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AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs

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The Seven Year Itch
Billy Wilder 1955 1h 45m 7.1

A voluptuous woman (Marilyn Monroe) moves in above a man while his wife and child are away on summer vacation.

Ninotchka
52.

Ninotchka

Ernst Lubitsch 1939 1h 50m 8.4

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

Arthur
53.

Arthur

Steve Gordon 1981 1h 37m 7.5

Arthur is the most quotable drunk millionaire that is likely to ever steal your heart. Dudley Moore portrays Arthur, a thirty year old child who will inherit 750 million dollars if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 1h 38m

A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.

The Lady Eve
Preston Sturges 1941 1h 37m 7.9

Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike meets con-artist Jean Harrington on a ship. They fall in love, but a misunderstanding causes them to split on bad terms. To get back at him, Jean disguises herself as an English lady, and comes back to tease and torment him.

Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Charles Barton 1948 1h 23m 7.8

The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.

Diner
57.

Diner

Barry Levinson 1982 1h 50m 5.5

Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.

It's a Gift
Norman Z. McLeod 1934 1h 8m 6.7

After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.

A Day at the Races
Sam Wood 1937 1h 49m 8.5

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.

Topper
60.

Topper

Norman Z. McLeod 1937 1h 37m

Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend, bank president Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.

What's Up, Doc?
Peter Bogdanovich 1972 1h 34m 7.8

A strange woman and a man competing for a research grant get mixed up in a jewel robbery and a chase for top secret papers.

Sherlock Jr.
Buster Keaton 1924 45m 8.5

Sherlock Jr. is an American silent film comedy starring and directed by Buster Keaton from 1924. The film is about a film demonstrator who must fight for his life.

Beverly Hills Cop
Martin Brest 1984 1h 45m 7.2

Beverly Hills Cops gave Eddie Murphy his biggest breakthrough as to being one of the biggest superstars of the 1980’s. Quoted by some to be one of the funniest movies off all time. This action/comedy cop movie tells the story of Detroit cop Axel Foley.

Broadcast News
James L. Brooks 1987 2h 13m 5.8

A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming new anchor, who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.

Horse Feathers
Norman Z. McLeod 1932 1h 8m 7.5

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.

Take the Money and Run
Woody Allen 1969 1h 25m 7.5

The life and times of inept bank robber Virgil Starkwell.

Mrs. Doubtfire
Chris Columbus 1993 2h 5m 6.8

Mrs. Doubtfire is a comedy about a man who wants to be close to his kids yet is legally only allowed to see them once and a while after a divorce with his wife. He eventually comes up with the idea of dressing up as an old woman and working for his ex-wife as her maid. A comedy starring Robbin Williams as Mrs. Doubtfire.

The Awful Truth
Leo McCarey 1937 1h 31m 8.0

The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon to be divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each others romantic escapades.

Bananas
69.

Bananas

Woody Allen 1971 1h 22m 7.2

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Frank Capra 1936 1h 55m 7.5

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

Caddyshack
Harold Ramis 1980 1h 38m 7.4

At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
H. C. Potter 1948 1h 34m 7.0

Cary Grant stars as an advertising executive who dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems.

Monkey Business
Norman Z. McLeod 1931 1h 17m 6.0

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

Nine to Five
Colin Higgins 1980 1h 50m 4.0

Frank Hart is a pig. He takes advantage in the grossest manner of the women who work with him. When his three assistants manage to trap him in his own house they assume control of his department and productivity leaps, but just how long can they keep Hart tied up?

She Done Him Wrong
Lowell Sherman 1933 1h 5m 7.5

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. Unfortunately one of them is a vicious criminal who's escaped and is on the way to see "his" girl, not realising she hasn't exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings a local temperance league leader though.

Victor Victoria
Blake Edwards 1982 2h 14m 8.1

A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.

The Palm Beach Story
Preston Sturges 1942 1h 28m 7.5

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

Road to Morocco
David Butler 1942 1h 22m

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.

The Freshman
Sam Taylor, Fred C. Newmeyer 1925 1h 17m 8.5

An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.

Sleeper
80.

Sleeper

Woody Allen 1973 1h 27m 7.4

Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.

The Navigator
Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp 1924 1h 5m 8.5

Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.

Private Benjamin
Howard Zieff 1980 1h 50m 5.0

A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.

Father of the Bride
Vincente Minnelli 1950 1h 32m 7.5

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way. Written by Col Needham {col@imdb.com}

Lost in America
1985 1h 31m

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.

Dinner at Eight
George Cukor 1933 1h 51m

Social climbing Millicent and Oliver Jordan throw a dinner for a bunch of New York society types, each of whom has much to reveal.

City Slickers
Ron Underwood 1991 1h 54m 6.7

New York meets the west in this comedy starring Billy Crystal. Three New York business men decide to take a 'Wild West' vacation that turns out to not be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Amy Heckerling 1982 1h 30m 7.1

Based on the humorous bestselling novel, Fast Times at Ridgemont High details the individual struggles of teenagers as they deal with independence, success, sexuality, money, maturity, school and just making it through the formative year.

Beetlejuice
Tim Burton 1988 1h 32m 8.0

A recently deceased couple hire the service of Beetlejuice to get the new owners out of their house.

The Jerk
89.

The Jerk

Carl Reiner 1979 1h 34m 6.3

A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy.

Woman of the Year
George Stevens 1942 1h 54m 9.0

Rival reporters Sam and Tess fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

The Heartbreak Kid
Elaine May 1972 1h 45m

Three days into his Miami honeymoon, New York Jewish Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms him in his opinion that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants Kelly instead. Her rich father is less than keen and lets everyone - including Lenny - know that he hates everything about him and the way he is going on.

Ball of Fire
Howard Hawks 1941 1h 51m 7.7

A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while residing in a Manhattan mansion take in a sassy nightclub singer who the police need to help them bring down her mob-boss lover.

Fargo
93.

Fargo

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 1996 1h 38m 8.4

Oscar winning film from the Coen brothers that takes place in the snow covered wasteland of their home state Minnesota. A clueless car dealer Jerry Lundegard stages the kidnapping of his wife in order to get money from his father-in-law when things turn unexpectedly bad.

Auntie Mame
Morton DaCosta 1958 2h 23m 8.0

An orphan goes to live with his free-spirited aunt. Conflict ensues when the executor of his father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle.

Silver Streak
Arthur Hiller 1976 1h 54m 6.4

George Caldwell is taking a slow restful trip to Chicago on the Silver Streak. Or so he thinks. He's involved in a love affair, a murder, is thrown from the train, wanted by the police, and joins forces with a car thief to re-board the train to save his love.

Sons of the Desert
William A. Seiter 1933 1h 5m 8.0

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

Bull Durham
Ron Shelton 1988 1h 48m 6.4

Bull Durham is a film about a baseball league and a triangle relationship. The film was one of the most successful sport films in American.

The Court Jester
Norman Panama, Melvin Frank 1955 1h 41m 8.3

A 12th century court jester in England becomes involved with a desperate band of outlaws who are attempting to overthrow the king.

The Nutty Professor
Jerry Lewis 1963 1h 47m 6.5

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

Good Morning, Vietnam
Barry Levinson 1987 2h 1m 7.2

Barry Levinson illustrates the everyday life of radio reporter, Adrian Cronauer, in this dramatic comedy. During the Vietnam War in Saigon Adrian, played by a convincing Robin Williams, reports with his funny provocations to the troops which soon makes him unpopular with his boss. “Good morning Vietnam!”

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