Comedy movies – 1980s

Genre: Comedy. Period: 1980s. 31 movies, best first.

1. Züğürt Ağa (1985) · Comedy · ⭐ 8.0
   A bankrupt village landlord struggles to adapt to changing times.
2. A Christmas Story (1983) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.9
   A young boy desperately wants a BB gun for Christmas despite everyone's warnings.
3. Tampopo (1985) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.9
   A truck driver helps a young widow perfect her ramen noodle shop.
4. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.9
   A mockumentary follows a clueless British heavy metal band on tour.
5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.8
   A teenager skips school and has an adventure in Chicago with his friends.
6. Sixteen Candles (1984) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.8
   A girl's family forgets her sixteenth birthday and the day spirals into chaos.
7. The Breakfast Club (1985) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.8
   Five students from different cliques bond during Saturday detention.
8. The King of Comedy (1982) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.8
   An obsessed fan kidnaps a talk show host to get his own big break.
9. Airplane! (1980) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.7
   Food poisoning cripples the pilots and a former fighter pilot must land the plane.
10. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.7
    An abandoned actress chases her lover and chaos ensues.
11. The Goonies (1985) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.7
    A gang of kids searches for lost pirate treasure.
12. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.7
    A detective investigates a murder in a world where humans and cartoon characters coexist.
13. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.6
    Two mismatched travelers try to reach Chicago for Thanksgiving through disaster after disaster.
14. Trading Places (1983) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.5
    A rich broker and a street hustler unwittingly swap lives.
15. Bull Durham (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.4
    A veteran catcher mentors a wild young pitcher in the minor leagues while a love triangle unfolds.
16. Tootsie (1982) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.4
    An out-of-work actor disguises himself as a woman to land a role.
17. Big (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.3
    A boy wishes to be big and wakes up in a grown-up's body.
18. Caddyshack (1980) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.2
    Chaos reigns at a country club as a gopher wrecks the golf course.
19. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.2
    California high schoolers navigate sex, jobs and growing up.
20. Heathers (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.2
    A teenage girl is drawn into a deadly spiral with the school's most popular clique in this dark satire.
21. Raising Arizona (1987) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.2
    A childless couple kidnaps one of a set of quintuplets.
22. Chaos Class Goodbye (1981) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.1
    The Chaos Class's adventures come to a farewell.
23. Coming to America (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.1
    An African prince travels to Queens to find a bride.
24. Scrooged (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.0
    A cynical TV executive is visited by three ghosts in a modern take on A Christmas Carol.
25. The Great Muppet Caper (1981) · Comedy · ⭐ 7.0
    Reporters Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo investigate a jewel heist in London.
26. The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) · Comedy · ⭐ 6.9
    The Muppets try to get their musical on Broadway.
27. Risky Business (1983) · Comedy · ⭐ 6.8
    A teenager turns his parents' home into a brothel while they are away.
28. Ghostbusters II (1989) · Comedy · ⭐ 6.6
    The Ghostbusters return to save New York from a new supernatural threat.
29. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) · Comedy · ⭐ 6.3
    Shrunken kids battle to survive in their backyard as if it were a jungle.
30. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) · Comedy · ⭐ 5.7
    A lunar shuttle malfunctions in this spoof sequel to Airplane!
31. Caddyshack II (1988) · Comedy · ⭐ 3.9
    A new golf club member and the club's old guard clash with slapstick results.