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Best Comedy Movies of 1979

This collection ranks 681 comedy movies released in 1979. 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. At the top of the list is Life of Brian.

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

  5. 55

    Odd Couple

    1979· 1h 37m· zh

    7.228
  6. 56

    1941

    1979· 1h 58m· en

    5.8718
  9. 59

    Grandma

    1979· 1h 13m· es

    7.127
  11. 61

    10

    1979· 2h 2m· en

    5.8319
  12. 62

    El Chanfle

    1979· 1h 46m· es

    7.399
  34. 84

    Cop or Hood

    1979· 1h 47m· fr

    6.3206
  40. 90

    Honey

    1979· 1h 41m· es

    4.02
  42. 92

    She Loves Me

    1979· 1h 45m· en

    8.73
  43. 93

    Wise Blood

    1979· 1h 46m· en

    6.4103

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

681 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

Life of Brian currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.