Best Comedy Movies on Criterion Channel in Canada

1. 1
   Modern Times 1936

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel
   8.2

   8.3 · 4.2K votes
2. 2
   The Great Dictator 1940

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel
   8.2

   8.3 · 3.9K votes
3. 3
   Il Sorpasso 1962

   Directed by Dino Risi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.2 · 875 votes
4. 4
   We All Loved Each Other So Much 1974

   Directed by Ettore Scola · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.3 · 672 votes
5. 5
   Big Deal on Madonna Street 1958

   Directed by Mario Monicelli · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.9

   8.1 · 811 votes
6. 6
   The Gold Rush 1925

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Tubi TV
   7.9

   8.0 · 1.9K votes
7. 7
   The Circus 1928

   Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, Criterion Channel, FlixFling
   7.7

   7.9 · 924 votes
8. 8
   Sanjuro 1962

   Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.7

   7.9 · 761 votes
9. 9
   The Exterminating Angel 1962

   Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Cultpix
   7.7

   7.9 · 777 votes
10. 10
    Boogie Nights 1997

    Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel, Starz
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.7K votes
11. 11
    The Young Girls of Rochefort 1967

    Directed by Jacques Demy · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.5

    7.7 · 682 votes
12. 12
    Monsieur Verdoux 1947

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.5

    7.7 · 494 votes
13. 13
    Police Story 1985

    Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on Criterion Channel, WeTV
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
14. 14
    The Red Balloon 1956

    Directed by Albert Lamorisse · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Plex
    7.4

    7.7 · 460 votes
15. 15
    Good Morning 1959

    Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.4

    7.7 · 334 votes
16. 16
    The Cremator 1969

    Directed by Juraj Herz · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.8 · 280 votes
17. 17
    Three Colors: White 1994

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
18. 18
    My Night at Maud's 1969

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.3

    7.6 · 374 votes
19. 19
    My Dinner with Andre 1981

    Directed by Louis Malle · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.3

    7.5 · 493 votes
20. 20
    Down by Law 1986

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Streaming on Crave, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.4 · 884 votes
21. 21
    Mon Oncle 1958

    Directed by Jacques Tati · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.4 · 640 votes
22. 22
    Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 1963

    Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection
    7.2

    7.4 · 489 votes
23. 23
    Simon of the Desert 1965

    Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 252 votes
24. 24
    Seduced and Abandoned 1964

    Directed by Pietro Germi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.7 · 182 votes
25. 25
    Late Autumn 1960

    Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.7 · 180 votes
26. 26
    A Monkey in Winter 1962

    Directed by Henri Verneuil · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 243 votes
27. 27
    Mystery Train 1989

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.3 · 542 votes
28. 28
    The Executioner 1963

    Directed by Luis García Berlanga · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Britbox
    7.1

    7.6 · 200 votes
29. 29
    Naked 1993

    Directed by Mike Leigh · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 717 votes
30. 30
    The Phantom of Liberty 1974

    Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.4 · 346 votes
31. 31
    K-ON! The Movie 2011

    Directed by Naoko Yamada · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HiDive
    7.1

    7.9 · 118 votes
32. 32
    Man Bites Dog 1992

    Directed by Rémy Belvaux · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 1K votes
33. 33
    Linda Linda Linda 2005

    Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.6 · 185 votes
34. 34
    Stolen Kisses 1968

    Directed by François Truffaut · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 477 votes
35. 35
    A Dog's Life 1918

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.3 · 379 votes
36. 36
    Withnail & I 1987

    Directed by Bruce Robinson · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 649 votes
37. 37
    Donkey Skin 1970

    Directed by Jacques Demy · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 573 votes
38. 38
    A Summer's Tale 1996

    Directed by Éric Rohmer · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 285 votes
39. 39
    The Immigrant 1917

    Directed by Charlie Chaplin · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 329 votes
40. 40
    Babette's Feast 1987

    Directed by Gabriel Axel · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 460 votes
41. 41
    Welcome, or No Trespassing 1964

    Directed by Elem Klimov · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.6 · 134 votes
42. 42
    I Was Born, But... 1932

    Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 158 votes
43. 43
    My Life as a Dog 1985

    Directed by Lasse Hallström · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 304 votes
44. 44
    The Hawks and the Sparrows 1966

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 377 votes
45. 45
    Miracle in Milan 1951

    Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 276 votes
46. 46
    Juliet of the Spirits 1965

    Directed by Federico Fellini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 351 votes
47. 47
    A Day in the Country 1946

    Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 225 votes
48. 48
    Le Plaisir 1952

    Directed by Max Ophüls · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.5 · 142 votes
49. 49
    Hobson's Choice 1954

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.4 · 174 votes
50. 50
    Equinox Flower 1958

    Directed by Yasujirō Ozu · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.4 · 169 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Mahjong 1996

   Directed by Edward Yang · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.6

   7.5 · 51 votes
2. 2
   A Confucian Confusion 1994

   Directed by Edward Yang · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.6

   7.5 · 45 votes
3. 3
   The Rocket from Calabuch 1956

   Directed by Luis García Berlanga · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.5

   7.5 · 44 votes
4. 4
   Abigail's Party 1977

   Directed by Mike Leigh · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Britbox
   6.5

   7.4 · 46 votes
5. 5
   Three Daughters 1961

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.4

   7.6 · 22 votes
6. 6
   The Rickshaw Man 1958

   Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.4

   7.2 · 43 votes
7. 7
   Mr. Thank You 1936

   Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
   6.4

   7.1 · 44 votes
8. 8
   Days and Nights in the Forest 1970

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.4

   7.1 · 41 votes
9. 9
   All My Good Countrymen 1969

   Directed by Vojtěch Jasný · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.3

   7.6 · 18 votes
10. 10
    Nuts in May 1976

    Directed by Mike Leigh · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Britbox
    6.4

    7.1 · 38 votes