The 30 best Comedy movies of the 1980s

1. 1

   Back to the Future (1985)

   directed by Robert Zemeckis · 115 min · 8.3 22,335 votes

2. 2

   Back to the Future Part II (1989)

   directed by Robert Zemeckis · 108 min · 7.8 14,245 votes

3. 3

   The Breakfast Club (1985)

   directed by John Hughes · 97 min · 7.7 8,706 votes

4. 4

   The Blues Brothers (1980)

   directed by John Landis · 133 min · 7.7 4,659 votes

5. 5

   The King of Comedy (1982)

   directed by Martin Scorsese · 109 min · 7.8 2,652 votes

6. 6

   Brazil (1985)

   directed by Terry Gilliam · 132 min · 7.7 3,812 votes

7. 7

   Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

   directed by John Hughes · 103 min · 7.6 5,547 votes

8. 8

   Ghostbusters (1984)

   directed by Ivan Reitman · 105 min · 7.5 9,960 votes

9. 9

   The Goonies (1985)

   directed by Richard Donner · 114 min · 7.5 6,385 votes

10. 10

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

    directed by Robert Zemeckis · 104 min · 7.5 6,324 votes

11. 11

    Beetlejuice (1988)

    directed by Tim Burton · 92 min · 7.4 8,646 votes

12. 12

    Evil Dead II (1987)

    directed by Sam Raimi · 84 min · 7.5 3,639 votes

13. 13

    When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    directed by Rob Reiner · 96 min · 7.4 4,727 votes

14. 14

    Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)

    directed by Roberto Benigni · 113 min · 7.7 1,196 votes

15. 15

    An American Werewolf in London (1981)

    directed by John Landis · 98 min · 7.4 2,784 votes

16. 16

    After Hours (1985)

    directed by Martin Scorsese · 97 min · 7.5 1,821 votes

17. 17

    Airplane! (1980)

    directed by Jim Abrahams · 88 min · 7.3 5,230 votes

18. 18

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

    directed by David Zucker · 86 min · 7.3 4,654 votes

19. 19

    Police Story (1985)

    directed by Jackie Chan · 101 min · 7.6 1,093 votes

20. 20

    Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

    directed by Barry Levinson · 121 min · 7.3 3,089 votes

21. 21

    This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

    directed by Rob Reiner · 82 min · 7.4 1,691 votes

22. 22

    Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

    directed by Woody Allen · 103 min · 7.5 1,201 votes

23. 23

    Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

    directed by Martin Brest · 105 min · 7.2 4,719 votes

24. 24

    Big (1988)

    directed by Penny Marshall · 105 min · 7.2 4,153 votes

25. 25

    Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

    directed by Terry Jones · 107 min · 7.3 2,169 votes

26. 26

    Trading Places (1983)

    directed by John Landis · 117 min · 7.2 3,753 votes

27. 27

    Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    directed by John Carpenter · 100 min · 7.2 3,484 votes

28. 28

    Heathers (1989)

    directed by Michael Lehmann · 103 min · 7.3 1,928 votes

29. 29

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

    directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik · 97 min · 7.2 2,786 votes

30. 30

    The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

    directed by Woody Allen · 82 min · 7.4 1,172 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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