The best comedies of 1974

30 comedies from 1974, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Blazing Saddles Score 75.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 73 · Western, Comedy
  2. Young Frankenstein Score 75.1 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 83 · Comedy
  3. The Longest Yard Score 54.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 74% · Metascore 61
  4. Harry and Tonto Score 53.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 72
  5. Watch Out, We're Mad Score 52.9 · IMDb 7.3
  6. The Phantom of Liberty Score 51.4 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 85%
  7. Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Score 50.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 62
  8. From the Village to the City Score 50.1 · IMDb 8.2
  9. The Front Page Score 48.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 62
  10. Swept Away Score 48.5 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 62% · Metascore 68