The funniest film of all time, according to study

To forget your problems or even satirize reality: there is nothing better than a good dose of humor. The best thing about comedy is that, unlike other genres, there is no “ideal” model or rules to follow – but a survey by the website OnBuyMovies study managed to prove which is the funniest production of all time.

The research, published on Far Out Magazineused information contained in IMDb, one of the main portals with databases of films and TV series on the internet, to create a metric and discover the answer.

Based on IMDb data, it was possible to filter the best 125 comedies ever made – based on features with an average rating above six and which had the keyword “funny” and related terms. Next, we analyzed which films had the best ratings and the greatest presence of “funny” and similar words in user reviews.

Check out the Top 3 funniest films of all time below, based on the metric developed by OnBuyMovies:

1. Superbad – It’s Today (2007), with 250 reviews that contained the word “funny” and similar terms;
2. Deadpool (2016) with more than 233 reviews;
3. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), which accumulated 230 evaluations.

More about Superbad – It’s Today (2007)

Starring Jonah Hill It is Michael Cera as Seth It is Evan, respectively, two teenagers about to graduate from high school. Before graduating, the boys want to party and lose their virginity, but their plan is more difficult than expected.

With direction from Greg Mottola and production of Judd Apatow, the film grossed US$169 million at the worldwide box office, on a budget of US$20 million. Since the film’s release, it has been hailed as one of the best comedies of the 2000s and as one of the best high school movies of all time.