The best comedies of 1981

42 comedies from 1981, 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 Cabbage Soup Score 32.6 · IMDb 6.5
  2. The Monster Club Score 32.4 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 45
  3. Beware of the Jonsson Gang! Score 31.9 · IMDb 6.4
  4. Neighbors Score 31.6 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 47
  5. The Chaos Class: Bye Bye Score 30.2 · IMDb 6.3
  6. Caveman Score 26.3 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 55
  7. Shock Treatment Score 24.1 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 43% · Metascore 36
  8. Condorman Score 23.4 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 27% · Metascore 46
  9. Modern Problems Score 22.5 · IMDb 5.0 · Metascore 27
  10. Student Bodies Score 19.5 · IMDb 5.4 · Tomatometer 33% · Metascore 41