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. A Moment of Innocence Score 45.9 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 70
  2. The Daytrippers Score 44.9 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 73% · Metascore 73
  3. Citizen Ruth Score 42.2 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 64
  4. Box of Moonlight Score 41.5 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 59%
  5. I Shot Andy Warhol Score 41.0 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 75
  6. Poove Unakkaga Score 40.7 · IMDb 8.5
  7. Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Score 40.7 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 32% · Metascore 53
  8. The Cable Guy Score 40.7 · IMDb 6.2 · Tomatometer 56% · Metascore 56
  9. The Nutty Professor Score 40.1 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 64% · Metascore 64
  10. The Preacher's Wife Score 39.7 · IMDb 5.8 · Tomatometer 60%