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. 137 -

    Our Hospitality

    1923, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 159 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 75 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
  4. 72 -

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  5. 42 -

    The Circus

    1928, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 46 -

    The Cocoanuts

    1929, in 1 top list Check
  7. 11 -

    Animal Crackers

    1930, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 43 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  9. 122 -

    Monkey Business

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  10. 34 -

    Boudu sauvé des eaux

    1932 — a.k.a. Boudu Saved from Drowning, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 86 -

    Horse Feathers

    1932, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 182 -

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  13. 53 -

    Design for Living

    1933, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 58 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 200 -

    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  16. 50 -

    Dames

    1934, in 1 top list Check
  17. 92 -

    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
  18. 93 -

    It's a Gift

    1934, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 117 -

    The Merry Widow

    1934, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 183 -

    Twentieth Century

    1934, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 133 -

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 151 -

    Ruggles of Red Gap

    1935, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 51 -

    A Day at the Races

    1937, in 3 top lists Check
  24. 196 -

    You Can't Take It with You

    1938, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 195 -

    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 20 -

    The Bank Dick

    1940, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 85 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 161 -

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 132 -

    Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

    1941 — a.k.a. What a Man, in 1 top list Check
  30. 170 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  31. 139 -

    The Palm Beach Story

    1942, in 14 top lists Check
  32. 177 -

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  33. 84 -

    Heaven Can Wait

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 15 -

    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 83 -

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 119 -

    The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 3 -

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    1948 — a.k.a. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 184 -

    Unfaithfully Yours

    1948, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 32 -

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 103 -

    The Lavender Hill Mob

    1951, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 114 -

    The Man in the White Suit

    1951, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 193 -

    Lo sceicco bianco

    1952 — a.k.a. The White Sheik, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 163 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  44. 19 -

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 88 -

    I vitelloni

    1953 — a.k.a. I Vitelloni, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 126 -

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  47. 48 -

    The Court Jester

    1955, in 5 top lists Check
  48. 94 -

    It's Always Fair Weather

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 101 -

    The Ladykillers

    1955, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 26 -

    I soliti ignoti

    1958 — a.k.a. Big Deal on Madonna Street, in 9 top lists Check
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