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. Hell Comes to Frogtown Score 27.7 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 55%
  2. Earth Girls Are Easy Score 26.9 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 68% · Metascore 66
  3. The Couch Trip Score 26.8 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 40%
  4. Action Jackson Score 26.6 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 24% · Metascore 36
  5. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers Score 26.2 · IMDb 5.5 · Tomatometer 58%
  6. High Spirits Score 26.2 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 31% · Metascore 47
  7. Cocktail Score 26.0 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 11% · Metascore 12
  8. Waxwork Score 25.6 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 60% · Metascore 41
  9. Big Top Pee-wee Score 24.9 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 42
  10. Fright Night Part 2 Score 24.6 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 43%