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. 4 -

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 6 -

    After Hours

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 8 -

    Amarcord

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  4. 9 -

    American Graffiti

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
  5. 12 -

    Annie Hall

    1977, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 13 -

    The Apartment

    1960, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 21 -

    Barton Fink

    1991, in 8 top lists Check
  8. 31 -

    Boogie Nights

    1997, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 32 -

    Born Yesterday

    1950, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 33 -

    Bottle Rocket

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 37 -

    Bullets Over Broadway

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 41 -

    Catch-22

    1970, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 43 -

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  14. 44 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 45 -

    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
  16. 49 -

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

    1989, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 52 -

    Dazed and Confused

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  18. 55 -

    Down by Law

    1986, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 59 -

    Ed Wood

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 60 -

    Election

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 63 -

    Eyes Wide Shut

    1999, in 11 top lists Check
  22. 64 -

    Fargo

    1996, in 27 top lists Check
  23. 65 -

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  24. 66 -

    Horí, má panenko

    1967 — a.k.a. The Firemen's Ball, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 70 -

    Four Lions

    2010, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 75 -

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 76 -

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 78 -

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  29. 79 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  30. 84 -

    Heaven Can Wait

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 85 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 88 -

    I vitelloni

    1953 — a.k.a. I Vitelloni, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 94 -

    It's Always Fair Weather

    1955, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 96 -

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 98 -

    The King of Comedy

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 100 -

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 102 -

    The Last Detail

    1973, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 105 -

    The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    2004, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 106 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 108 -

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 109 -

    The Long Goodbye

    1973, in 15 top lists Check
  42. 112 -

    Lásky jedné plavovlásky

    1965 — a.k.a. The Loves of a Blonde, in 12 top lists Check
  43. 113 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 114 -

    The Man in the White Suit

    1951, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 116 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 127 -

    Mr. Mom

    1983, in 1 top list Check
  47. 128 -

    Mystery Train

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 130 -

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  49. 140 -

    Parenthood

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 143 -

    The Player

    1992, in 10 top lists Check
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