This is a list of the 100 funniest American films of all time.
The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 13, 2000.
According to the AFI, the criteria for nomination are:
https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-laughs/
Movies released during the 1930s to watch
List of Nominees and Winners.
SPENCER TRACY "Captains Courageous" - WINNER
CHARLES BOYER "Conquest"
FREDRIC MARCH "A Star Is Born"
ROBERT MONTGOMERY "Night Must Fall"
PAUL MUNI "The Life of Emile Zola"
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT "The Life of Emile Zola" - WINNER
RALPH BELLAMY "The Awful Truth"
THOMAS MITCHELL "The Hurricane"
H. B. WARNER "Lost Horizon"
ROLAND YOUNG "Topper"
LUISE RAINER "The Good Earth" - WINNER
IRENE DUNNE "The Awful Truth"
GRETA GARBO "Camille"
JANET GAYNOR "A Star Is Born"
BARBARA STANWYCK "Stella Dallas"
ALICE BRADY "In Old Chicago" - WINNER
ANDREA LEEDS "Stage Door"
ANNE SHIRLEY "Stella Dallas"
CLAIRE TREVOR "Dead End"
DAME MAY WHITTY "Night Must Fall"
"LOST HORIZON" Stephen Goosson - WINNER
"CONQUEST" Cedric Gibbons, William Horning
"A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS" Carroll Clark
"DEAD END" Richard Day
"EVERY DAY'S A HOLIDAY" Wiard Ihnen
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" Anton Grot
"MANHATTAN MERRY-GO-ROUND" John Victor Mackay
"THE PRISONER OF ZENDA" Lyle Wheeler
"SOULS AT SEA" Hans Dreier, Roland Anderson
"WALTER WANGER'S VOGUES OF 1938" Alexander Toluboff
"WEE WILLIE WINKIE" William S. Darling, David Hall
"YOU'RE A SWEETHEART" Jack Otterson
"IN OLD CHICAGO" Robert Webb - WINNER
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" Russ Saunders
"LOST HORIZON" C. C. Coleman, Jr.
"SOULS AT SEA" Hal Walker
"A STAR IS BORN" Eric Stacey
"THE GOOD EARTH" Karl Freund - WINNER
"DEAD END" Gregg Toland
"WINGS OVER HONOLULU" Joseph Valentine
DANCE DIRECTION
"Fun House" from "A Damsel in Distress" - WINNER
"The Finale" from "Varsity Show"
"Too Marvelous for Words" from "Ready, Willing and Able"
"All God's Children Got Rhythm" from "A Day at the Races"
"Swing Is Here to Stay" from "Ali Baba Goes to Town"
"Prince Igor Suite" from "Thin Ice"
"Luau" from "Waikiki Wedding"
DIRECTING
"THE AWFUL TRUTH" Leo McCarey - WINNER
"THE GOOD EARTH" Sidney Franklin
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" William Dieterle
"STAGE DOOR" Gregory La Cava
"A STAR IS BORN" William Wellman
"LOST HORIZON" Gene Havlick, Gene Milford - WINNER
"THE AWFUL TRUTH" Al Clark
"CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS" Elmo Veron
"THE GOOD EARTH" Basil Wrangell
"ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL" Bernard W. Burton
Darryl F. Zanuck - WINNER
"ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL" Universal Studio Music Department, Charles Previn, head of department (no composer credit) - WINNER
"THE HURRICANE" Samuel Goldwyn Studio Music Department, Alfred Newman, head of department (Score by Alfred Newman)
"IN OLD CHICAGO" 20th Century-Fox Studio Music Department, Louis Silvers, head of department (no composer credit)
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" Warner Bros. Studio Music Department, Leo Forbstein, head of department (Score by Max Steiner)
"LOST HORIZON" Columbia Studio Music Department, Morris Stoloff, head of department (Score by Dimitri Tiomkin)
"MAKE A WISH" Principal Productions, Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld, musical director (Score by Dr. Hugo Riesenfeld)
"MAYTIME" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Music Department, Nat W. Finston, head of department (Score by Herbert Stothart)
"PORTIA ON TRIAL" Republic Studio Music Department, Alberto Colombo, head of department (Score by Alberto Colombo)
"THE PRISONER OF ZENDA" Selznick International Pictures Music Department, Alfred Newman, musical director (Score by Alfred Newman)
"QUALITY STREET" RKO Radio Studio Music Department, Roy Webb, musical director (Score by Roy Webb)
"SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS" Walt Disney Studio Music Department, Leigh Harline, head of department (Score by Frank Churchill, Leigh Harline and Paul J. Smith)
"SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT" Grand National Studio Music Department, C. Bakaleinikoff, musical director (Score by Victor Schertzinger)
"SOULS AT SEA" Paramount Studio Music Department, Boris Morros, head of department (Score by W. Franke Harling and Milan Roder)
"WAY OUT WEST" Hal Roach Studio Music Department, Marvin Hatley, head of department (Score by Marvin Hatley)
Sweet Leilani in "Waikiki Wedding" Music and Lyrics by Harry Owens - WINNER
Remember Me in "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air" Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin
That Old Feeling in "Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938" Music by Sammy Fain; Lyrics by Lew Brown
They Can't Take That Away From Me in "Shall We Dance" Music by George Gershwin; Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Whispers In The Dark in "Artists and Models" Music by Frederick Hollander; Lyrics by Leo Robin
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" Warner Bros. - WINNER
"THE AWFUL TRUTH" Columbia
"CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"DEAD END" Samuel Goldwyn Productions
"THE GOOD EARTH" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"IN OLD CHICAGO" 20th Century-Fox
"LOST HORIZON" Columbia
"ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL" Universal
"STAGE DOOR" RKO Radio
"A STAR IS BORN" Selznick International Pictures
"THE OLD MILL" Walt Disney, Producer - WINNER
"EDUCATED FISH" Paramount
"THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL" Charles Mintz, Producer
"PENNY WISDOM" Pete Smith, Producer - WINNER
"THE MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY" Warner Bros.
"POPULAR SCIENCE J-7-1" Paramount
"THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE GANNETS" Skibo Productions - WINNER
"A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
"ROMANCE OF RADIUM" Pete Smit"
"TORTURE MONEY" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - WINNER
"DEEP SOUTH" RKO Radio
"SHOULD WIVES WORK?" RKO Radio
"THE HURRICANE" United Artists Studio Sound Department, Thomas T. Moulton, Sound Director - WINNER
"THE GIRL SAID NO" Grand National Studio Sound Department, A. E. Kaye, Sound Director
"HITTING A NEW HIGH" RKO Radio Studio Sound Department, John Aalberg, Sound Director
"IN OLD CHICAGO" 20th Century-Fox Studio Sound Department, E. H. Hansen, Sound Director
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" Warner Bros. Studio Sound Department, Nathan Levinson, Sound Director
"LOST HORIZON" Columbia Studio Sound Department, John Livadary, Sound Director
"MAYTIME" Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Sound Department, Douglas Shearer, Sound Director
"ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL" Universal Studio Sound Department, Homer G. Tasker, Sound Director
"TOPPER" Hal Roach Studio Sound Department, Elmer A. Raguse, Sound Director
"WELLS FARGO" Paramount Studio Sound Department, Loren L. Ryder, Sound Director
"A STAR IS BORN" Special Award - WINNER
"A STAR IS BORN" William A. Wellman, Robert Carson - WINNER
"BLACK LEGION" Robert Lord
"IN OLD CHICAGO" Niven Busch
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg
"ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL" Hans Kraly
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA" Norman Reilly Raine, Heinz Herald, Geza Herczeg - WINNER
"THE AWFUL TRUTH" Vina Delmar
"CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS" John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every
"STAGE DOOR" Morris Ryskind, Anthony Veiller
"A STAR IS BORN" Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson
From the Short Cuts book Fantasy Cinema: Impossible Worlds on Screen.
