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Best Comedy Movies of the 1930s

This collection ranks 4,871 comedy movies released in the 1930s. 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. The #1 film is Modern Times.

4,871 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Modern Times

    1936· 1h 27m· en

    8.34.2K
  2. 2

    City Lights

    1931· 1h 27m· en

    8.32.5K
  11. 11

    L'Atalante

    1934· 1h 28m· fr

    7.5476
  12. 12

    Duck Soup

    1933· 1h 8m· en

    7.3869
  13. 13

    Ninotchka

    1939· 1h 50m· en

    7.5436
  14. 14

    The Thin Man

    1934· 1h 31m· en

    7.5538
  17. 17

    The Women

    1939· 2h 13m· en

    7.2182
  19. 19

    Top Hat

    1935· 1h 39m· en

    7.3331
  22. 22

    Holiday

    1938· 1h 37m· en

    7.3298
  23. 23

    Stage Door

    1937· 1h 32m· en

    7.1140
  31. 31

    L'Âge d'or

    1930· 1h 3m· fr

    6.8344
  32. 32

    First Love

    1939· 1h 24m· en

    7.516
  42. 42

    César

    1936· 2h 21m· fr

    7.780
  44. 44

    Midnight

    1939· 1h 34m· en

    7.495

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Frequently asked questions

How many comedy movies came out in the 1930s?

4,871 comedy movies from the 1930s carry real rating data.

How are these comedy 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 highest-rated comedy movie of the 1930s?

Modern Times holds the top position in this collection.