I searched far and wide for lists of funniest movies of all time. Criteria included the movies being ranked, not just listed, and the lists created by groups, not individuals. Some lists were made by groups of comedians or film reviewers, others were based on general public voting (like Ranker.com). I ended up including both “funniest movies” lists and “best comedies” lists, even though there’s technically a difference. I figured the blend of the two would produce the best results.

I was able to find 27 lists. Some of the lists I used in 2017 had been updated, so that helped make this collection as current and as thorough as possible.

I took the 27 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every film. The total number was almost 2,400 including all the repeats, with Airplane! being on 26 of the 27 lists. I experimented with different formulas, trying to balance the value of being ranked high on any list and being included on the most lists. I ended up averaging the rankings each movie got (there were 354 that were on at least 2 lists) and dividing that average by the number of lists that movie was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists.

The movies that were on the most lists (out of 27):

  • Airplane! – 26
  • Anchorman – 23
  • This Is Spinal Tap – 23
  • Young Frankenstein – 23
  • Blazing Saddles – 22
  • Dr. Strangelove -22
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail – 22
  • The Big Lebowski – 21
  • Ghostbusters – 21
  • Borat – 20
  • Duck Soup – 20
  • Groundhog Day – 20

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

Attached is the Excel spreadsheet with the raw data and the full list with scores and weighting.

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