Top 26 Comedy Movies Highly Rated Released in 1982

Rupert is an aspiring stand-up comedian, who is willing to go the extra mile in his attempt to appear in the late night show hosted by his idol. Look into The King of Comedy / IMDB / YouTube

A group of SoCal high school students would rather ignore their studies and instead indulge in their teenage distractions. Check out Fast Times at Ridgemont High / IMDB / YouTube

Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Details on Tootsie / IMDB / YouTube

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer. Look into 48 Hrs. / IMDB / YouTube

A computer glitch causes a passenger space shuttle to the moon to head straight for the sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the aircraft back on track - again? Check out Airplane II: The Sequel / IMDB / YouTube

Five grisly tales from a kid's comic book about a murdered father rising from his grave, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches. Read about Creepshow / IMDB / YouTube

A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage. Find out about Annie / IMDB / YouTube

In 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and his redneck sheriff brother for harassing them. Learn about Porky's / IMDB / YouTube

A British student at a 1960s American high school must prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers. Learn about Grease 2 / IMDB / YouTube

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon. Explore The World According to Garp / IMDB / YouTube

Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. Characters from classic noir films appear as scenes from various movies interjected into the story. Get info on Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid / IMDB / YouTube

A struggling female soprano in 1934 Paris finally finds work after posing as a female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life when a visiting Chicago gangster finds himself inexplicably attracted to the seemingly male performer. Read about Victor/Victoria / IMDB / YouTube

A group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore. Look into Diner / IMDB / YouTube

A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will. Info on Basket Case / IMDB / YouTube

In the early 20th century, wacky inventor Andrew Hobbs and his wife Adrian invite two other couples for a weekend party at their romantic summer house in the countryside in this paean to Ingmar Bergman's Smiles of a Summer Night. Look into A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy / IMDB / YouTube

A female high school student's slumber party turns into a bloodbath, as a newly escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood. More about The Slumber Party Massacre / IMDB / YouTube

A mild-mannered morgue attendant is assigned to the night shift, and his new coworker, along with his prostitute neighbor, convince him of running a prostitution ring out of the morgue. Info on Night Shift / IMDB / YouTube

The Topalovic family has been in the burial business for generations. When the old (150 yrs old) Pantelija dies, five generations of his heirs start to fight for the inheritance. Learn about Maratonci trce pocasni krug / IMDB / YouTube

A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal. Details on Deathtrap / IMDB / YouTube

The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl. Learn about Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl / IMDB / YouTube

An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat. Explore The Toy / IMDB / YouTube

A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse. Learn about The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas / IMDB / YouTube

Journalist Marie Jouvet attempts to uncover the mysterious disappearance of Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. Info on Trail of the Pink Panther / IMDB / YouTube

A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away. Explore The Draughtsman's Contract / IMDB / YouTube

An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast. Check out My Favorite Year / IMDB / YouTube

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office. Check out Santa Claus Is a Stinker / IMDB / YouTube