The best comedies of 1972

24 comedies from 1972, 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 Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe Score 46.5 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 67%
  2. Roma Score 45.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 61%
  3. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask Score 42.9 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 66
  4. The Hot Rock Score 42.1 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 65
  5. Deep Throat Score 40.7 · IMDb 5.0
  6. Fritz the Cat Score 39.7 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 54
  7. Slaughterhouse-Five Score 39.3 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 66 · Drama, Science Fiction, War
  8. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean Score 38.8 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 57
  9. All the Way Boys Score 33.9 · IMDb 6.6
  10. The Canterbury Tales Score 32.1 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 60%