Best Comedy Movies of the 1970s

1. 1
   We All Loved Each Other So Much 1974

   Directed by Ettore Scola · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.3 · 672 votes
2. 2
   The Sting 1973

   Directed by George Roy Hill · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV
   8.0

   8.0 · 3.2K votes
3. 3
   My Friends 1975

   Directed by Mario Monicelli
   7.9

   8.1 · 777 votes
4. 4
   Young Frankenstein 1974

   Directed by Mel Brooks · Streaming on fuboTV
   7.8

   7.9 · 3.5K votes
5. 5
   Amarcord 1973

   Directed by Federico Fellini · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   7.8

   7.9 · 1.3K votes
6. 6
   Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975

   Directed by Terry Gilliam · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
   7.8

   7.8 · 6.7K votes
7. 7
   Life of Brian 1979

   Directed by Terry Jones · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
   7.7

   7.8 · 5.2K votes
8. 8
   Paper Moon 1973

   Directed by Peter Bogdanovich · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, TCM
   7.7

   7.9 · 884 votes
9. 9
   Annie Hall 1977

   Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
   7.7

   7.7 · 4.4K votes
10. 10
    Manhattan 1979

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.6

    7.7 · 2.7K votes
11. 11
    Fantozzi 1975

    Directed by Luciano Salce
    7.6

    7.8 · 904 votes
12. 12
    Day for Night 1973

    Directed by François Truffaut
    7.6

    7.8 · 685 votes
13. 13
    Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession 1973

    Directed by Leonid Gaidai
    7.6

    7.9 · 430 votes
14. 14
    Being There 1979

    Directed by Hal Ashby · Streaming on Howdy
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.2K votes
15. 15
    Harold and Maude 1971

    Directed by Hal Ashby · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
16. 16
    An Average Little Man 1977

    Directed by Mario Monicelli
    7.5

    7.9 · 259 votes
17. 17
    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971

    Directed by Mel Stuart · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.1K votes
18. 18
    They Call Me Trinity 1970

    Directed by Enzo Barboni · Streaming on Hoopla, Fawesome, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.5K votes
19. 19
    The Castle of Cagliostro 1979

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.2K votes
20. 20
    The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975

    Directed by Jim Sharman · Streaming on Fandango at Home Free, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.3K votes
21. 21
    Office Romance 1977

    Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
    7.4

    7.8 · 282 votes
22. 22
    Gentlemen of Fortune 1971

    Directed by Aleksandr Sery
    7.4

    7.8 · 286 votes
23. 23
    The Chaos Class 1975

    Directed by Ertem Eğilmez
    7.4

    8.0 · 180 votes
24. 24
    Watch Out, We're Mad 1974

    Directed by Marcello Fondato · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom
    7.4

    7.5 · 908 votes
25. 25
    Grease 1978

    Directed by Randal Kleiser · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.9K votes
26. 26
    The Second Tragic Fantozzi 1976

    Directed by Luciano Salce
    7.3

    7.5 · 643 votes
27. 27
    Love and Death 1975

    Directed by Woody Allen · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.5 · 994 votes
28. 28
    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie 1972

    Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 952 votes
29. 29
    Trinity Is Still My Name 1971

    Directed by Enzo Barboni · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.4 · 1K votes
30. 30
    Drunken Master 1978

    Directed by Yuen Woo-ping · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
31. 31
    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974

    Directed by Joseph Sargent · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.5 · 671 votes
32. 32
    Christmas at the Cupiello Household 1977

    Directed by Eduardo De Filippo
    7.3

    8.8 · 69 votes
33. 33
    Play It Again, Sam 1972

    Directed by Herbert Ross · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.5 · 667 votes
34. 34
    Little Big Man 1970

    Directed by Arthur Penn · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.3

    7.4 · 753 votes
35. 35
    The Aristocats 1970

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.5K votes
36. 36
    Kelly's Heroes 1970

    Directed by Brian G. Hutton
    7.3

    7.4 · 868 votes
37. 37
    The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 1973

    Directed by Gérard Oury · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Chai Flicks
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.1K votes
38. 38
    Tosun Pasha 1976

    Directed by Kartal Tibet
    7.3

    8.0 · 141 votes
39. 39
    Delusions of Grandeur 1971

    Directed by Gérard Oury · Streaming on Kanopy, France Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 759 votes
40. 40
    The Twelve Tasks of Asterix 1976

    Directed by René Goscinny
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.4K votes
41. 41
    French Fried Vacation 2 1979

    Directed by Patrice Leconte
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.3K votes
42. 42
    Neşeli Günler 1978

    Directed by Orhan Aksoy
    7.2

    8.2 · 101 votes
43. 43
    Ugly, Dirty and Bad 1976

    Directed by Ettore Scola
    7.2

    7.5 · 360 votes
44. 44
    El profe 1971

    Directed by Miguel M. Delgado · Streaming on VIX
    7.2

    8.0 · 127 votes
45. 45
    The Foster Brothers 1976

    Directed by Ertem Eğilmez
    7.2

    8.0 · 127 votes
46. 46
    From the Village to the City 1974

    Directed by Ertem Eğilmez
    7.2

    8.1 · 109 votes
47. 47
    House 1977

    Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Kanopy
    7.2

    7.3 · 852 votes
48. 48
    The Adventures of Pinocchio 1972

    Directed by Luigi Comencini
    7.2

    7.5 · 328 votes
49. 49
    Only Old Men Are Going to Battle 1974

    Directed by Leonid Bykov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Brew, Plex
    7.2

    7.9 · 144 votes
50. 50
    That Obscure Object of Desire 1977

    Directed by Luis Buñuel
    7.2

    7.4 · 471 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.

1. 1
   Drakula Tok 1979

   Directed by Sawong Supsamruay
   6.7

   10.0 · 18 votes
2. 2
   The Married Couples 1976

   Directed by Hasan Abduselam
   6.4

   8.6 · 15 votes
3. 3
   Mastropiero que nunca 1979

   Directed by Les Luthiers
   6.4

   8.3 · 18 votes
4. 4
   My Girlfriend the… 1975

   Directed by Enrique Cahen Salaberry
   6.5

   8.0 · 23 votes
5. 5
   El moro de Cumpas 1977

   Directed by Mario Hernández
   6.5

   7.9 · 24 votes
6. 6
   Brigade Miscellaneous Steps In 1970

   Directed by Mircea Drăgan
   6.4

   7.9 · 23 votes
7. 7
   No Longer Kids 1979

   Directed by Samir Al Asfory
   6.4

   7.9 · 21 votes
8. 8
   We'll Kick Up a Fuss Tomorrow, Darling... 1976

   Directed by Petr Schulhoff
   6.4

   8.1 · 16 votes
9. 9
   Vacation with Kids 1972

   Directed by Dimitar Petrov
   6.3

   8.2 · 14 votes
10. 10
    The Actor and the Savages 1975

    Directed by Manole Marcus
    6.4

    7.9 · 18 votes