Last Updated on 7 January 2026

The following list is a compilation of the 200 best slapstick movies of all time. I found 13 different ranked lists online of “best slapstick movies” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 13 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

Best Slapstick Comedy Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Airplane! (1980)
  2. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
  3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  4. The General (1926)
  5. Home Alone (1990)
  6. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
  7. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
  8. The Marathon Family (1982)
  9. The Gold Rush (1925)
  10. Caddyshack (1980)
  11. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
  12. Spaceballs (1987)
  13. Blazing Saddles (1974)
  14. City Lights (1931)
  15. Young Frankenstein (1974)
  16. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
  17. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
  18. The Great Outdoors (1988)
  19. A Dog’s Will (2000)
  20. Bio-Dome (1996)
  21. Johnny English Reborn (2011)
  22. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
  23. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
  24. Safety Last! (1923)
  25. The Circus (1928)
  26. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
  27. Three Amigos! (1986)
  28. The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
  29. Tommy Boy (1995)
  30. The Blues Brothers (1980)
  31. Happy Gilmore (1996)
  32. Duck Soup (1933)
  33. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
  34. The Pink Panther (1963)
  35. My Uncle (1958)
  36. The Cameraman (1928)
  37. Drillbit Taylor (2008)
  38. Meet the Spartans (2008)
  39. Modern Times (1936)
  40. Hot Shots! (1991)
  41. Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
  42. Police Academy (1984)
  43. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
  44. The Great Dictator (1940)
  45. Rat Race (2001)
  46. Top Secret! (1984)
  47. The Three Stooges (2012)
  48. Flubber (1997)
  49. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
  50. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
  51. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
  52. Night at the Museum (2006)
  53. The Nutty Professor (1996)
  54. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
  55. Sleeper (1973)
  56. Drunken Master II (1994)
  57. George of the Jungle (1997)
  58. The Money Pit (1986)
  59. The Mask (1994)
  60. High Anxiety (1977)
  61. The Party (1968)
  62. Liar Liar (1997)
  63. Hundreds of Beavers (2022)
  64. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
  65. Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016)
  66. The Producers (1967)
  67. Super Troopers (2001)
  68. Spies Like Us (1985)
  69. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
  70. Scary Movie (2000)
  71. Rush Hour (1998)
  72. National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
  73. Army of Darkness (1992)
  74. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
  75. Pineapple Express (2008)
  76. The Jerk (1979)
  77. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
  78. Saving Silverman (2001)
  79. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
  80. The World’s End (2013)
  81. The Waterboy (1998)
  82. National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985)
  83. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
  84. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
  85. Screwed (2000)
  86. The Cable Guy (1996)
  87. The Three Musketeers (1973)
  88. The Hangover (2009)
  89. Black Sheep (1996)
  90. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
  91. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
  92. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
  93. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
  94. The Kid (1921)
  95. History of the World: Part I (1981)
  96. National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)
  97. Animal Crackers (1930)
  98. A Day at the Races (1937)
  99. The Campaign (2012)
  100. Wayne’s World (1992)
  101. Vegas Vacation (1997)
  102. See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
  103. Silent Movie (1976)
  104. The Stationmaster Meets His Match (1980)
  105. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
  106. Drunken Master (1978)
  107. Sons of the Desert (1933)
  108. Mousehunt (1997)
  109. Clue (1985)
  110. Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
  111. The Ladies Man (1961)
  112. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
  113. The Pink Panther (2006)
  114. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
  115. The Bad News Bears (1976)
  116. Who Done It? (1942)
  117. Caveman (1981)
  118. Little Giants (1994)
  119. Take the Money and Run (1969)
  120. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
  121. The Naked Gun (2025)
  122. The Great Race (1965)
  123. Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
  124. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
  125. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
  126. The Toy (1982)
  127. Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow (1978)
  128. Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
  129. Meet the Parents (2000)
  130. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
  131. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
  132. The Diamond Arm (1969)
  133. Aladdin (1992)
  134. Encino Man (1992)
  135. Heavyweights (1995)
  136. Hold That Ghost (1941)
  137. Friday (1995)
  138. Snow Day (2000)
  139. Limelight (1952)
  140. Space Jam (1996)
  141. Twin Peaks: The Return (2017)
  142. Big Fat Liar (2002)
  143. Role Models (2008)
  144. Bananas (1971)
  145. The Immigrant (1917)
  146. Tito and Me (1992)
  147. Little Nicky (2000)
  148. Daddy Day Care (2003)
  149. Grumpy Old Men (1993)
  150. Shrek (2001)
  151. UHF (1989)
  152. Man’s Favorite Sport? (1964)
  153. Young Einstein (1988)
  154. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
  155. Don’t Look Now… We’re Being Shot At! (1966)
  156. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)
  157. Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
  158. Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
  159. The Cocoanuts (1929)
  160. Son in Law (1993)
  161. Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
  162. Weekend at Bernie’s (1989)
  163. Cops (1922)
  164. Halfon Hill Doesn’t Answer (1976)
  165. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
  166. The Kid Brother (1927)
  167. Thou-Vou Bald Agent, Operation Havoc (1969)
  168. 21 Jump Street (2012)
  169. Brain Donors (1992)
  170. Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
  171. Step Brothers (2008)
  172. Hot Fuzz (2007)
  173. Shoulder Arms (1918)
  174. Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
  175. Half Baked (1998)
  176. Isle of Dogs (2018)
  177. Old School (2003)
  178. The Artist (2011)
  179. Batman (1966)
  180. Dirty Work (1998)
  181. You Can’t Take It with You (1938)
  182. The Naughty Nineties (1945)
  183. Big Daddy (1999)
  184. Playtime (1967)
  185. The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941)
  186. A Night at the Opera (1935)
  187. The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
  188. Seven Chances (1925)
  189. A Night in Casablanca (1946)
  190. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)
  191. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
  192. Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
  193. Fantozzi (1975)
  194. Movie 43 (2013)
  195. Blackbeard’s Ghost (1968)
  196. Happy End (1967)
  197. Spy Hard (1996)
  198. The Music Box (1932)
  199. The Goonies (1985)
  200. At the Circus (1939)

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