Best Comedy Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   Pulp Fiction 1994

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
2. 2
   Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995

   Directed by Aditya Chopra · Streaming on Netflix
   8.5

   8.5 · 4.6K votes
3. 3
   Forrest Gump 1994

   Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 31K votes
4. 4
   Life Is Beautiful 1997

   Directed by Roberto Benigni · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount Plus Premium
   8.4

   8.4 · 14K votes
5. 5
   The Truman Show 1998

   Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
   8.2

   8.2 · 21K votes
6. 6
   Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1998

   Directed by Guy Ritchie
   8.1

   8.1 · 7.5K votes
7. 7
   Toy Story 1995

   Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 21K votes
8. 8
   Chungking Express 1994

   Directed by Wong Kar-wai · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.9

   8.0 · 2.3K votes
9. 9
   Three Men and a Leg 1997

   Directed by Massimo Venier
   7.9

   8.0 · 2.2K votes
10. 10
    The Big Lebowski 1998

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on Pluto TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 13K votes
11. 11
    The Postman 1994

    Directed by Michael Radford
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.3K votes
12. 12
    The Wrong Trousers 1993

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.2K votes
13. 13
    “The Shorts” by Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo 1996

    Directed by Arturo Brachetti
    7.7

    8.1 · 363 votes
14. 14
    The Dinner Game 1998

    Directed by Francis Veber · Streaming on Kanopy, France Channel
    7.7

    7.8 · 2.1K votes
15. 15
    Groundhog Day 1993

    Directed by Harold Ramis · Streaming on YouTube Free, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.6 · 9.3K votes
16. 16
    Toy Story 2 1999

    Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    7.6

    7.6 · 16K votes
17. 17
    Boogie Nights 1997

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

    7.6 · 3.7K votes
18. 18
    10 Things I Hate About You 1999

    Directed by Gil Junger · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube TV
    7.6

    7.6 · 9.3K votes
19. 19
    Fried Green Tomatoes 1991

    Directed by Jon Avnet · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.5K votes
20. 20
    Tel chi el telùn 1999

    Directed by Arturo Brachetti
    7.6

    7.9 · 346 votes
21. 21
    All About My Mother 1999

    Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
    7.5

    7.6 · 2.1K votes
22. 22
    Underground 1995

    Directed by Emir Kusturica · Streaming on Kanopy, Kino Film Collection
    7.5

    7.7 · 816 votes
23. 23
    Geri's Game 1997

    Directed by Jan Pinkava · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.3K votes
24. 24
    Mediterraneo 1991

    Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
25. 25
    Knockin' on Heaven's Door 1997

    Directed by Thomas Jahn
    7.5

    7.7 · 633 votes
26. 26
    Black Cat, White Cat 1998

    Directed by Emir Kusturica · Streaming on Klassiki
    7.5

    7.6 · 861 votes
27. 27
    Back to the Future Part III 1990

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
28. 28
    Hercules 1997

    Directed by John Musker · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 8.2K votes
29. 29
    The Sandlot 1993

    Directed by David Mickey Evans · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.4K votes
30. 30
    A Close Shave 1996

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.5

    7.6 · 986 votes
31. 31
    Home Alone 1990

    Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 13K votes
32. 32
    My Cousin Vinny 1992

    Directed by Jonathan Lynn · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.4

    7.5 · 2K votes
33. 33
    Ed Wood 1994

    Directed by Tim Burton
    7.4

    7.5 · 2.6K votes
34. 34
    Pretty Woman 1990

    Directed by Garry Marshall · Streaming on YouTube TV, Howdy
    7.4

    7.4 · 9.3K votes
35. 35
    Herod's Law 1999

    Directed by Luis Estrada · Streaming on Netflix
    7.4

    8.0 · 214 votes
36. 36
    Night on Earth 1991

    Directed by Jim Jarmusch · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
37. 37
    Barton Fink 1991

    Directed by Joel Coen · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.4

    7.5 · 2K votes
38. 38
    Being John Malkovich 1999

    Directed by Spike Jonze
    7.4

    7.4 · 5K votes
39. 39
    EverAfter 1998

    Directed by Andy Tennant · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.6K votes
40. 40
    A Grand Day Out 1990

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
41. 41
    That's Life 1998

    Directed by Massimo Venier
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
42. 42
    My Girl 1991

    Directed by Howard Zieff · Streaming on Paramount+, Sony Pictures Core
    7.4

    7.4 · 2.4K votes
43. 43
    Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy 1994

    Directed by Alain Berbérian
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.4K votes
44. 44
    The Legend of Drunken Master 1994

    Directed by Lau Kar-leung
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
45. 45
    As Good as It Gets 1997

    Directed by James L. Brooks
    7.4

    7.4 · 4.3K votes
46. 46
    The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992

    Directed by Brian Henson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.2K votes
47. 47
    Eat Drink Man Woman 1994

    Directed by Ang Lee · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 429 votes
48. 48
    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar 1995

    Directed by Beeban Kidron
    7.4

    7.5 · 860 votes
49. 49
    Three Colors: White 1994

    Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, TCM
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
50. 50
    Office Space 1999

    Directed by Mike Judge · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.4

    7.4 · 3.6K 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
   Goin' Down to South Park 1999

   Directed by Richard Spiller
   6.6

   9.1 · 19 votes
2. 2
   George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy 1997

   Directed by Rocco Urbisci · Streaming on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV
   6.6

   8.0 · 32 votes
3. 3
   El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes 1992

   Directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
   6.5

   8.5 · 17 votes
4. 4
   Sandhesam 1991

   Directed by Sathyan Anthikad · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.5

   7.9 · 29 votes
5. 5
   Bottom Live: The Stage Show 1993

   Directed by Marcus Mortimer
   6.5

   7.9 · 30 votes
6. 6
   Salserin, the First Time 1997

   Directed by Luis Alberto Lamata
   6.4

   8.1 · 19 votes
7. 7
   George Carlin: Personal Favorites 1997

   Directed by Rocco Urbisci · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
   6.5

   7.8 · 27 votes
8. 8
   Thenmavin Kombath 1994

   Directed by Priyadarshan · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.5

   7.6 · 37 votes
9. 9
   Eddie Izzard: Unrepeatable 1994

   Directed by John Gordillo · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Cineverse
   6.5

   7.6 · 35 votes
10. 10
    Bottom Live 2: The Big Number 2 Tour 1995

    Directed by Dominic Brigstocke
    6.5

    7.7 · 29 votes