Surely movies are a great source of entertainment and recreation. We often watch movies to release tension and to get rid of boredom.  Funny movies are specially appreciated by general public because they bring lots of laughs and smile on people faces.

I have written a list of top ten funniest Hollywood movies ever. These movies are best comedy films ever made in Hollywood. I hope these funny movies would entertain you and would bring laughter on your faces. Enjoy!

Top 10 Most Funny Hollywood Movies of All Time are:-

10. National Lampoon’s Animal House

National Lampoon’s Animal House

National Lampoon’s Animal House is a 1978 funny comedy film directed by John Landis. It is one the best and most funniest movie of the century. THe movie recieved many awards and nominations. It was No. 1 on Bravo’s 100 Funniest Movies and No. 36 on AFI’s “100 Years… 100 Laughs” list of the 100 best American comedies.

Cast

John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom and Thomas Hulce

Rating

90%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 7.6/10 on IMDb

9. Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber is a film based on the journey of two extremely stupid and dumb friends. It was released in 1994 and directed by Farrelly Brothers. Jim Carrey won MTV Best Comedic Performance award for this movie.

 Cast

Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels and Lauren Holly

Rating

63%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 7.2/10 on IMDb

8. Happy Gilmore

Happy Gilmore

Happy Gilmore is a sports-comedy film released in 1996. The movie was directed by Dennis Dugan and starred Adam Sandler and some other actors.

Cast

Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald and Carl Weathers

Rating

59%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 6.9/10 on IMDb

7. Ace Venture: Pet Detective

Ace Venture: Pet Detective

Released in 1994, the movie was directed by Tom Shadyac and starred one of my favorite actors, Jim Carrey. The movie is based on a private pet detective living in Miami. Funny acting and comedy of Jim Carrey in the movie is really admirable.

Although movie has low ranking on Rotten Tomatoes but it is still one of the best funny movie and a must-watch comedy movie.

Cast

Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox, Sean Young, Dan Marino and Tone Loc

Rating

45%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 6.8/10 on IMDb

6. The 40-Year-Old Virgin

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

The 40-year-old Virgin is an American comedy film directed and  written by Judd Apatow. The movie is about a nerdy guy who has a very little social circle. the film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the ten best movies of the year 2005.

Cast

Steve Carell, Catherine Keener and Paul Rudd

Rating

86%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 7.3/10 on IMDb

5. Shaun of The Dead

Shaun of The Dead

Shaun of The Dead is a zombie-comedy movie, released in 2004 and directed by Edgar Wright. The movie received great positive reviews and response from critics. Many magazines named it one of the best zombie movie and best zombie-comedy film ever made.

Cast

Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton

Rating

91%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 8.0/10 on IMDb

4. The Hangover

The Hangover

The Hangover in one of my favorite comedy movies. Todd Phillips directed the movie. It was released in 2009 and its second part was released in 2011. The movie won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and also many other awards and nominations.

Cast

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Justin Bartha

Rating

79%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 7.8/10 on IMDb

3. SuperBad

SuperBad

SuperBad, as its name indicate, it is a comedian movie filmed on two high school seniors. It is surely one of the most funny movies of the decade. Michael Cera received a award for Best Male Performance in 2008 Canadian Comedy Awards.

Cast

Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen, Emma Stone and Martha MacIsaac

Rating

88%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 7.6/10 on IMDb

2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a British comedy film released in 1975. The movie was directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam and starred some of the legendary actors including Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Terry Gilliam. The movie was voted to be one of the greatest comedy movie of all time. It ranked 41 on Bravo’s 100 Funniest Movies.

Cast

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin

Rating

95%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 8.4/10 on IMDb

1. Airplane

Airplane

Airplane is world’s most funny movie of all time. It was directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, and was released in 1980. The movie has been nominated for many awards including Golden Globe’s Best Motion Pictube – Comedy. It was featured in many magazines for one of the best comedy movies.

Cast

Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty,  Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Peter Graves and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Rating

98%  on Rotten Tomatoes | 7.8/10 on IMDb

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Have you seen any of these comedy movies?

Which one is your favorite?