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Best Comedy Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 7,930 comedy movies released in the 1980s. 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 Back to the Future.

7,930 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  7. 7

    The Goonies

    1985· 1h 54m· en

    7.56.4K
  10. 10

    Brazil

    1985· 2h 23m· en

    7.73.8K
  13. 13

    Clue

    1985· 1h 34m· en

    7.22.0K
  15. 15

    Beetlejuice

    1988· 1h 32m· en

    7.48.6K
  17. 17

    Evil Dead II

    1987· 1h 24m· en

    7.53.6K
  22. 22

    Gremlins

    1984· 1h 46m· en

    7.17.1K
  24. 24

    Police Story

    1985· 1h 39m· zh

    7.61.1K
  25. 25

    After Hours

    1985· 1h 37m· en

    7.51.8K
  28. 28

    Zübük

    1980· 1h 28m· tr

    8.570
  29. 29

    Big

    1988· 1h 44m· en

    7.24.1K
  30. 30

    Midnight Run

    1988· 2h 6m· en

    7.21.3K
  31. 31

    Tampopo

    1985· 1h 55m· ja

    7.8443
  36. 36

    The Lost Boys

    1987· 1h 37m· en

    7.12.4K
  37. 37

    Heathers

    1989· 1h 43m· en

    7.31.9K
  40. 40

    Spaceballs

    1987· 1h 36m· en

    6.93.5K
  42. 42

    Heart of a Dog

    1988· 2h 16m· ru

    7.9198
  45. 45

    Project A

    1983· 1h 45m· zh

    7.3584
  47. 47

    Down by Law

    1986· 1h 46m· en

    7.3858

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Frequently asked questions

How many comedy movies came out in the 1980s?

7,930 comedy movies from the 1980s 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 1980s?

Back to the Future holds the top position in this collection.