The best comedies of 1940

9 comedies from 1940, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. The Great Dictator Score 79.8 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 92% · Comedy, War
2. The Philadelphia Story Score 79.4 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 96 · Comedy, Romance
3. Pinocchio Score 75.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 99 · Animation, Family, Fantasy
4. The Shop Around the Corner Score 60.9 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 96 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
5. His Girl Friday Score 58.4 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 94
6. Pride and Prejudice Score 48.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 84
7. The Bank Dick Score 39.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 96%
8. My Favorite Wife Score 39.0 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 63
9. Go West Score 34.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 90%