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1. Modern Times (1936)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 260,157 | Gross: $0.16M
2. City Lights (1931)
G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers
Votes: 196,513 | Gross: $0.02M
3. The General (1926)
Passed | 78 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley
Votes: 98,408 | Gross: $1.03M
4. The Gold Rush (1925)
Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with a girl he sees in a dance hall.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman
Votes: 118,926 | Gross: $5.45M
5. Silent Movie (1976)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy
A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar
Votes: 18,528 | Gross: $36.15M
6. Zig & Sharko (2010– )
TV-Y | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Zig, a famished hyena comes up with the craziest plans to make a meal out of Marina, the carefree mermaid. But that's forgetting all about Sharko, the muscly shark who will do anything to protect her.
Stars: Zack Sage, Vernon Dew, Luca Bottale, Elizabeth Maxwell
Votes: 946
7. Safety Last! (1923)
Not Rated | 74 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
A boy leaves his small country town and heads to the big city to get a job. As soon as he makes it big his sweetheart will join him and marry him. His enthusiasm to get ahead leads to some interesting adventures.
Directors: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young
Votes: 22,987 | Gross: $1.36M
8. Oggy and the Cockroaches (1997–2018)
TV-Y7 | 8 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Oggy would be the happiest of cats if three cockroaches hadn't decided to settle inside his comfortable home.
Stars: Hugues Le Bars, Michel Elias, Maurice LaMarche
Votes: 5,092
9. Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
125 min | Comedy, Drama
An unemployed graduate who coincidentally encounters a rich unconscious man, and takes over his lifestyle by keeping him a prisoner. However, he is in for a twist as a contract killer is after him, assuming him to be the affluent man.
Director: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | Stars: Kamal Haasan, Amala Akkineni, Tinnu Anand, Narayana P.L.
Votes: 3,826
10. Bernard (1998–2012)
TV-Y | 3 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Meet this curious polar bear that travels around the world learning about us. If anything can go wrong for him - it will go from bad to worse.
Stars: Max Normica, Ken-Sheun Nai
Votes: 1,439
11. The Railrodder (1965)
Not Rated | 24 min | Comedy, Short
After literally walking to Canada from England, Buster takes a cross-country trip across Canada on a railway motorcar (speeder).
Directors: Gerald Potterton, Buster Keaton, John Spotton | Star: Buster Keaton
Votes: 1,736
12. The Pilgrim (1923)
TV-G | 47 min | Comedy, Western
Disguised as a priest, an escaped convict makes his way to Texas. He ends up in a small rural town where the townsfolk mistake him for their new church minister.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin, Mai Wells
Votes: 5,698 | Gross: $0.28M
13. Yoyo (1965)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A man has everything: dozens of servants, a palace, vast woods, gardens, a lake, mechanical toys, private entertainment troupes of musicians and dancers. He has it all - but love. When ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Étaix | Stars: Pierre Étaix, Claudine Auger, Philippe Dionnet, Luce Klein
Votes: 1,692
14. The Rough House (1917)
19 min | Comedy, Short
Roscoe, his wife and his mother-in-law run a seaside resort. Buster plays a gardener who puts out a fire started by Roscoe, then a delivery boy who fights with the cook St. John, then a cop.
Directors: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Alice Lake
Votes: 1,579
15. Grandma's Boy (1922)
Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Family
A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his home town.
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna Townsend, Charles Stevenson
Votes: 2,060 | Gross: $0.26M
16. Spring Fever (1927)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy
To impress a wealthy young woman, a clerk pretends he is a pro-golfer.
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: William Haines, Joan Crawford, George K. Arthur, George Fawcett
Votes: 1,079 | Gross: $0.41M
17. Big Business (1929)
19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.
