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Best Comedy Movies Directed By John Waters

This collection ranks 31 comedy movies directed by John Waters. 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. Hairspray tops the list with a 6.8/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1947–2025. The most widely seen film here is Seed of Chucky (1,792 votes).

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

  1. 1

    Hairspray

    1988· 1h 32m· en

    6.8458
  4. 4

    Serial Mom

    1994· 1h 34m· en

    6.7778
  6. 6

    Cry-Baby

    1990· 1h 25m· en

    6.51.6K
  11. 11

    Excision

    2012· 1h 21m· en

    6.2614
  12. 12

    Pecker

    1998· 1h 26m· en

    6.1214
  28. 28

    Mangus!

    2011· 1h 28m· en

    1.03

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Frequently asked questions

How many comedy movies has John Waters made?

31 comedy movies directed by John Waters carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these John Waters 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 John Waters comedy movie?

Hairspray currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which John Waters comedy movie is the most popular?

Seed of Chucky has the largest audience (1,792 votes) among these titles.