Best 22 Comedy Movies Picks from 1983

In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift. Read about A Christmas Story / IMDB / YouTube

A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Check out Trading Places / IMDB / YouTube

The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way. More about Monty Python's the Meaning of Life / IMDB / YouTube

The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. Check out National Lampoon's Vacation / IMDB / YouTube

A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand. Details on Risky Business / IMDB / YouTube

Entrepreneur Ross Webster teams up with a computer genius in order to realise his own evil intentions. When Superman obstructs his plans, he decides to destroy him. See more about Superman III / IMDB / YouTube

Widow Aurora Greenway juggles her own struggles with a new romantic interest while trying to sort out the emotional problems of her daughter who's married to a philandering husband. Check out Terms of Endearment / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people. Learn about Zelig / IMDB / YouTube

A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends. Look into The Big Chill / IMDB / YouTube

A brain surgeon marries a femme fatale whose life he saved, causing his life to turn upside down. Things go even more awry when he falls in love with a telepathic brain. See more about The Man with Two Brains / IMDB / YouTube

After he's suddenly laid off, a husband switches roles with his wife. She returns to the workforce, and he becomes a stay-at-home dad, and he has to take care of three young children, a job he has no clue how to do. Look into Mr. Mom / IMDB / YouTube

An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected. Details on Local Hero / IMDB / YouTube

Julie, a girl from the valley, meets Randy, a punk from the city. They are from different worlds and find love. Somehow they need to stay together in spite of her trendy, shallow friends. Read about Valley Girl / IMDB / YouTube

Eddie Murphy's raunchy, raucous stand-up comedy routine is captured for posterity on this tape. Get info on Eddie Murphy: Delirious / IMDB / YouTube

Fighting against pirates at the turn of the 20th century, the Hong Kong navy are failing miserably. It's up to Sergeant Dragon Ma to take matters into his own hands. Get info on Project A / IMDB / YouTube

Canada's most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it. More about Strange Brew / IMDB / YouTube

The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece. Look into Mickey's Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education. Info on Educating Rita / IMDB / YouTube

A young man in private school spends one crazy night out, and only later does he learn more about the woman who enlivened his night. Read about Class / IMDB / YouTube

The naughty high schoolers of Angel Beach High now seek revenge on a group of KKK religious fanatics and corrupt politicians who want to shut down their Shakespeare production after they cast a Seminole transfer student in the lead. Get info on Porky's II: The Next Day / IMDB / YouTube

At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis. See more about To Be or Not to Be / IMDB / YouTube

Two men meet in a strange situation and end up being mistaken first for robbers, then for Secret Service agents. Explore Go for It / IMDB / YouTube