Top 20 Funniest Comedy Movies of the ’90s

Two metalhead friends run a local public access TV show from their basement until a TV producer offers them a real shot. The film took catchphrases like 'Party on!' and 'Schwing!' fully into the mainstream, not to mention the Bohemian Rhapsody car scene.

Bill Murray plays a cynical weatherman who relives the same day over and over, until he finally gets through it as a better person. It's now seen as one of the smartest comedies ever made.

An eight-year-old boy is accidentally left home alone over the Christmas holidays and has to defend his house against two bumbling burglars. It became one of the highest-grossing comedies of all time.

Steve Martin plays a former mobster in witness protection who has to adjust to suburban life. The film combines crime humor with a culture-clash story.

An inexperienced New York lawyer defends his cousin in a murder case in the Deep South. Marisa Tomei's supporting role as his assertive fiancée won her an Oscar.

Mike Myers parodies spy films with a swinging '60s spy who is thawed out in the '90s.

Two clueless brothers desperately try to get into a popular nightclub. The film is based on a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch, head bobs included.

Jack Nicholson plays an obsessive-compulsive, misanthropic writer whose life is changed by a waitress and his gay neighbor. It won Oscars for both Nicholson and Helen Hunt.

A small desert town is besieged by giant underground worm-like monsters. The film combines horror with a self-aware, comic tone, with Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as handymen turned heroes.

Tom Cruise plays a sports agent who stakes his whole career after a moral awakening. 'Show me the money!' became one of the most quoted film lines of the decade.

A frustrated office worker decides to stop caring about his job after a hypnosis session, with chaotic results. The film only became a true cult classic years after its release.

Steve Martin plays a second-rate film producer who secretly shoots a movie with a paranoid, unsuspecting movie star. Eddie Murphy plays a double role as the star and his nerdy lookalike brother.

Wes Anderson's early comedy follows an eccentric prep school student who falls for a teacher and gets into a feud with an older rival (Bill Murray). The film established the director's signature visual style early on.

Kevin Smith's low-budget debut follows a day in the life of two frustrated store clerks. Made for a fraction of an average studio film's budget, it launched Smith's entire career.

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels play two hopelessly dim friends on a chaotic road trip to return a briefcase. It became one of the most influential comedies of the '90s.

Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson play two streetball hustlers who team up to win money on bets. The film combines sports action with sharp humor about race and prejudice.

Mike Myers plays a man who becomes convinced that his new wife might be a serial killer. The film combines romance with absurd humor, and Myers also plays his own Scottish father.

Adam Sandler plays a failed hockey player who takes his aggressive slapshot to the golf course. The film helped cement Sandler's status as a comedy film star.

Jeff Bridges plays 'The Dude', a lethargic man who gets entangled in a kidnapping case through mistaken identity. In the years after its release, it developed one of the most devoted cult followings ever.

Adam Sandler plays a wedding singer who falls for a waitress while both watch their own wedding plans fall apart. The film is deliberately set in 1985, complete with matching music and fashion, and pairs Sandler with Drew Barrymore for the first time.