Best comedy movies on HBO Max (US)
Updated Nov 9, 2026, 6 PM ET
The 25 highest-rated comedy movies on IMDb available now on HBO Max in the US. Number one: City Lights (IMDb 8.5).
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City Lights
IMDb 8.5RT 95%
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2
Modern Times
IMDb 8.5RT 98%
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3
The Great Dictator
IMDb 8.4RT 92%
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4
The Kid
IMDb 8.2RT 100%
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5
The Red Balloon
IMDb 8.1RT 96%
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6
Safety Last!
IMDb 8.1RT 97%
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7
To Be or Not to Be
IMDb 8.1RT 96%
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8
The Circus
IMDb 8.1RT 97%
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9
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
IMDb 8.0RT 97%
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10
Limelight
IMDb 8.0RT 88%
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11
8½
IMDb 8.0RT 97%
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12
The Shop Around the Corner
IMDb 8.0RT 99%
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13
The Venture Bros: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
IMDb 7.9RT 92%
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14
Chungking Express
IMDb 7.9RT 89%
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15
This Is Spinal Tap
IMDb 7.9RT 98%
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16
Sing Street
IMDb 7.9RT 95%
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17
Divorce, Italian Style
IMDb 7.9RT 100%
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18
Stranger Than Paradise
IMDb 7.9RT 100%
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19
Tampopo
IMDb 7.9RT 100%
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20
A Christmas Story
IMDb 7.9RT 87%
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21
Waitress: The Musical
IMDb 7.8RT 100%
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22
Little Miss Sunshine
IMDb 7.8RT 91%
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23
Paddington 2
IMDb 7.8RT 99%
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24
Isle of Dogs
IMDb 7.8RT 90%
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25
Oliver Twist (1948)
IMDb 7.8RT 100%