Best comedy of the new millennium

What are the best comedy movies of the 2000s? Right now the top of this list includes Up (2009), Finding Nemo (2003) and Ratatouille (2007).

Up, Finding Nemo and Ratatouille open the decade, and Pixar gets the laugh before the lump in your throat. Then 3 Idiots, Amélie and Hot Fuzz pull the party worldwide, and Superbad and The Hangover hold the back row. The funniest films of 2000 to 2009. Pick one and press play.

from the blog · top 100 of 188

Ranked by goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies.com)

U

82.6

#1Up

2009 · 96m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★8.3(1.3M)#68top 1.9%

F

82.0

2003 · 100m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★8.2(1.2M)#91top 2.6%

R

81.3

2007 · 111m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★8.1(973k)#114top 3.3%

3

81.0

2009 · 170m · Comedy, Drama

★8.4(493k)#129top 3.7%

M

79.8

#5Monsters, Inc.

2001 · 92m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★8.1(1.1M)#212top 6.1%

M

79.2

2009 · 92m · Animation, Comedy, Drama

★8.1(204k)#283top 8.1%

A

79.0

2001 · 122m · Comedy, Romance

★8.2(850k)#293top 8.4%

A

78.3

#8Almost Famous

2000 · 122m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

★7.9(319k)#389top 11%

F

78.0

#9Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009 · 87m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.9(313k)#430top 12%

N

77.9

#10No Man's Land

2001 · 98m · Comedy, Drama, War

★7.9(51k)#442top 13%

C

77.8

2005 · 129m · Comedy, Drama

★7.8(35k)#466top 13%

S

77.5

2001 · 90m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.9(826k)#487top 14%

L

77.5

#13Love Exposure

2008 · 237m · Action, Comedy, Drama

★8.0(19k)#495top 14%

L

77.2

#14Lost in Translation

2003 · 102m · Comedy, Drama

★7.7(537k)#540top 15%

D

77.2

#15The Death of Mr. Lazarescu

2005 · 153m · Comedy, Drama

★7.8(17k)#549top 16%

D

76.8

#16Dil Chahta Hai

2001 · 183m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★8.0(81k)#609top 17%

H

76.7

2007 · 121m · Action, Comedy, Mystery

★7.8(575k)#623top 18%

L

76.5

#18Little Miss Sunshine

2006 · 101m · Comedy, Drama

★7.8(569k)#647top 19%

S

76.3

#19Shaun of the Dead

2004 · 99m · Comedy, Horror

★7.8(648k)#677top 19%

T

76.2

#20Tokyo Godfathers

2003 · 92m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.8(56k)#710top 20%

H

76.2

#21Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001 · 95m · Comedy, Drama, Music

★7.7(38k)#714top 20%

M

76.1

#22The Man Without a Past

2002 · 97m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.6(29k)#734top 21%

S

76.0

2004 · 127m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.5(219k)#753top 22%

J

75.7

2007 · 138m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.9(67k)#814top 23%

S

75.5

2000 · 102m · Comedy, Crime

★8.2(990k)#853top 24%

I

75.3

2008 · 107m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★7.9(501k)#885top 25%

P

75.3

2008 · 101m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.6(191k)#889top 26%

K

75.3

#28Kung Fu Hustle

2004 · 99m · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

★7.7(167k)#890top 26%

S

75.3

#29The Station Agent

2003 · 89m · Comedy, Drama

★7.6(82k)#899top 26%

V

75.2

2006 · 121m · Comedy, Drama

★7.6(114k)#929top 27%

W

75.1

#31Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

2005 · 85m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.5(160k)#940top 27%

A

75.0

2002 · 115m · Comedy, Drama

★7.6(215k)#972top 28%

G

74.7

#33Good Bye Lenin!

2003 · 121m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.7(161k)#1,034top 30%

S

74.5

#34Son of the Bride

2001 · 123m · Comedy, Drama

★7.8(18k)#1,067top 31%

A

74.4

#35American Splendor

2003 · 101m · Biography, Comedy, Drama

★7.4(55k)#1,099top 32%

Y

74.3

#36You, the Living

2007 · 95m · Comedy, Drama, Music

★7.4(17k)#1,116top 32%

B

74.1

#37Best in Show

2000 · 90m · Comedy

★7.5(77k)#1,161top 33%

S

74.0

2007 · 113m · Comedy

★7.6(708k)#1,169top 34%

5

73.8

#39500 Days of Summer

2009 · 95m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.6(631k)#1,225top 35%

I

73.8

2009 · 106m · Comedy

★7.4(65k)#1,231top 35%

D

73.8

2002 · 110m · Comedy, Drama

★7.5(25k)#1,235top 35%

I

73.8

2000 · 99m · Adventure, Comedy, Romance

★7.6(24k)#1,247top 36%

B

73.7

2006 · 84m · Comedy

★7.4(486k)#1,256top 36%

J

73.5

2007 · 96m · Comedy, Drama

★7.4(577k)#1,328top 38%

G

73.5

2001 · 111m · Comedy, Drama

★7.3(132k)#1,332top 38%

H

73.4

#46The Hangover

2009 · 100m · Comedy

★7.7(950k)#1,345top 39%

T

73.4

2000 · 106m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.4(24k)#1,354top 39%

S

73.3

#48Songs from the Second Floor

2000 · 98m · Comedy, Drama

★7.5(22k)#1,368top 39%

A

73.3

2003 · 160m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

★8.6(29k)#1,383top 40%

U

73.2

#50Up in the Air

2009 · 109m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.4(364k)#1,387top 40%

