The best comedies of 1988

87 comedies from 1988, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Punchline Score 38.4 · IMDb 5.9 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 52
  2. Shag Score 37.9 · IMDb 6.5 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 56
  3. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Score 37.8 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 43
  4. Vice Versa Score 35.9 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 61
  5. Big Business Score 35.0 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 52% · Metascore 53
  6. Life Is a Long Quiet River Score 34.0 · IMDb 6.8
  7. School Daze Score 33.3 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 58% · Metascore 52
  8. Moon Over Parador Score 33.1 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 42%
  9. For Keeps? Score 32.7 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 17% · Metascore 41
  10. She's Having a Baby Score 32.3 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 45% · Metascore 41