This Is the Funniest American Movie of All Time

This kooky comedy, directed by Frank Capra, is about a man (Cary Grant) who gets married on Halloween and when he delivers the news to his screwball relatives, discovers they’re serial killers. This was a different turn for two of the movie’s screenwriters, Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein, who co-wrote “Casablanca.”

Rob Reiner’s documentary-style roasting of heavy metal bands was well-received by critics and fans alike, getting a 95% Freshness rating from Rotten Tomatoes as well as a 92% audience score. New York Times critic Janet Maslin said “It stays so wickedly close to the subject that it is very nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.”

Propelled by the appeal of “Saturday Night Live” alums Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, and co-written by Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, “Ghostbusters” became one of the biggest hits of the 80s. The film about the spectral-battling squad enjoys a Rotten Tomatoes Freshness rating of 97%.

Robert and Peter Farrelly’s sophomoric comedy about a man trying to reconnect with his high school crush was a box-office smash, pulling in $176.5 million.

“Being There,” based on the satirical novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosinski, is about how a simple gardener becomes an advisor to the president of the United States. The film has a 95% Freshness rating from Rotten Tomatoes.