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Best Comedy Movies Starring Walter Matthau

This collection ranks 37 comedy movies starring Walter Matthau. 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. Charade tops the list with a 7.7/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1962–2000. The most widely seen film here is Dennis the Menace (1,631 votes).

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

  1. 1

    Charade

    1963· 1h 53m· en

    7.71.6K
  7. 7

    A New Leaf

    1971· 1h 42m· en

    7.3207
  10. 10

    Hopscotch

    1980· 1h 44m· en

    7.0185
  13. 13

    Pirates

    1986· 2h 4m· en

    6.3308
  15. 15

    I.Q.

    1994· 1h 40m· en

    6.0505
  19. 19

    Plaza Suite

    1971· 1h 54m· en

    6.255
  20. 20

    Kotch

    1971· 1h 53m· en

    6.634
  21. 21

    Out to Sea

    1997· 1h 46m· en

    5.8125
  22. 22

    Candy

    1968· 2h 4m· en

    5.185
  35. 35

    Actor

    1978· 1h 45m· en

    —0
  37. 37

    Hanging Up

    2000· 1h 34m· en

    5.3186

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Frequently asked questions

How many comedy movies has Walter Matthau made?

37 comedy movies starring Walter Matthau carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Walter Matthau 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 Walter Matthau comedy movie?

Charade currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Walter Matthau comedy movie is the most popular?

Dennis the Menace has the largest audience (1,631 votes) among these titles.