# The 10 Best Comedy Movies Ever Made

> ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, asked 5 times each, rank Some Like It Hot as the #1 of the best comedy movies ever made, followed by Dr. Strangelove and Airplane!. Some Like It Hot (1959). All 3 AIs put it first.

Source: https://clankerlists.com/lists/best-comedy-movies-ever-made · Collected 2026-10-06 · Movies

| Rank | Pick | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Some Like It Hot](https://clankerlists.com/items/some-like-it-hot) (1959) | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| 2 | [Dr. Strangelove](https://clankerlists.com/items/dr-strangelove) (1964) | #2 | #2 | #4 |
| 3 | [Airplane!](https://clankerlists.com/items/airplane) (1980) | #4 | #5 | #2 |
| 4 | [Groundhog Day](https://clankerlists.com/items/groundhog-day-film) (1993) | #3 | #4 | #5 |
| 5 | [Monty Python and the Holy Grail](https://clankerlists.com/items/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail) (1975) | #6 | #3 | #3 |
| 6 | [Duck Soup](https://clankerlists.com/items/duck-soup) (1933) | #5 | #7 | #9 |
| 7 | [This Is Spinal Tap](https://clankerlists.com/items/this-is-spinal-tap) (1984) | #9 | #8 | #7 |
| 8 | [The Big Lebowski](https://clankerlists.com/items/the-big-lebowski) (1998) | #8 | #11 | #8 |
| 9 | [Blazing Saddles](https://clankerlists.com/items/blazing-saddles) (1974) | — | #12 | #6 |
| 10 | [Annie Hall](https://clankerlists.com/items/annie-hall) (1977) | #12 | #6 | — |

## 1. Some Like It Hot

Two broke musicians dress as women to flee gangsters, and Billy Wilder's farce finds Monroe, Curtis and Lemmon at peak form. It ends on the most famous last line in comedy. Every engine put it first.

## 2. Dr. Strangelove

Kubrick turned nuclear annihilation into a masterpiece of black comedy, with Peter Sellers playing three roles. The War Room never stops being funny or terrifying. Every engine had it in its top five.

## 3. Airplane!

The Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker disaster spoof fires jokes at a relentless pace, and nearly all of them land. Leslie Nielsen's deadpan changed comedy for good. Gemini ranked it as high as #2.

## 4. Groundhog Day

Bill Murray lives the same day over and over until he becomes a better man. It's funny, sweet and oddly profound, and it gave us a phrase everyone still uses. ChatGPT had it at #3.

## 5. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Coconuts, a killer rabbit and the Knights Who Say Ni. Python's low-budget Arthurian romp is endlessly quotable and made absurdism mainstream. Gemini placed it #3, and it made nearly every list.

## 6. Duck Soup

The Marx Brothers at their most anarchic: Groucho runs the nation of Freedonia into war, with Harpo and Chico wrecking whatever's left. It's the oldest film here and still fast, rude and funny.

## 7. This Is Spinal Tap

Rob Reiner's fake rockumentary invented the mockumentary as we know it. Nigel Tufnel's amps go to eleven, and every band documentary since owes it a debt. It's stupid and brilliant at once.

## 8. The Big Lebowski

The Coens' shaggy-dog L.A. noir turned the Dude into a patron saint of slackers. It's weird, endlessly rewatchable and quoted everywhere. Gemini put it in every top ten; the other two were split.

## 9. Blazing Saddles

Mel Brooks's Western spoof tears through taboos with fearless, gleeful chaos. It's still outrageously funny. Gemini listed it every time, while ChatGPT never did, which makes this spot a real split decision.

## 10. Annie Hall

Woody Allen's neurotic romance of Alvy and Annie redefined the romantic comedy, with talking to the camera, split screens and a perfect Diane Keaton. Claude listed it every time. Gemini never did.

## Lone wolves

- The Apartment: only ChatGPT
- Monty Python's Life of Brian: only ChatGPT
- Superbad: only Gemini

## Questions

**What comedy movie should I watch right now?**

Start with Some Like It Hot (1959). Already seen it? Try Dr. Strangelove or, for something less obvious, Annie Hall.

**According to AI, what is #1 of the best comedy movies ever made?**

Some Like It Hot (1959). All 3 AIs put it first.

**Do ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini agree on the best comedy movies ever made?**

Partly. 8 of the 10 picks made all 3 AIs' lists. The biggest split was Blazing Saddles: ChatGPT didn't list it, Claude #12, Gemini #6.

**Which best comedy movies ever made did only one AI pick?**

The Apartment (only ChatGPT); Monty Python's Life of Brian (only ChatGPT); Superbad (only Gemini).

**How was this ranking of the best comedy movies ever made made?**

We asked ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini "What are the 10 best comedy movies ever made? Rank them from 1 to 10, best first." 5 times each, every time in a fresh chat, in 2026-10. A #1 earns 10 points and a #10 earns 1; each AI's points are averaged over its runs and each AI gets an equal say.