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. ‘Big business’, starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin is a masterpiece of mistaken identities. Do check it out. ….very funny!! Will elate your friend.

  4. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (Cary Grant and Myrna Loy)
    This is Spinal Tap (Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer)
    Bananas (Woody Allen)
    My Cousin Vinny (Joe Pesci)
    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Jim Carrey)
    The Pink Panther (Peter Sellers)
    The Wrong Arm of the Law (Peter Sellers)
    The Lavender Hill Mob (Alec Guinness)
    Monty Python and the Holy Grail
    Duck Soup (The Marx Bros.)
    Animal House (John Belushi)
    Young Frankenstein (Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman)
    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Mike Myers)
    Shakes the Clown (Bob Goldwaithe)
    A Fish Named Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Kevin Kline)
    Annie Hall (Woody Allen, Diane Keaton)
    The bank Dick (WC Fields, Mae West)
    Waiting for Guffman (Christopher Guest, Paker Posey, Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara)
    My Favorite Year (Peter O’Toole)
    National Lampoon’s Vacation (Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Randy Quaid)
    Canadian Bacon (John Candy)
    Moulin Rouge (not a comedy but a great film)

  5. Dear Ms. Fitts:

    I would add “Christmas in Connecticut”, “Big Business” and “9 to 5” to the list, and for an uplifting film that won’t make a person laugh, but cry joyful tears, I would add “Big Eden”. It’s a movie I watch when I need a little pick-me-up, and especially when I need to remember to have faith in other people.

  6. 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

  7. “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.

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