The best comedies of 1959

10 comedies from 1959, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Some Like It Hot Score 80.6 · IMDb 8.2 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 98 · Comedy, Romance, Crime
  2. Pillow Talk Score 63.5 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 73 · Comedy, Romance
  3. Good Morning Score 55.1 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 87
  4. Operation Petticoat Score 47.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 81%
  5. Our Man in Havana Score 45.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 95%
  6. The Great War Score 40.6 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 40%
  7. The Mouse That Roared Score 39.1 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 90%
  8. The Shaggy Dog Score 38.0 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 45
  9. A Bucket of Blood Score 28.7 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 69%
  10. Santa Claus Score 17.0 · IMDb 2.8 · Tomatometer 40%