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Best '90s comedy movies

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Best '90s comedy movies

Stacker compiled a list of the best '90s comedy movies of all time based on our own Stacker score, a weighted index split evenly between IMDb user rating and Metascore. To qualify, the film had to have comedy as one of its genres on IMDb, have a Metascore, and have at least 5,000 IMDb user votes. Ties were broken by votes.

 

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#50. A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)

- Director: Shane Meadows
- Stacker score: 89.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 65
- Runtime: 90 minutes

#49. The Girl on the Bridge (1999)

- Director: Patrice Leconte
- Stacker score: 89.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 75
- Runtime: 90 minutes

#48. Delicatessen (1991)

- Director: Marc Caro
- Stacker score: 89.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 66
- Runtime: 99 minutes

#47. Life Is Sweet (1990)

- Director: Mike Leigh
- Stacker score: 89.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.4
- Metascore: 88
- Runtime: 103 minutes

#46. My Cousin Vinny (1992)

- Director: Jonathan Lynn
- Stacker score: 89.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 68
- Runtime: 120 minutes

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#45. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

- Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
- Stacker score: 89.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 79
- Runtime: 137 minutes

#44. Barton Fink (1991)

- Director: Joel Coen
- Stacker score: 89.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 69
- Runtime: 116 minutes

#43. Topsy-Turvy (1999)

- Director: Mike Leigh
- Stacker score: 89.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.4
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 160 minutes

#42. Living in Oblivion (1995)

- Director: Tom DiCillo
- Stacker score: 89.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 81
- Runtime: 90 minutes

#41. Fallen Angels (1995)

- Director: Kar-Wai Wong
- Stacker score: 89.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 71
- Runtime: 99 minutes

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#40. Mulan (1998)

- Director: Tony Bancroft
- Stacker score: 89.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 71
- Runtime: 88 minutes

#39. The Commitments (1991)

- Director: Alan Parker
- Stacker score: 90.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 73
- Runtime: 118 minutes

#38. Le Dîner de Cons (1998)

- Director: Francis Veber
- Stacker score: 90.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 73
- Runtime: 80 minutes

#37. Home Alone (1990)

- Director: Chris Columbus
- Stacker score: 90.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 63
- Runtime: 103 minutes

#36. Husbands and Wives (1992)

- Director: Woody Allen
- Stacker score: 90.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 84
- Runtime: 108 minutes

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#35. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

- Director: Brian Henson
- Stacker score: 90.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 85 minutes

#34. The Sandlot (1993)

- Director: David Mickey Evans
- Stacker score: 90.3
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 55
- Runtime: 101 minutes

#33. The Player (1992)

- Director: Robert Altman
- Stacker score: 90.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.5
- Metascore: 86
- Runtime: 124 minutes

#32. As Good as It Gets (1997)

- Director: James L. Brooks
- Stacker score: 90.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 67
- Runtime: 139 minutes

#31. Shall We Dance? (1996)

- Director: Masayuki Suô
- Stacker score: 90.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 68
- Runtime: 136 minutes

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#30. Night on Earth (1991)

- Director: Jim Jarmusch
- Stacker score: 90.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 68
- Runtime: 129 minutes

#29. Dazed and Confused (1993)

- Director: Richard Linklater
- Stacker score: 90.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 78
- Runtime: 103 minutes

#28. Office Space (1999)

- Director: Mike Judge
- Stacker score: 90.6
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 68
- Runtime: 89 minutes

#27. Clerks (1994)

- Director: Kevin Smith
- Stacker score: 90.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 70
- Runtime: 92 minutes

#26. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

- Director: Trey Parker
- Stacker score: 91.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 73
- Runtime: 81 minutes

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#25. Herod's Law (1999)

- Director: Luis Estrada
- Stacker score: 91.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 64
- Runtime: 123 minutes

#24. Rushmore (1998)

- Director: Wes Anderson
- Stacker score: 91.5
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 86
- Runtime: 93 minutes

#23. Three Colors: White (1994)

- Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Stacker score: 91.7
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 88
- Runtime: 92 minutes

#22. Short Cuts (1993)

- Director: Robert Altman
- Stacker score: 91.8
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 79
- Runtime: 188 minutes

#21. Ed Wood (1994)

- Director: Tim Burton
- Stacker score: 91.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 70
- Runtime: 127 minutes

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#20. A Summer's Tale (1996)

- Director: Éric Rohmer
- Stacker score: 92.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.6
- Metascore: 91
- Runtime: 105 minutes

#19. The Postman (1994)

- Director: Michael Radford
- Stacker score: 92.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 81
- Runtime: 108 minutes

#18. Happiness (1998)

- Director: Todd Solondz
- Stacker score: 92.0
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 81
- Runtime: 134 minutes

#17. Porco Rosso (1992)

- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Stacker score: 92.2
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 83
- Runtime: 94 minutes

#16. Naked (1993)

- Director: Mike Leigh
- Stacker score: 92.4
- IMDb user rating: 7.7
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 131 minutes

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#15. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

- Director: Ang Lee
- Stacker score: 92.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 79
- Runtime: 124 minutes

#14. Being John Malkovich (1999)

- Director: Spike Jonze
- Stacker score: 94.1
- IMDb user rating: 7.8
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 113 minutes

#13. Black Cat, White Cat (1998)

- Director: Emir Kusturica
- Stacker score: 94.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 73
- Runtime: 127 minutes

#12. Chungking Express (1994)

- Director: Kar-Wai Wong
- Stacker score: 94.9
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 78
- Runtime: 102 minutes

#11. Toy Story 2 (1999)

- Director: John Lasseter
- Stacker score: 94.9
- IMDb user rating: 7.9
- Metascore: 88
- Runtime: 92 minutes

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#10. The Big Lebowski (1998)

- Director: Joel Coen
- Stacker score: 95.2
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 71
- Runtime: 117 minutes

#9. Groundhog Day (1993)

- Director: Harold Ramis
- Stacker score: 95.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 72
- Runtime: 101 minutes

#8. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Stacker score: 95.8
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 66
- Runtime: 107 minutes

#7. Aladdin (1992)

- Director: Ron Clements
- Stacker score: 95.8
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 86
- Runtime: 90 minutes

#6. Underground (1995)

- Director: Emir Kusturica
- Stacker score: 96.1
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 79
- Runtime: 167 minutes

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#5. Secrets & Lies (1996)

- Director: Mike Leigh
- Stacker score: 96.3
- IMDb user rating: 8.0
- Metascore: 91
- Runtime: 136 minutes

#4. The Iron Giant (1999)

- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker score: 96.8
- IMDb user rating: 8.1
- Metascore: 85
- Runtime: 86 minutes

#3. The Truman Show (1998)

- Director: Peter Weir
- Stacker score: 98.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.2
- Metascore: 90
- Runtime: 103 minutes

#2. Life Is Beautiful (1997)

- Director: Roberto Benigni
- Stacker score: 99.4
- IMDb user rating: 8.6
- Metascore: 59
- Runtime: 116 minutes

#1. Toy Story (1995)

- Director: John Lasseter
- Stacker score: 100.0
- IMDb user rating: 8.3
- Metascore: 95
- Runtime: 81 minutes

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