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. 3 new

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  2. 12 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 14 new

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 16 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 21 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 24 new

    Withnail & I

    1987, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 25 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  8. 27 new

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 29 new

    When Harry Met Sally...

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 31 new

    Tootsie

    1982, in 17 top lists Check
  11. 37 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  12. 43 new

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  13. 46 new

    Pulp Fiction

    1994, in 38 top lists Check
  14. 49 new

    Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie

    1972 — a.k.a. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 50 new

    Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"

    1988 — a.k.a. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 56 new

    Broadcast News

    1987, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 59 new

    Toni Erdmann

    2016, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 71 new

    The Royal Tenenbaums

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 85 new

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  20. 89 new

    Sedmikrásky

    1966 — a.k.a. Daisies, in 19 top lists Check
  21. 92 new

    El ángel exterminador

    1962 — a.k.a. The Exterminating Angel, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 94 new

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  23. 96 new

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 101 new

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
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