quote:
Often dismissed as simple escapist tales of sword and sorcery, fantasy is one of the fundamental impulses in filmmaking, a source of some of the most vivid and memorable films ever made that reaches far beyond the confines of a single genre. As well as some of the major genres, stylistic approaches and exponents of cinematic fantasy - from Georges Méliè̀s, Walt Disney, and Andrei Tarkovsky to contemporary fantasists such as Terry Gilliam and Peter Jackson - this volume focuses on fantasy's social function with case studies including The Thief of Baghdad (1924), Excalibur (1981), the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03), and Bruce Almighty (2003). Taking in the popular and the experimental, subversive desires and reactionary dreams, this book is an accessible introduction to one of the vital energies in cinema. The Short Cuts series is a comprehensive list of introductory texts covering the full spectrum of Film Studies, specifically designed for building an individually-styled library for all students and enthusiasts of cinema and popular culture.
Three films are considered lost:
- La cigale et la fourmi (1897)
- La caverne maudite (1898)
- Le petit chaperon rouge (1901)
Source: https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Cinema-Impossible-Worlds-Wallflower/dp/1906660166
Library for Kodi import
American Film Institute 100 funniest films
Movies of the late 1920's to 1989.
AFI's 100 Funniest American Movies Of All Time
Regardless of genre, the films on this list possess a total comedic impact that creates an experience greater than the sum of the smiles. These movies provide laughs that echo across time, enriching America's film heritage and inspiring artists and audiences today.
A wide array of funny films — from slapstick comedy to romantic comedy; from satire and black comedy to musical comedy; from comedy of manners to comedy of errors — were nominated for this distinction.
AFI distributed a ballot with 500 nominated films to a jury of 1800 leaders from the film community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers, etc.), critics, historians and film executives. The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria while making their selections:
Source: http://www.afi.com/100Years/laughs.aspx
Cary Grant Movies
Fantasy Movies
Comedy & Romantic Movies
In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 “Must See” films.
104 movies missing. Imported from external source.
Part of the AFI 100 Years… series, AFI's 100 Years…100 Laughs is a list of the top 100 funniest movies in American cinema. A wide variety of comedies were nominated for the distinction that included slapstick comedy, action comedy, screwball comedy, romantic comedy, satire, black comedy, musical comedy, comedy of manners and comedy of errors. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 13, 2000.
Source: http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/laughs100.pdf
All the book-to-movie and book-to-tv adaptations I can think of.
PART 2 (1947-1964)
PART 3 (1965-1984)
PART 4 (1985-2002)
PART 5 (2003-2019)
PART 6 (2020-2024)
1-10 — 1929 Winners
11-25 — 1929 Nominees
26-23 — 1930 Winners
24-52 — 1930 Nominees
53-58 — 1930 Winners
59-78 — 1930 Nominees
79-84 — 1931 Winners
85-100 — 1931 Nominees
101-110 — 1932 Winners
111-126 — 1932 Nominees
127-135 — 1934 Winners
136-154 — 1934 Nominees
155-165 — 1935 Winners
166-186 — 1935 Nominees
187-199 — 1936 Winners
200-231 — 1936 Nominees
232-244 — 1937 Winners
245-283 — 1937 Nominees
284-298 — 1938 Winners
299-339 — 1938 Nominees
340-352 — 1939 Winners
353-396 — 1939 Nominees
397-407 — 1940 Winners
408-446 — 1940 Nominees
447-462 — 1941 Winners
463-515 — 1941 Nominees
516-532 — 1942 Winners
533-612 — 1942 Nominees
613-631 — 1943 Winners
632-708 — 1943 Nominees
709-726 — 1944 Winners
727-792 — 1944 Nominees
793-805 — 1945 Winners
806-877 — 1945 Nominees
878-897 — 1946 Winners
898-961 — 1946 Nominees
Movies on the list still not checked out
Movie Boxsets (List 1)
by Derek