Z

73.1

2009 · 88m · Action, Comedy, Horror

★7.5(677k)#1,409top 40%

R

73.1

#52The Royal Tenenbaums

2001 · 110m · Comedy, Drama

★7.6(340k)#1,411top 40%

G

73.0

#53The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006 · 98m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.6(77k)#1,431top 41%

H

73.0

#54High Fidelity

2000 · 113m · Comedy, Drama, Music

★7.4(202k)#1,442top 41%

O

73.0

#55O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000 · 107m · Adventure, Comedy, Crime

★7.7(357k)#1,453top 42%

K

72.8

#56Kal Ho Naa Ho

2003 · 186m · Comedy, Drama, Musical

★7.9(83k)#1,488top 43%

C

72.8

2003 · 111m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★7.6(29k)#1,495top 43%

A

72.8

#58A Dog's Will

2000 · 104m · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

★8.6(22k)#1,498top 43%

M

72.8

#59Monsoon Wedding

2001 · 114m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.3(27k)#1,521top 44%

C

72.5

#60Corpse Bride

2005 · 77m · Animation, Comedy, Drama

★7.4(336k)#1,586top 46%

T

72.5

#61Thank You for Smoking

2005 · 92m · Comedy, Drama

★7.5(237k)#1,587top 46%

S

72.5

#62The Squid and the Whale

2005 · 81m · Comedy, Drama

★7.3(95k)#1,608top 46%

S

72.4

2004 · 93m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.4(567k)#1,617top 46%

B

72.2

#64The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

2003 · 116m · Action, Comedy, Crime

★7.4(54k)#1,690top 48%

C

72.0

2000 · 84m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.1(228k)#1,724top 49%

L

72.0

#66Lilo & Stitch

2002 · 85m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.4(248k)#1,740top 50%

D

72.0

2000 · 101m · Comedy, Drama, History

★7.2(18k)#1,750top 50%

K

71.8

#68Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

2005 · 103m · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

★7.4(252k)#1,784top 51%

B

71.8

#69The Barbarian Invasions

2003 · 99m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★7.5(31k)#1,809top 52%

S

71.7

#70The Simpsons Movie

2007 · 87m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.3(366k)#1,825top 52%

S

71.7

#71School of Rock

2003 · 109m · Comedy, Music

★7.2(364k)#1,826top 52%

G

71.7

#72Gosford Park

2001 · 137m · Comedy, Drama, Mystery

★7.2(104k)#1,832top 53%

E

71.6

2001 · 89m · Comedy, Drama

★7.4(17k)#1,856top 53%

S

71.6

2004 · 91m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.4(16k)#1,857top 53%

E

71.5

#75The Emperor's New Groove

2000 · 78m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.4(255k)#1,859top 53%

G

71.3

#76Garden State

2004 · 102m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.4(229k)#1,929top 55%

M

71.2

#77Mondays in the Sun

2002 · 113m · Comedy, Drama

★7.5(17k)#1,977top 57%

R

71.1

#78Remember the Titans

2000 · 113m · Biography, Comedy, Drama

★7.8(255k)#1,978top 57%

A

71.1

#79About Schmidt

2002 · 125m · Comedy, Drama

★7.2(138k)#1,980top 57%

A

71.1

#80A Mighty Wind

2003 · 91m · Comedy, Music

★7.2(33k)#1,985top 57%

S

71.0

#81Shaolin Soccer

2001 · 87m · Action, Comedy, Fantasy

★7.3(99k)#2,023top 58%

C

70.9

2002 · 113m · Comedy, Crime, Musical

★7.2(259k)#2,031top 58%

S

70.8

2007 · 114m · Comedy, Drama

★7.1(40k)#2,045top 59%

B

70.8

#84Black Dynamite

2009 · 84m · Action, Comedy

★7.4(55k)#2,072top 59%

C

70.5

2007 · 95m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.1(15k)#2,127top 61%

S

70.3

#86Stranger Than Fiction

2006 · 113m · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

★7.5(248k)#2,161top 62%

E

70.3

2007 · 107m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.1(228k)#2,162top 62%

P

70.3

#88Punch-Drunk Love

2002 · 95m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.3(201k)#2,163top 62%

A

70.3

2002 · 101m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.1(200k)#2,164top 62%

I

70.3

2002 · 81m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.5(576k)#2,191top 63%

L

70.3

2004 · 115m · Comedy, Drama

★8.4(25k)#2,204top 63%

A

70.2

#92Adam's Apples

2005 · 94m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★7.7(60k)#2,212top 63%

P

70.1

#93The Princess and the Frog

2009 · 97m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.2(192k)#2,230top 64%

C

70.0

2009 · 104m · Comedy, Drama

★7.3(34k)#2,244top 64%

L

70.0

#95Lars and the Real Girl

2007 · 106m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.3(172k)#2,252top 65%

M

70.0

#96Me and You and Everyone We Know

2005 · 85m · Comedy, Drama

★7.2(39k)#2,265top 65%

B

69.9

#97Broken Flowers

2005 · 106m · Comedy, Drama, Mystery

★7.1(111k)#2,277top 65%

W

69.9

2009 · 138m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.6(38k)#2,280top 65%

R

69.8

#99Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year

2009 · 150m · Comedy, Drama

★7.5(26k)#2,321top 67%

W

69.5

#100Wonder Boys

2000 · 107m · Comedy, Drama

★7.2(70k)#2,364top 68%

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FAQ

Why are so many of these animated?

Animated films count when they're tagged Comedy, so Up, Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc. are here. Live-action picks like Hot Fuzz and Superbad are too.

Is The Hangover on the list?

Yes. The Hangover is here, and so is Borat.

Does it include non-English comedies?

Yes. 3 Idiots, Amélie, Kung Fu Hustle and Good Bye Lenin! are all on it.

What years does it cover?

2000 through 2009, by release year.

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