Best comedy from the 80s
The catalogue's comedy films from 1980–1989, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.
Back to the Future
playfuluplifting
Heart of a Dog
foreign gemoutsidersurreal
The Marquis of Grillo
foreign gempitch blackplayful
Tampopo
foreign gemcozyplayful
The King of Comedy
paranoid
Back to the Future Part II
bittersweetmindfuckplayful
Nothing Left to Do But Cry
foreign gemoutsiderplayful
The Breakfast Club
bittersweettender
The Blues Brothers
neon soakedplayfulsurreal
The Princess Bride
bittersweetneon soakedplayful
Kin-dza-dza!
foreign gem3am cultplayful
Brazil
cerebralplayfulsurreal
My Friends Act II
foreign gempitch blacksurreal
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
playful
Dimensions of Dialogue
foreign gemplayfulsurreal
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
cozyplayfuluplifting
Evil Dead II
playfulunhinged
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
playfulsurreal
Police Story
foreign gemplayfuluplifting
The Goonies
playfuluplifting
After Hours
pitch blackrawsurreal
My Dinner with Andre
cerebral
Ghostbusters
playful
Hannah and Her Sisters
bittersweettender
Crimes and Misdemeanors
bittersweetcerebralparanoid
Zelig
cerebralplayful
This Is Spinal Tap
bittersweetplayful
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
foreign gemplayfulunhinged
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
foreign gembittersweetplayful
When Harry Met Sally...
bittersweetplayfultender