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Best Comedy Movies of the 1970s
#1 We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) · ★ 8.3 · 663 votes · 2h 5m · comedy, dramaThree partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.…
#2 My Friends (1975) · ★ 8.1 · 769 votes · 2h 20m · comedyFour inseparable friends try to face their midlife crisis with daytrips and pranks at the expense of their families and the people around them.…
#3 The Sting (1973) · ★ 8.0 · 3,115 votes · 2h 9m · comedy, drama, crimeA novice con man teams up with an acknowledged master to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling off the ultimate big con and swindling a fortune from a big-time mobster.…
#4 Amarcord (1973) · ★ 7.9 · 1,248 votes · 2h 3m · comedy, dramaIn an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with hi…
#5 Paper Moon (1973) · ★ 7.9 · 874 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, drama, crimeDuring the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.…
#6 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) · ★ 7.8 · 6,639 votes · 1h 31m · comedy, fantasy, adventureKing Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-La…
#7 Life of Brian (1979) · ★ 7.8 · 5,108 votes · 1h 34m · comedyBrian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by…
#8 Fantozzi: White Collar Blues (1975) · ★ 7.8 · 900 votes · 1h 48m · comedyA good-natured but unlucky Italian is constantly going on a difficult situations, but never lose his mood.…
#9 Day for Night (1973) · ★ 7.8 · 674 votes · 1h 56m · comedy, dramaA committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.…
#10 Annie Hall (1977) · ★ 7.7 · 4,336 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, romance, dramaNew York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.…
#11 Manhattan (1979) · ★ 7.7 · 2,680 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, romance, dramaManhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.…
#12 Sleuth (1972) · ★ 7.7 · 749 votes · 2h 18m · comedy, thriller, crimeA man who loves games and theatre invites his wife's lover to meet, setting up a battle of wits with potentially deadly results.…
#13 They Call Me Trinity (1970) · ★ 7.6 · 1,499 votes · 1h 55m · action, comedy, westernThe simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. Tri…
#14 Harold and Maude (1971) · ★ 7.6 · 1,241 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, romance, dramaA deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.…
#15 Being There (1979) · ★ 7.6 · 1,166 votes · 2h 10m · comedy, dramaA simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the…
#16 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) · ★ 7.5 · 4,097 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, fantasy, familyWhen eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket t…
#17 The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) · ★ 7.5 · 1,163 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, adventure, animationAfter a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down…
#18 Love and Death (1975) · ★ 7.5 · 988 votes · 1h 25m · comedy, history, warIn czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.…
#19 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) · ★ 7.5 · 945 votes · 1h 41m · comedyIn Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events…
#20 Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 908 votes · 1h 42m · action, comedyAfter a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are dete…
#21 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 772 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, fantasy, dramaSinger-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock…
#22 The Second Tragic Fantozzi (1976) · ★ 7.5 · 640 votes · 1h 50m · comedyThe frustrating adventures of a humble employee who all the time has to fullfill the wishes and desires of his bosses.…
#23 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 632 votes · 1h 45m · action, comedy, thrillerIn New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers while the authorities question about the method of their escape.…
#24 Grease (1978) · ★ 7.4 · 7,822 votes · 1h 50m · comedy, romanceAustralian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle th…
#25 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) · ★ 7.4 · 3,235 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, fantasy, horrorAfter getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of…
#26 Drunken Master (1978) · ★ 7.4 · 1,178 votes · 1h 51m · action, comedyAfter getting into trouble, a mischievous young man is sent to train under a brutal, but slovenly old beggar, who teaches him the secret of the Drunken Fist.…
#27 The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob (1973) · ★ 7.4 · 1,082 votes · 1h 40m · comedyIn this riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities, Victor Pivert, a blustering, bigoted French factory owner, finds himself taken hostage by Slimane, an Arab rebel leader.…
#28 Trinity Is Still My Name (1971) · ★ 7.4 · 1,035 votes · 1h 58m · comedy, westernThe two brothers Trinity and Bambino are exchanged by two federal agents and take advantage of the situation to steal a huge booty hidden in a monastery by a gang of outlaws.…
#29 Kelly's Heroes (1970) · ★ 7.4 · 861 votes · 2h 24m · comedy, adventure, warA misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.…
#30 The Long Goodbye (1973) · ★ 7.4 · 776 votes · 1h 52m · comedy, thriller, dramaIn 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.…
#31 Delusions of Grandeur (1971) · ★ 7.4 · 755 votes · 1h 48m · comedy, historyDon Sallust is the minister of the King of Spain. Being disingenuous, hypocritical, greedy and collecting the taxes for himself, he is hated by the people he oppresses. Accused by…
#32 Little Big Man (1970) · ★ 7.4 · 745 votes · 2h 19m · comedy, adventure, dramaJack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.…
#33 Play It Again, Sam (1972) · ★ 7.4 · 662 votes · 1h 25m · comedy, romanceA neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphre…
#34 The Aristocats (1970) · ★ 7.3 · 5,463 votes · 1h 18m · comedy, adventure, animationWhen Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, lea…
#35 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) · ★ 7.3 · 1,385 votes · 1h 22m · comedy, adventure, animationAsterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. You'll roar with laughter as they outwit, outr…
#36 French Fried Vacation 2 (1979) · ★ 7.3 · 1,284 votes · 1h 27m · comedyIn this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.…
#37 My Name Is Nobody (1973) · ★ 7.3 · 1,096 votes · 1h 57m · comedy, westernJack Beauregard, an aging gunman of the Old West, only wants to retire in peace and move to Europe, but a young gunfighter known as "Nobody" who idolizes Beauregard wants him to go…
#38 House (1977) · ★ 7.3 · 823 votes · 1h 28m · comedy, fantasy, horrorHoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that…
#39 Hair (1979) · ★ 7.3 · 777 votes · 2h 1m · comedy, drama, musicUpon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp.…
#40 Blazing Saddles (1974) · ★ 7.2 · 2,171 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, westernCrafty railroad worker Bart becomes the first Black sheriff of Rock Ridge, a frontier town about to be destroyed in order to make way for a new railroad. Initially, the citizens of…