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Best Comedy Movies of the 1960s
#1 The Apartment (1960) · ★ 8.2 · 2,792 votes · 2h 6m · comedy, romance, dramaBud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a pl…
#2 Il Sorpasso (1962) · ★ 8.2 · 864 votes · 1h 45m · comedy, adventure, dramaRoberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When t…
#3 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) · ★ 8.1 · 6,336 votes · 1h 35m · comedy, warAfter the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop…
#4 La Dolce Vita (1960) · ★ 8.0 · 2,067 votes · 2h 54m · comedy, dramaEpisodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by h…
#5 Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966) · ★ 7.9 · 1,498 votes · 2h 12m · comedy, warDuring World War II, two French civilians and a downed British Bomber Crew set out from Paris to cross the demarcation line between Nazi-occupied Northern France and the South. Fro…
#6 The Exterminating Angel (1962) · ★ 7.9 · 772 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, fantasy, dramaAfter a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves unable to depart... and, over the next few days, all of their elaborate societal pretenses and façades deteriorate as they a…
#7 Sanjuro (1962) · ★ 7.9 · 749 votes · 1h 36m · action, comedy, dramaIn this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns t…
#8 Divorce Italian Style (1961) · ★ 7.9 · 546 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, crimeFerdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into hav…
#9 Charade (1963) · ★ 7.7 · 1,602 votes · 1h 53m · comedy, romance, mysteryAfter Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she…
#10 A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) · ★ 7.7 · 814 votes · 0h 25m · comedy, tv-movie, animationWhen Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Chris…
#11 PlayTime (1967) · ★ 7.7 · 702 votes · 1h 55m · comedyClumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His rounda…
#12 The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967) · ★ 7.7 · 668 votes · 2h 6m · comedy, romance, dramaIn the seaside town of Rochefort, twin sisters Delphine and Solange dream of love and artistic fulfillment beyond their quiet lives. As sailors, artists, musicians, and chance visi…
#13 Crooks in Clover (1963) · ★ 7.7 · 579 votes · 1h 51m · comedy, crimeAn aging gangster, Fernand Naudin is hoping for a quiet retirement when he suddenly inherits a fortune from an old friend, a former gangster supremo known as the Mexican. If he is…
#14 Marriage Italian Style (1964) · ★ 7.7 · 561 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, romance, dramaDuring the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings.…
#15 Mary Poppins (1964) · ★ 7.6 · 5,111 votes · 2h 19m · comedy, fantasy, familyIn turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.…
#16 Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) · ★ 7.6 · 4,566 votes · 1h 55m · comedy, romance, dramaHolly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past th…
#17 The Graduate (1967) · ★ 7.6 · 3,809 votes · 1h 47m · comedy, romance, dramaA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.…
#18 My Fair Lady (1964) · ★ 7.5 · 1,473 votes · 2h 53m · comedy, romance, dramaA snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.…
#19 How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) · ★ 7.5 · 1,167 votes · 0h 25m · comedy, animation, familyBitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a…
#20 How to Steal a Million (1966) · ★ 7.5 · 666 votes · 2h 3m · comedy, romance, crimeA woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.…
#21 Band of Outsiders (1964) · ★ 7.5 · 626 votes · 1h 37m · comedy, drama, crimeCinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at…
#22 Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965) · ★ 7.5 · 525 votes · 1h 35m · comedyThe film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets…
#23 The Sucker (1965) · ★ 7.4 · 735 votes · 1h 51m · comedy, crimeIn this Franco-Italian gangster parody, a shopkeeper on his way to an Italian holiday suffers a crash that totals his car. The culprit can only compensate his ruined trip by drivin…
#24 The Odd Couple (1968) · ★ 7.4 · 667 votes · 1h 46m · comedyIn New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are…
#25 Lolita (1962) · ★ 7.3 · 2,305 votes · 2h 34m · comedy, romance, dramaHumbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at the boarding house run by Cha…
#26 The Party (1968) · ★ 7.3 · 894 votes · 1h 39m · comedyHrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the…
#27 A Hard Day's Night (1964) · ★ 7.3 · 769 votes · 1h 28m · comedy, musicCapturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a…
#28 Oscar (1967) · ★ 7.3 · 550 votes · 1h 25m · comedyThis film originated as a play in Paris. The story focuses on the one-day adventures of Bertrand Barnier played with a genius of French cinema, Louis de Funes. In the same morning…
#29 One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) · ★ 7.2 · 6,784 votes · 1h 19m · comedy, adventure, animationWhen a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.…
#30 A Shot in the Dark (1964) · ★ 7.2 · 685 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, crime, mysteryInspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the pa…
#31 Yellow Submarine (1968) · ★ 7.2 · 570 votes · 1h 30m · comedy, fantasy, adventureThe wicked Blue Meanies take over Pepperland, eliminating all color and music. As the only survivor, the Lord Admiral escapes in the yellow submarine and journeys to Liverpool to e…
#32 The Producers (1968) · ★ 7.1 · 935 votes · 1h 29m · comedy, musicA conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster,…
#33 Take the Money and Run (1969) · ★ 7.1 · 809 votes · 1h 25m · comedy, crimeVirgil Starkwell is intent on becoming a notorious bank robber. Unfortunately for Virgil and his not-so-budding career, he is completely incompetent.…
#34 Barefoot in the Park (1967) · ★ 7.1 · 628 votes · 1h 46m · comedy, romanceIn this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their m…
#35 Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) · ★ 7.0 · 958 votes · 1h 29m · comedyThe ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. He's struggling with crimes such as persistent nude swimming, but even more with his teenage daughter, who's tryi…
#36 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) · ★ 7.0 · 716 votes · 3h 12m · action, comedy, adventureA group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those…
#37 The Pink Panther (1963) · ★ 6.9 · 1,232 votes · 1h 55m · comedy, crimeThe trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows w…
#38 Asterix and Cleopatra (1968) · ★ 6.9 · 1,052 votes · 1h 12m · comedy, adventure, animationPopular animated hero Asterix and his faithful sidekick Obelix travel to ancient Egypt to help Cleopatra build a new summer home. Cleopatra and Julius Caesar have made a bet, with…
#39 The Italian Job (1969) · ★ 6.9 · 900 votes · 1h 40m · action, comedy, thrillerCharlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted a high-risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend…
#40 The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) · ★ 6.9 · 848 votes · 1h 48m · comedy, horrorA noted professor and his dim-witted apprentice fall prey to their inquiring vampires, while on the trail of the ominous damsel in distress.…