The best comedies of 1996

116 comedies from 1996, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Beautiful Girls Score 58.4 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 65 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
  2. A Summer's Tale Score 57.6 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 91 · Romance, Drama, Comedy
  3. Beautiful Thing Score 56.7 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 92%
  4. The Frighteners Score 56.2 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 65% · Metascore 52
  5. Swingers Score 54.9 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 71
  6. Happy Gilmore Score 54.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 66% · Metascore 31
  7. Twelfth Night Score 54.7 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 75%
  8. Waiting for Guffman Score 54.4 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 72
  9. Emma Score 53.6 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 66
  10. Family Resemblances Score 52.0 · IMDb 7.4 · Tomatometer 89%