Directors: James W. Horne, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall
Votes: 3,402
18. For Heaven's Sake (1926)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
Director: Sam Taylor | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Noah Young, Jim Mason
Votes: 1,971 | Gross: $5.67M
19. Too Many Kisses (1925)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Richard Gaylord, Jr. is a modern Lothario who has so many sweethearts that his father does not know what to do with him. Tired of paying to get his son out of one romantic entanglement ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Sloane | Stars: Richard Dix, Frank Currier, Albert Tavernier, Frances Howard
Votes: 251
20. Harry Hill's Lonely Island (2021–2022)
4 min | Comedy
Four, 4-minute, black-and-white, silent, slapstick comedy shorts starring, written and directed by the comedian. Each set within a different historical setting but set on the same island.
Star: Harry Hill
Votes: 27
21. When Comedy Was King (1960)
81 min | Comedy, Documentary
A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.
Director: Robert Youngson | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel
Votes: 351
22. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
Approved | 79 min | Comedy, Documentary
A compilation of scenes featuring some of the best-known comics from the silent era in their best films.
Director: Robert Youngson | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Will Rogers, Carole Lombard
Votes: 494
23. Why Worry? (1923)
TV-G | 63 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A hypochondriac vacations in the tropics for the fresh air - and finds himself in the middle of a revolution instead.
Directors: Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, John Aasen, Wally Howe
Votes: 2,063 | Gross: $0.45M
24. Merton of the Movies (1947)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Romance
A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor - only he thinks the role is serious.
Director: Robert Alton | Stars: Red Skelton, Virginia O'Brien, Gloria Grahame, Leon Ames
Votes: 504
25. The Birth of the Tramp (2013 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular "Little Tramp" character.
Directors: Serge Bromberg, Eric Lange | Stars: Peter Hudson, Kate Guyonvarch, Kevin Brownlow, David Robinson
Votes: 354
26. Dogs of War! (1923)
Passed | 24 min | Short, Comedy, Family
The gang wages war using old vegetables as munitions. Later, they ruin a movie in progress when they double-expose the film.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Hal Roach's Rascals, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels
Votes: 348
27. Just for Laughs (2007– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Hidden camera prank series
Stars: Rick Miller, Ruth Chiang, Nick Bateman, Marie Pierre Bouchard
Votes: 483
28. Derby Day (I) (1923)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
After the gang goes to the horse races, they decide to have a derby of their own.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Jack Davis
Votes: 121
30. Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
Not Rated | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Documentary
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Youngson | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Charley Chase, Stan Laurel
Votes: 214
31. El Campamento de Robert Luis (2007–2013)
60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Stars: Carlos Berg, Lewis Martí, Robert Luis Martí, Ronny Martí
32. No Vacancies (1923)
Short, Comedy
Desperate to find a place to live, newlyweds Jack and his wife accept menial jobs in a hotel. Meanwhile, two other couples are squabbling over who gets to occupy the last remaining room.
Director: Reggie Morris | Stars: Jay Belasco, Charlotte Merriam, Billy Armstrong, Eddie Baker
Votes: 13
33. The Whirlwind (1922)
Short, Comedy
A traveling salesman battles hurricane-force winds and a disapproving father in competing with a rube for a local beauty's hand in marriage.
Director: Joe Rock | Stars: Joe Rock, Max Asher, Charles Avery, Lillian Biron
Votes: 24
34. The Pawnshop (2021)
4 min | Short, Comedy
A customer brings in an alarm clock to a local pawnshop in the hopes of pawning it for cash, but things get out of hand when his clock gets destroyed in the process of being inspected by an... See full summary »
Director: John Fericano | Stars: John Fericano, David Raufeisen
35. [fat] life (2021)
25 min | Short
[fat] life is a silent musical that celebrates the legacy of physical comedy greats such as Buster Keaton, Jackie Chan, and Carol Burnett with a magnificent score, a diverse cast, and ... See full summary »
Director: David Gallo | Stars: Danny Gardner, Mariko Iwasa, Janet Rothermel, Kyle Breen
36. The Ballad of Betty & Joe (2009)
12 min | Short, Drama
Every morning Betty tramps alone through the city to join her fellow buskers in the pedestrian tunnel below, trying to earn a living. But her earnings are meager and to make things worse, ... See full summary »
Director: Martha Ansara | Stars: Alice Ansara, Tony Barry, Betty Lucas, Mic Conway
37. Crazy Campers (2014)
7 min | Short, Comedy
In the tradition of Laurel and Hardy and silent slapstick films. The Two M's (Matthew Wood) and (Martyn Sherrin) are going on a camping trip with disastrous and hilarious consequences with David Trowse, Gemma Wood and Gary Nicholson.
