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Essential Comedies

Twenty-four comedies ordered by the standard GCML balance: 40% Greatness, 40% Engagement, and 20% Ease.

Comedy is present as a primary or secondary genre in every selection. These twenty-four films follow the standard GCML ranking, balancing Greatness, Engagement, and Ease at 40, 40, and 20 percent. The route brings together different comic traditions already represented in the canon.

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Films in this collection

  1. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly · USA · 103 min

    Master Rank #14 · GCML Total 9.48

  2. Back to the Future (1985)

    Robert Zemeckis · USA · 116 min

    Master Rank #17 · GCML Total 9.48

  3. Modern Times (1936)

    Charlie Chaplin · USA · 87 min

    Master Rank #18 · GCML Total 9.46

  4. City Lights (1931)

    Charlie Chaplin · USA · 87 min

    Master Rank #20 · GCML Total 9.44

  5. Toy Story (1995)

    John Lasseter · USA · 81 min

    Master Rank #22 · GCML Total 9.44

  6. Some Like It Hot (1959)

    Billy Wilder · USA · 122 min

    Master Rank #24 · GCML Total 9.42

  7. The Apartment (1960)

    Billy Wilder · USA · 125 min

    Master Rank #34 · GCML Total 9.36

  8. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

    Stanley Kubrick · USA / UK · 95 min

    Master Rank #51 · GCML Total 9.32

  9. The Sting (1973)

    George Roy Hill · USA · 129 min

    Master Rank #62 · GCML Total 9.28

  10. The Gold Rush (1925)

    Charlie Chaplin · USA · 95 min

    Master Rank #67 · GCML Total 9.26

  11. Ratatouille (2007)

    Jan Pinkava, Brad Bird · USA · 111 min

    Master Rank #69 · GCML Total 9.26

  12. It Happened One Night (1934)

    Frank Capra · USA · 105 min

    Master Rank #88 · GCML Total 9.20

  13. Duck Soup (1933)

    Leo McCarey · USA · 68 min

    Master Rank #89 · GCML Total 9.20

  14. The Great Dictator (1940)

    Charlie Chaplin · USA · 125 min

    Master Rank #99 · GCML Total 9.18

  15. Amélie (2001)

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet · France · 122 min

    Master Rank #100 · GCML Total 9.18

  16. Up (2009)

    Pete Docter · USA · 96 min

    Master Rank #102 · GCML Total 9.18

  17. Tampopo (1985)

    Juzo Itami · Japan · 114 min

    Master Rank #107 · GCML Total 9.16

  18. Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    Wes Anderson · USA / Germany · 99 min

    Master Rank #110 · GCML Total 9.16

  19. Forrest Gump (1994)

    Robert Zemeckis · USA · 142 min

    Master Rank #131 · GCML Total 9.10

  20. The Big Lebowski (1998)

    Joel Coen · USA · 117 min

    Master Rank #139 · GCML Total 9.08

  21. Andhadhun (2018)

    Sriram Raghavan · India · 139 min

    Master Rank #142 · GCML Total 9.08

  22. La La Land (2016)

    Damien Chazelle · USA · 128 min

    Master Rank #152 · GCML Total 9.06

  23. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

    Stephen Chow · Hong Kong / China · 99 min

    Master Rank #158 · GCML Total 9.06

  24. Sullivan's Travels (1941)

    Preston Sturges · USA · 90 min

    Master Rank #171 · GCML Total 9.02