The 28 Best Comedies This Century, Ranked From Worst to Best
by
Julia Hays, for Metacritic
– June 5, 2017
From Academy Award winners to outrageous, campy comedies, this century has been filled with a variety of laugh-inducing flicks.
These films star titans of the genre, including Seth Rogen, Jack Black, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chris Rock. And while some are of the laugh-out-loud variety, other comedies are satirical, of the mumblecore genre, or just plain dark.
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photo by Paramount Home Entertainment
Jack Black stars in this comedy about a prep school substitute teacher who forms a rock band of fourth-graders. The film was the highest-grossing musical comedy of all time, earning $131 million worldwide at the box office, until it was overthrown by Pitch Perfect 2.
“An exuberant, raucous and thoroughly endearing comedy.” —Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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