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The 100 Best Comedies of the 80's.

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  • Airplane! (1980)

    1. Airplane!

    19801h 28mPG78Metascore
    7.7 (274K)
    After the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.
    DirectorsJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLeslie Nielsen
  • John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)

    2. The Blues Brothers

    19802h 13mR60Metascore
    7.9 (222K)
    Jake Blues rejoins his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiDan AykroydCab Calloway
  • Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)

    3. Caddyshack

    19801h 38mR48Metascore
    7.2 (131K)
    An exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.
    DirectorHarold RamisStarsChevy ChaseRodney DangerfieldBill Murray
  • Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, and Lily Tomlin in 9 to 5 (1980)

    4. 9 to 5

    19801h 49mPG58Metascore
    6.9 (42K)
    Employees Violet, Judy, and Dora Lee of sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot Franklin Hart Junior find a way to turn the tables on him. Dolly Parton's film debut was later a short-lived TV sitcom and a Broadway musical.
    DirectorColin HigginsStarsJane FondaLily TomlinDolly Parton
  • Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)

    5. Smokey and the Bandit II

    19801h 40mPG41Metascore
    5.3 (18K)
    The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
    DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsJackie GleasonJerry Reed
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. in The Cannonball Run (1981)

    6. The Cannonball Run

    19811h 35mPG28Metascore
    6.2 (42K)
    A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.
    DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsRoger MooreFarrah Fawcett
  • Bill Murray in Stripes (1981)

    7. Stripes

    19811h 46mR68Metascore
    6.8 (83K)
    Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayJohn CandyHarold Ramis
  • Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money (1983)

    8. Easy Money

    19831h 35mR48Metascore
    6.2 (11K)
    To inherit his mother-in-law's colossal fortune, a hard-living gambling addict must change his unhealthy ways before they get the best of him.
    DirectorJames SignorelliStarsRodney DangerfieldJoe PesciGeraldine Fitzgerald
  • Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)

    9. 48 Hrs.

    19821h 36mR71Metascore
    6.9 (90K)
    A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.
    DirectorWalter HillStarsNick NolteEddie MurphyAnnette O'Toole
  • Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

    10. Airplane II: The Sequel

    19821h 25mPG48Metascore
    6.2 (59K)
    A computer glitch causes a passenger space shuttle to the moon to head straight for the sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the aircraft back on track - again?
    DirectorKen FinklemanStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLloyd Bridges
  • Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, and Scott Schwartz in The Toy (1982)

    11. The Toy

    19821h 42mPG16Metascore
    5.8 (15K)
    An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsRichard PryorJackie GleasonNed Beatty
  • Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)

    12. A Christmas Story

    19831h 33mPG77Metascore
    7.9 (175K)
    In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
    DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavin
  • Mr. Mom (1983)

    13. Mr. Mom

    19831h 31mPG50Metascore
    6.6 (30K)
    After he's suddenly laid off, a husband switches roles with his wife. She returns to the workforce, and he becomes a stay-at-home dad, and he has to take care of three young children, a job he has no clue how to do.
    DirectorStan DragotiStarsMichael KeatonTeri GarrFrederick Koehler
  • Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Christie Brinkley in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

    14. National Lampoon's Vacation

    19831h 38mR55Metascore
    7.3 (124K)
    The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
    DirectorHarold RamisStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloImogene Coca
  • Trading Places (1983)

    15. Trading Places

    19831h 56mR69Metascore
    7.5 (174K)
    A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyDan AykroydRalph Bellamy
  • Bachelor Party (1984)

    16. Bachelor Party

    19841h 45mR56Metascore
    6.3 (44K)
    A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.
    DirectorNeal IsraelStarsTom HanksTawny KitaenAdrian Zmed
  • Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

    17. Beverly Hills Cop

    19841h 45mR66Metascore
    7.4 (224K)
    A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
    DirectorMartin BrestStarsEddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJohn Ashton
  • Frank Sinatra, Catherine Bach, Jackie Chan, Marilu Henner, Shirley MacLaine, Burt Reynolds, Susan Anton, Dom DeLuise, Richard Kiel, Dean Martin, Telly Savalas, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jamie Farr in Cannonball Run II (1984)

    18. Cannonball Run II

    19841h 48mPG13Metascore
    5.1 (18K)
    The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
    DirectorsHal NeedhamRalph BakshiStarsBurt ReynoldsDom DeLuiseDean Martin
  • Ghostbusters (1984)

    19. Ghostbusters

    19841h 45mPG71Metascore
    7.8 (471K)
    Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.
    DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydSigourney Weaver
  • Police Academy (1984)

    20. Police Academy

    19841h 36mR41Metascore
    6.7 (144K)
    The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who's forced to apply or go to jail.
    DirectorHugh WilsonStarsSteve GuttenbergG.W. BaileyKim Cattrall
  • Anthony Edwards, Robert Carradine, Donald Gibb, Ted McGinley, Julia Montgomery, and Matt Salinger in Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

    21. Revenge of the Nerds

    19841h 30mR44Metascore
    6.6 (60K)
    At Adams College, a group of bullied outcasts and misfits resolve to fight back for their peace and self-respect.
    DirectorJeff KanewStarsRobert CarradineAnthony EdwardsTimothy Busfield
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    22. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Tina Littlewood, Yuji Okumoto, and Dan Schneider in Better Off Dead (1985)

    23. Better Off Dead

    19851h 37mPG51Metascore
    7.1 (51K)
    After his girlfriend Beth Truss ditches him for boorish ski jock Roy Stalin, sad-sack high-school student Lane Meyer decides that suicide is the only answer, but his inept attempts bring him nothing but agony and embarrassment.
    DirectorSavage Steve HollandStarsJohn CusackDavid Ogden StiersKim Darby
  • Moving Violations (1985)

    24. Moving Violations

    19851h 30mPG-1324Metascore
    5.7 (4.6K)
    The goofy students of a remedial drivers education class find themselves butting heads with their abusive police instructors.
    DirectorNeal IsraelStarsJohn MurrayJennifer TillyJames Keach
  • Chevy Chase in Fletch (1985)

    25. Fletch

    19851h 38mPG68Metascore
    6.9 (60K)
    While working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.
    DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseJoe Don BakerDana Wheeler-Nicholson

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