Bill Hader's 200 Essential Movies Every Comedy Writer Should See

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List compiled by actor Bill Hader and published in "Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today's Top Comedy Writers" by Mike Sacks.

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  1. 44 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  2. 27 -

    The Big Lebowski

    1998, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 16 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 56 -

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 64 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 158 -

    Shaun of the Dead

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 178 -

    Toy Story

    1995, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 124 -

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  9. 180 -

    Toy Story 3

    2010, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 91 -

    The Incredibles

    2004, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 185 -

    Up

    2009, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 163 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  13. 125 -

    Life of Brian

    1979 — a.k.a. Monty Python's Life of Brian, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 123 -

    Monsters, Inc.

    2001, in 14 top lists Check
  15. 12 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  16. 144 -

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 179 -

    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 82 -

    Groundhog Day

    1993, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 74 -

    Ghostbusters

    1984, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 63 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 35 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 78 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  23. 150 -

    The Royal Tenenbaums

    2001, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 198 -

    Young Frankenstein

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  25. 108 -

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 7 -

    Airplane!

    1980, in 14 top lists Check
  27. 31 -

    Boogie Nights

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 13 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  29. 43 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  30. 29 -

    Blazing Saddles

    1974, in 14 top lists Check
  31. 174 -

    This Is Spinal Tap

    1984, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 30 -

    The Blues Brothers

    1980, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 61 -

    The Evil Dead

    1981, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 65 -

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  35. 75 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  36. 92 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  37. 22 -

    Beetlejuice

    1988, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 148 -

    Raising Arizona

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 152 -

    Rushmore

    1998, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 59 -

    Ed Wood

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 62 -

    Evil Dead II

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 105 -

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 156 -

    A Serious Man

    2009, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 21 -

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 77 -

    The Goonies

    1985, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 72 -

    The General

    1926, in 34 top lists Check
  47. 14 -

    Army of Darkness

    1992, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 146 -

    Punch-Drunk Love

    2002, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 166 -

    South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    1999, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 52 -

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
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