The best comedies of 1979

33 comedies from 1979, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Manhattan Score 71.2 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 83 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
  2. Being There Score 69.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 83 · Comedy, Drama
  3. The Muppet Movie Score 68.0 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 74 · Family, Comedy, Adventure
  4. Breaking Away Score 66.5 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 91 · Drama, Comedy
  5. Monty Python's Life of Brian Score 62.4 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 77
  6. The Jerk Score 59.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 61
  7. The In-Laws Score 55.0 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 69
  8. Camera Buff Score 54.5 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 90%
  9. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert Score 54.4 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 92% · Comedy
  10. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Score 53.3 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 72