The best comedies of 1983

39 comedies from 1983, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Terms of Endearment Score 89.7 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 79 · Drama, Comedy
  2. Trading Places Score 70.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 69 · Comedy
  3. Monty Python's the Meaning of Life Score 67.6 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 72 · Comedy
  4. Zelig Score 66.0 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 97% · Comedy
  5. National Lampoon's Vacation Score 65.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 94% · Metascore 55 · Comedy, Adventure
  6. A Christmas Story Score 65.7 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 77 · Comedy, Family
  7. The Big Chill Score 63.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 70% · Metascore 61 · Comedy, Drama
  8. Risky Business Score 60.2 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 75 · Romance, Comedy, Drama
  9. Project A Score 58.3 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 81% · Action, Adventure, Comedy
  10. Local Hero Score 57.2 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 83 · Comedy, Drama