The best comedies of 1980

45 comedies from 1980, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Airplane! Score 73.3 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 78 · Comedy
  2. The Gods Must Be Crazy Score 69.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 73 · Action, Comedy
  3. The Blues Brothers Score 67.9 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 60 · Music, Comedy, Crime
  4. 9 to 5 Score 62.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 71% · Metascore 58 · Comedy
  5. Caddyshack Score 59.2 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 48 · Comedy
  6. Melvin and Howard Score 58.4 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 91% · Comedy, Drama
  7. Stir Crazy Score 55.2 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 69% · Metascore 56 · Comedy, Crime
  8. My Bodyguard Score 55.0 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 67 · Comedy, Drama, Family
  9. My American Uncle Score 54.0 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 86% · Comedy, Drama, Romance
  10. The Stunt Man Score 52.4 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 75 · Action, Comedy, Drama