|George Stevens}}	1942
91	{{sort\|heartbreak\|The Heartbreak Kid}}	{{sort\|may\|Elaine May}}	1972
92	Ball of Fire	{{sort\|hawks\|Howard Hawks}}	1941
93	Fargo	{{sort\|coen\|Joel Coen}}	1996
94	Auntie Mame	{{sort\|dacosta\|Morton DaCosta}}	1958
95	Silver Streak	{{sort\|hiller\|Arthur Hiller}}	1976
96	Sons of the Desert	{{sort\|seiter\|William A. Seiter}}	1933
97	Bull Durham	{{sort\|shelton\|Ron Shelton}}	1988
98	{{sort\|court\|The Court Jester}}	{{sort\|frank\|Melvin Frank, Norman Panama}}	1956
99	{{sort\|nutty\|The Nutty Professor}}	{{sort\|lewis\|Jerry Lewis}}	1963
100	Good Morning, Vietnam	{{sort\|levinson\|Barry Levinson}}	1987

References

Category:AFI 100 Years... series

Category:Lists of comedy films