A List of the 20 Funniest Movies – Help!

I have a terrific friend who is coming home from the hospital tomorrow to recuperate from heart surgery. Her doctors say that this kind of surgery triggers feelings of sadness and depression. So I want to put together a list of the 20 funniest movies to send her family. I am trying to come up with a truly inspiring list. However, I need your collective genius.

If you got two minutes, would you post the funniest movies you have ever seen?

Here is my first brainstorm:


The Full Monty
Waking Ned Devine
Auntie Mame
Love Actually
Trading Places
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Greenfingers
Calender Girls
Saving Grace
How to Marry a Millionare
Bringing Up Baby
Indiscreet
The Philadelphia Story
The Seven Year Itch
My Favorite Wife

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  2. People have such different senses of humor. Some of my friends love Monty Python, Pink Panther, and early Woody Allen films.
    I’m with you. I found The Full Monty hysterically funny. Other films that can still get me to laugh:

    Sister Act
    Miss Congeniality
    Liar, Liar
    The Dream Team

  3. Regarding movies, I’d suggest three performers in silent films:
    * Marx Brothers (I’m partial to Duck Soup)
    * Buster Keaton (anything)
    * Harold Lloyd (anything)
    They’re great, hilarous, and bear re-watching.

    Among the more recent movies,
    * A Fish Called Wanda

  4. – Little Miss Sunshine
    – There’s Something about Mary
    – A Fish Called Wanda
    – Everybody Says I Love You

  5. – Little Miss Sunshine
    – A Fish Called Wanda
    – There’s Something About Mary
    – Everybody Says I Love You

  6. “Little Miss Sunshine” is definitely a good laugh. “Being John Malkovich” is hilarious but it’s quite a dark comedy and not everyone’s cup of tea. Anything Monty Python, especially “Holy Grail” (Run away!)… I also love Lewis Black’s standup, but again his humor is quite dark and he also uses a great deal of profanity.

  7. Oops I didn’t mean to post that yet. Anyway, continuing on…

    -Bowfinger
    -The Jerk
    -Stir Crazy
    -The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain — charming with gorgeous scenery, highly recommend

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