# Please share your three favorite movies that make you roar with laughter! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726 "2017-03-21T23:59:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/81 "2017-03-23T13:06:35Z")
Borat Being John Malkovich Bananas ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/82 "2017-03-23T19:51:08Z")
Without heaving read the thread, off the top of my head: _Ladykillers_ (the original, though the Coen brothers’ was also quite good) \*A Fish Called Wanda \* _This Is Spinal Tap_ ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/83 "2017-03-24T04:56:40Z")
In no particular order: Airplane! Arsenic and Old Lace Dr. Strangelove ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/84 "2017-03-24T19:10:33Z")
Here’s my three choices. _Simón del desierto_, 1965, IMHO the funniest movie ever made. _La voie lactée_, 1969 _Le fantôme de la liberté_, 1974 All by Bunuel, in my opinion one of the three greatest directors of the 20th century. And no one can make you laugh as much as a surrealist! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/85 "2017-03-24T19:25:56Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > \*The Emperor’s New Groove > Seriously, _The Emperor’s New Groove_ doesn’t get a lot of attention, but it is just about the funniest movie I’ve ever seen. Yes. _It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World._ _UHF._ I love _The Big Lebowsk_i, but I dont find it all that funny. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/86 "2017-03-24T19:35:54Z")
_Brain Donors_ _Airport '79-Concorde_ _A Fistful Of Yen_-Twice as funny if you have already seen _Enter The Dragon_. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/87 "2017-03-24T20:13:45Z")
#1 All Time is _The Dinner Game_ aka _Le Dîner de Cons_ Yes, it is in French and subtitled, but it is the funniest movie I have ever seen. It absolutely didn’t deserve the terrible adaptation it received in the US as _Dinner For Schmucks_. #2 _Stripes_ #3 _In Bruges_ ---
**Author:** ![as\_u\_wish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/88 "2017-03-24T22:10:31Z")
If I really want to laugh, I will watch _Krippendorf’s Tribe_ (I don’t think anyone has mentioned this yet) _Fierce Creatures_ (Again, many have mentioned A Fish Called Wanda but I like Fierce Creatures…), or _What’s Up Doc_ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/89 "2017-03-24T23:36:46Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > _The Emperor’s New Groove > Blazing Saddles > Toy Story 3_ > > Seriously, _The Emperor’s New Groove_ doesn’t get a lot of attention, but it is just about the funniest movie I’ve ever seen. Yes, I didn’t include it because it’s been so long I’d forgotten about it. “I don’t think you’re really my great aunt. You look more like my great great great great great great…greatgreat aunt.” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/90 "2017-03-24T23:42:52Z")
There are others that I can’t think of right now, but Mel Brooks has gotten me right in the funnybone more than a few times. Blazing Saddles History of the World Part One High Anxiety Young Frankenstein Oh wait. You said three. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/91 "2017-03-24T23:46:38Z")
I don’t roar with laughter at movies, but I wish I did. The three movies that I think I would laugh at the most, the ones I find funniest, have all been mentioned. Young Frankenstein Blazing Saddles Galaxy Quest ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/92 "2017-03-25T00:02:22Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > My access to movies (very limited) didn’t bring up a lot of the titles. But, I was able to see **To Be, or Not to Be** (1942). I can’t remember the last time I saw a movie that was older than me. I read the synopsis, and knew I would be in for a treat. And I was! Thanks for recommending a movie I would never otherwise have seen. I pleased that you liked my all-time favorite,\* To Be or Not to Be. \*I’ll venture three more that have not been mentioned (lots of really good ones have been mentioned, but I don’t want to be repetitive): _The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert My Favorite Wife Victor/Victoria_ ---
**Author:** ![NetTrekker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nettrekker/32/2909_2.png) [@NetTrekker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NetTrekker)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/93 "2017-03-25T02:49:59Z")
What About Bob? Booty Call Austin Powers (original) ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/94 "2017-03-25T04:46:39Z")
I thought of another one. This is seasonal of course, but “A Christmas Story” makes me laugh out loud every time I watch it. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/95 "2017-03-25T11:23:21Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > I thought of another one. This is seasonal of course, but “A Christmas Story” makes me laugh out loud every time I watch it. Good one. I’m also glad that someone mentioned “All of Me,” which reminds me of “Liar Liar” (think of the parallel demented-lawyer-in-courtroom-about-to-get-fired physical comedy scenes) – another good one. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/96 "2017-03-26T19:51:06Z")
The Louis de Funès version of _Oscar_ – which I’m sure would be even funnier if I actually understood what they are saying. _Noises Off_. _A Fish Called Wanda_. I had this nice little list of three, as requested, and then saw this post: > [@74westy](#): > > I feel guilty. The first one I thought of was The Party which is pretty racist 50 years on but, I’m ashamed to say, still really funny. I may have to trade _Wanda_ for that one… ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/97 "2017-03-26T21:28:22Z")
> [@Periwinkle](#): > > I thought of another one. This is seasonal of course, but “A Christmas Story” makes me laugh out loud every time I watch it. I forgot about that one. I make my kids watch it every holiday season. They like it too but it is mainly for me. I still laugh even though I have seen it well over 100 times. Another one is Heathers. It isn’t for everyone because it is very dark and dated but it has got some great lines and is one of the most quotable movies there is. ---
**Author:** ![Avery\_Weisman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d78d45/32.png) [@Avery\_Weisman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avery_Weisman)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/98 "2017-03-27T04:32:53Z")
Naked Gun 1 Blazing Saddles Salt and Pepper 1 ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/99 "2017-03-27T07:46:35Z")
> [@pohjonen](#): > > Bedazzled (the original with Dudley Moore) Actually, I thought the Brendan Fraser remake was hilarious, but the Moore/Cook original was not. To each his own. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726/100 "2017-03-27T11:08:57Z")
As someone forced to attend children’s movies on a regular basis (by dint of having a small child) I can tell you that occasionally you find one that is funnier for adults than for the kids. With that I recommend: - **Flushed Away**. The entire Aardman back catalogue (including the **Wallace and Grommit** films, **Chicken Run** and **Shaun the Sheep** ) is excellent but Flushed Away made me laugh a ridiculous amount, far more than any of the under-tens in the cinema (although they did like all the slapstick). Probably funnier if you’re familiar with British culture but it’s not a requirement to get the jokes. - **The Lego Movie**. I can only assume that this didn’t get a nomination for best Animated Film because it has a short live-action section, because not only was this one of the best recent animated films I’ve seen it’s was one of the best comedy films of the year as well. Fast-paced, littered liberally with lampshades and other in-jokes and generally brilliant. Brought down slightly by the aforementioned live-action bit, but it picks up again at the end. The last joke had the wife and I roaring with laughter, and neither of us are normally big roarers. [N.B. Don’t bother with the recently released “Lego Batman Movie” - it is a massive disappointment by comparison with The Lego Movie.] Apart from kids’ films, I would normally recommend **UHF** but it’s well-covered here so let me throw in a sleeper called **Undercover Blues**. A goofy spy(-ish) comedy that doesn’t remotely take itself seriously. (Actually, that reminds me - and I know this makes four - but **Spy** with Melissa McCarthy really surprised me with how funny it was. McCarthy is, well, McCarthy and Jude Law is amusing but Jason Statham sends himself up beautifully well. ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-share-your-three-favorite-movies-that-make-you-roar-with-laughter/782726.md?page=6)