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1. Airplane! (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Votes: 261,367 | Gross: $83.40M
2. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Ricardo Montalban
Votes: 185,171 | Gross: $78.76M
3. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a woman's long-time friend reveals he's engaged, she realizes she loves him herself and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett
Votes: 155,520 | Gross: $127.12M
4. Ghost (1990)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.
Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn
Votes: 236,146 | Gross: $217.63M
5. Friends with Benefits (2011)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Romance
A young man and woman decide to take their friendship to the next level without becoming a couple, but soon discover that adding sex only leads to complications.
Director: Will Gluck | Stars: Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman
Votes: 394,836 | Gross: $55.80M
6. The Naked Gun (2025)
Action, Comedy | Pre-production
Based off the widely popular comedy franchise The Naked Gun and television series "Police Squad!" by Jim Abrahams and David Zucker and Jerry Zucker.
Director: Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Kevin Durand, Liam Neeson, Paul Walter Hauser, Pamela Anderson
7. Top Secret! (1984)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp, Warren Clarke
Votes: 73,115 | Gross: $20.50M
8. Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023)
TV-MA | 59 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports' most revered and dominant dynasties - a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
Stars: John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann
Votes: 29,085
9. A Good Person (2023)
R | 128 min | Drama
Follows Allison, whose life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident.
Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Celeste O'Connor, Molly Shannon
Votes: 22,086
10. Rat Race (2001)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Las Vegas casino magnate determined to find a new avenue for wagering sets up a race for money.
Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Whoopi Goldberg, Vince Vieluf
Votes: 123,152 | Gross: $56.62M
11. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Crime
Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson
Votes: 111,959 | Gross: $51.13M
12. First Knight (1995)
PG-13 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lancelot falls in love with Guinevere, who is due to be married to King Arthur. Meanwhile, a violent warlord tries to seize power from Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Director: Jerry Zucker | Stars: Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross
Votes: 78,744 | Gross: $37.60M
13. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
Lieutenant Frank Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson
Votes: 122,307 | Gross: $86.93M
14. A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Paul Sutton, a young married soldier, befriends a pregnant lady who is petrified her father will disown her, and agrees to pose as her boyfriend. As time passes, they start growing fond of each other.
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini
Votes: 36,630 | Gross: $50.01M
15. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
R | 83 min | Comedy
The daily programming of a fictional local TV channel presented as a series of highly irreverent skits.
Director: John Landis | Stars: Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Bill Bixby, George Lazenby
Votes: 20,271
16. Police Squad! (1982)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Crime
Sight gags, puns and non-sequiturs abound bumbling Sgt. Det. Lt. Frank Drebin and his colleagues at Police Squad solve various puzzling cases.
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, Ed Williams, William Duell
Votes: 20,668
17. Ruthless People (1986)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did.
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker | Stars: Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater
Votes: 30,539 | Gross: $71.62M
18. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992)
TV-14 | 105 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
Stars: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Skitch Henderson
Votes: 4,242
19. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Music
Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Directors: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante | Stars: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Dey Young
Votes: 11,212
20. Fair Game (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong
Votes: 51,066 | Gross: $9.53M
21. 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
R | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A mob bagman finds that his luggage, containing the proof of his gang's latest hit, has been switched.
Director: Tom Schulman | Stars: Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson, George Hamilton
Votes: 11,120 | Gross: $3.56M
22. My Life (1993)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama
A terminally ill man prepares for his death.
Director: Bruce Joel Rubin | Stars: Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford, Queen Latifah
Votes: 12,189 | Gross: $27.48M
23. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
24. The Midnight Special (1972–1981)
90 min | Music, Talk-Show
Late night rock and pop music performances are featured.
Stars: Wolfman Jack, Helen Reddy, Donna Summer, Gladys Knight
Votes: 382
25. Brain Donors (1992)
PG | 80 min | Comedy
Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith, Nancy Marchand
Votes: 4,674 | Gross: $0.92M
26. Unconditional Love (2002)
PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When Grace's husband leaves her after 25 years, she flies to England for her singer idol's funeral. She meets his lover and they return to Chicago to hunt down the idol's killer.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Pryce, Ashley Anne Ayer
Votes: 4,100
27. Martian Child (2007)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
Director: Menno Meyjes | Stars: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo
Votes: 20,954 | Gross: $7.49M
28. Dear Dumb Diary (2013 TV Movie)
PG | 84 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Based on the best selling series "Dear Dumb Diary" by Jim Benton. Follow Jamie Kelly, as she navigates Mackeral Middle School with the help of her best friend Isabella, her nemesis Angeline and the boy of her dreams, Hudson.
Director: Kristin Hanggi | Stars: Emily Alyn Lind, Mary-Charles Jones, David Mazouz, Sterling Griffith
Votes: 894
29. Late Night with David Letterman (1982–1993)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Popular late-night comedy/talk-show with host David Letterman, interviewing famous guests.