Director: Matthew Wood | Stars: Gemma Mountain, Gary Nicholson, Martyn Sherrin, David Trowse
38. Chaplin's Art of Comedy (1966)
G | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
A survey of Charles Chaplin's early career using re-edited footage from his classic silent shorts.
Director: Samuel M. Sherman | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Ben Turpin, Edna Purviance, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Votes: 17
39. Hochbetrieb (2003)
6 min | Musical, Action, Comedy
Take a loony with his pet frog and lunchtime atop a skyscraper will never be the same again.
Director: Andreas Krein | Stars: Roman Knizka, Martin Roth, Volker Metzger, Hans-Martin Stier
Votes: 67
40. Making 'Dr Plonk' (2008 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Paul Blackwell, Rolf de Heer, Nigel Martin, Magda Szubanski
41. Brilliantman! (2015 TV Short)
18 min | Short, Comedy
Ian Hedge is a very ordinary man who sees himself as a secret super hero with a mission to protect the distressed and vulnerable. Single and living in a rented room with his sour-tempered ... See full summary »
Director: John Henderson | Stars: Neil Edmond, Kevin Eldon, Iestyn Evans, Andy Heath
Votes: 24
42. Vidiots TV Comedy (2006–2008)
22 min | Comedy
The Village Idiot causes havoc wherever he goes in the village. Fortunatelly he can always count on his friend Dave to listen.
Stars: Joby Saad, Kazu Hishida, Jay Pesek, Alana Ball
43. The 'Dr Plonk' Score (2008 Video)
17 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Stars: Graham Tardif, Rolf de Heer, Hope Csuotoros, Judy Gunson
44. Vidiots Tv Comedy: Flying Pooper Scooper (2008)
23 min | Comedy, Family
Being teased by the local villagers goes with the territory when your job is cleaning up after the horses. The Village idiot is unfairly provoked by a little bird flying high above. He ... See full summary »
45. Slaphappy (2001–2003)
30 min | Comedy
SlapHappy showcases brilliant and outrageous clips from comedy's silent era. Fast-paced, funny, and frenetic, the series features famous funny-men like Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Charley Chase, Al Christie
Votes: 6
46. A Short Film Named Desire (2017)
3 min | Short, Comedy
A man decides to ignore his partner and instead fetishises an array of his daily routines.
Director: Alex Dermer | Stars: Cody Fullbrook, Lauren Thomas, Blake Prosser
Votes: 15
47. Juggling 'Dr Plonk' (2008 Video)
5 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Stars: Nigel Martin, Paul Blackwell, Rolf de Heer, Magda Szubanski
48. There Ain't No Santa Claus (1926)
22 min | Short, Comedy
Charley has several dilemmas facing him at Christmas, all posed by his greedy, heartless landlord Noah and his family. He wants to get an expensive wristwatch for his wife, but his landlord... See full summary »
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Charley Chase, Eugenia Gilbert, Noah Young, Kay Deslys
Votes: 53
49. Gagman (1988– )
180 min | Comedy
In the hot summer of 1913, in the fictional American town of Gagstone on the outskirts of Jollywood, a drifter named Al happens to walk right into the action through a movie screen.
Stars: Boris Hybner, Therese Herz, Helena Ruzicková, Rudolf Papezík
Votes: 41
50. The Remote (2010)
4 min | Short
A silent comedy short film about a husband and wife fighting over the television remote.
Director: Ryan Comfort | Stars: Martin Comfort, Susan Comfort, Chris Merryweather