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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  1. 83 new

    Safety Last!

    1923, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 18 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 25 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 51 new

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 10 new

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 21 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 97 new

    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 48 new

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  9. 76 new

    Design for Living

    1933, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 5 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 67 new

    Sons of the Desert

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 28 new

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  13. 39 new

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  14. 12 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 52 new

    My Man Godfrey

    1936, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 42 new

    The Awful Truth

    1937, in 15 top lists Check
  17. 17 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  18. 68 new

    Ninotchka

    1939, in 20 top lists Check
  19. 16 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  20. 14 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 38 new

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 19 new

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  23. 37 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  24. 75 new

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 13 new

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 63 new

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 86 new

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  28. 96 new

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 35 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  30. 87 new

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  31. 30 new

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 45 new

    I soliti ignoti

    1958 — a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 26 new

    Mon oncle

    1958 — a.k.a. My Uncle, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 1 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  35. 27 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  36. 77 new

    Divorzio all'italiana

    1961 — a.k.a. Divorce Italian Style, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 100 new

    The Ladies Man

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 92 new

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 19 top lists Check
  39. 73 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 2 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  41. 89 new

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  42. 8 new

    Playtime

    1967, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 40 new

    The Producers

    1967, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 23 new

    The Party

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 43 new

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  46. 54 new

    Harold and Maude

    1971, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 90 new

    A New Leaf

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
  48. 49 new

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 91 new

    What's Up, Doc?

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 85 new

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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