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Best Comedy Movies Directed By Christopher Guest

This collection ranks 30 comedy movies directed by Christopher Guest. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. This Is Spinal Tap tops the list with a 7.4/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1973–2025. The most widely seen film here is Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (7,378 votes).

30 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  13. 13

    The Fortune

    1975· 1h 28m· en

    5.457
  17. 17

    Lemmings

    1973· 55m· en

    5.33
  20. 20

    Almost Heroes

    1998· 1h 30m· en

    5.4218
  27. 27

    Mascots

    2016· 1h 34m· en

    5.4199
  28. 28

    Heartbeeps

    1981· 1h 18m· en

    4.528

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Frequently asked questions

How many comedy movies has Christopher Guest made?

30 comedy movies directed by Christopher Guest carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Christopher Guest films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Christopher Guest comedy movie?

This Is Spinal Tap currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Christopher Guest comedy movie is the most popular?

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian has the largest audience (7,378 votes) among these titles.