The best comedies of 1997

96 comedies from 1997, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Life Is Beautiful Score 77.5 · IMDb 8.6 · Tomatometer 80% · Metascore 58 · Comedy, Drama
  2. As Good as It Gets Score 76.8 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 67 · Drama, Comedy, Romance
  3. The Full Monty Score 75.1 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 75 · Comedy
  4. Men in Black Score 73.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 72 · Action, Adventure, Comedy
  5. Liar Liar Score 65.8 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 83% · Metascore 70 · Comedy, Fantasy
  6. Wag the Dog Score 64.1 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 74
  7. Grosse Pointe Blank Score 61.9 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 82% · Metascore 76
  8. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Score 57.7 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 51
  9. Chasing Amy Score 57.6 · IMDb 7.2 · Tomatometer 86% · Metascore 71
  10. Private Parts Score 55.5 · IMDb 6.9 · Tomatometer 75% · Metascore 67