Stars: David Letterman, Paul Shaffer, Bill Wendell, Calvert DeForest
Votes: 4,995
30. Mental (2012)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber, Rebecca Gibney
Votes: 5,200 | Gross: $0.02M
31. CBS Saturday Morning (2012– )
120 min | News
Hosts Jeff Glor, Dana Jacobson, and Michelle Miller provide original reporting, breaking news, and profiles of leading figures in culture and the arts from the Times Square studio on the Saturday edition of the CBS morning news family.
Stars: Dana Jacobson, Michelle Miller, Jeff Glor, Anthony Mason
Votes: 100
32. Groupie (1996)
1 min | Short, Thriller
An obsessed fan breaks into a rock musician's house.
Director: Joseph F. Cultice | Stars: Alain Camus, Tung-Chuan Cheng, Andy Dick, Owen Hart
Votes: 38 | Gross: $0.57M
33. Asthma (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A young rock n roller picks up a stunning tattoo artist in a stolen classic.
Director: Jake Hoffman | Stars: Benedict Samuel, Krysten Ritter, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette
Votes: 1,710
34. Ok! TV (2013– )
30 min | News, Talk-Show
A look at the top stories in entertainment and celebrity news.
Stars: Sonia Isabelle, Jaymes Vaughan, Arthur Kade, Ricky Cornish
Votes: 400
35. Your Studio and You (1995)
17 min | Comedy, Short
A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after the studio's purchase by Seagrams, and featuring cameos by many stars and directors.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Traci Lords, Michael J. Fox, Dian Bachar, Andrew Bergman
Votes: 962
36. Big John, Little John (1976–1977)
30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A middle-aged schoolteacher transforms into a 12-year-old boy at inopportune moments.
Stars: Herb Edelman, Robbie Rist, Joyce Bulifant, Mike Darnell
Votes: 88
37. Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (2007 TV Movie)
160 min | Documentary
Director: Miranda Glasser | Stars: Giles Coren, David Aaronovitch, Derek Acorah, Tony Benn
Votes: 33
38. HBO First Look (1992– )
13 min | Documentary, Short
Behind-the-scenes look at upcoming feature films, featuring interview commentary with their casts and crews.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Steven Spielberg, Matt Damon
Votes: 479
39. The Price of Fame (2018– )
Biography
The road to stardom is often paved with amazing and devastating public and private events. In hour-long episodes of "The Price of Fame" see the heartfelt stories of Shania Twain, Johnny ... See full summary »
Stars: Brad Osborne, Danny Miller, Marque Hernandez, Lara Clapp Williams
Votes: 70
40. The History of Comedy (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Utilizing archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends and scholars, this is the history of not only what makes us laugh, but how comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history.
Stars: Kliph Nesteroff, Robert B. Weide, Elayne Boosler, Patton Oswalt
Votes: 531
41. Late Night Berlin (2018– )
Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Klaas Heufer-Umlauf comments and discusses contemporary political, social and cultural events. With the help of Jakob Lundt as a co-host and accompanied by his studio band Gloria, he meets national and international celebrities.
Stars: Klaas Heufer-Umlauf, Jakob Lundt, Joko Winterscheidt, Sido
Votes: 194
42. The Directors (1997–2008)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary series focusing on some of cinema's greatest film directors.
Stars: Harrison Ford, Dave Mann, Tom Hanks, Rod Steiger
Votes: 240
43. 1000 Miles (III)
Biography, Drama, Thriller | Post-production
A couple plots a daring escape from slavery which involves the wife posing as a white man and her husband posing as her servant.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
44. Krogzilla (2020)
Not Rated | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
in October 2020. in New York, Krogzilla's just trying to fit in, but now he needs a job.
Directors: Mike Brown, Ian Hecox, Mike Mozart, Anthony Padilla | Stars: Mike Brown, Cory Edwards, Ian Hecox, Anthony Padilla
Votes: 7
45. Life and Times (1996–2007)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
Biographies of famous Canadians.
Stars: Ann-Marie MacDonald, June Callwood, Norman Jewison, Peter Gzowski
Votes: 52
46. Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (2006 TV Special)
170 min | Comedy
Directors: Miranda Glasser, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Giles Coren, Derek Acorah, Andrew Adamson, Rick Baker
Votes: 21
47. The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006 TV Special)
180 min | Comedy
Director: Sarah Hunt | Stars: Stephen Fry, G.W. Bailey, Steven Berkoff, Alan Carr
Votes: 46
48. Greatest Ever 80s Movies (2007 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Directors: Ruben Ray-Choudhuri, Tim Van Someren | Stars: Giles Coren, Nancy Allen, Roger Allers, Rick Baker
Votes: 33
49. The Unknown Marx Brothers (1993 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Documentary
A tribute to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers utilizing rare archival footage and personal interviews.
Directors: David Leaf, John Scheinfeld | Stars: Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, Leslie Nielsen, Maxine Marx
Votes: 329
50. Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009)
98 min | Documentary
Twenty five years on, the original cast and crew look back on the John Landis classic, An American Werewolf In London.
Director: Paul Davis | Stars: Paul Davis, Jenny Agutter, David Schofield, Robert Paynter
Votes: 248