The Best Comedies of the 1970s

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Annie Hall

1977    Woody Allen    Rated PG

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Romance

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The Sting

1973    George Roy Hill    Rated PG

Buddy Film    Comedy    Con Artist / Hustler

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Life of Brian

1979    Terry Jones    Rated R

Absurd Comedy    Based-on-Television    Comedy

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Young Frankenstein

1974    Mel Brooks    Rated PG

Comedy    Horror Comedy    Parody/Spoof

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Harold and Maude

1971    Hal Ashby    Rated PG

Black Comedy    Comedy    Coming-of-Age

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Blazing Saddles

1974    Mel Brooks    Rated R

Comedy    Comedy Western    Odd Couple Film

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Animal House

1978    John Landis    Rated R

Absurd Comedy    Comedy    Gross-Out Comedy

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The Jerk

1979    Carl Reiner    Rated R

Absurd Comedy    Comedy

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Love and Death

1975    Woody Allen    Rated PG

Comedy    Comedy of Errors    Parody/Spoof

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Slap Shot

1977    George Roy Hill    Rated R

Comedy    Sports Comedy

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Sleeper

1973    Woody Allen    Rated PG

Comedy    Comedy of Errors    Dystopian Film

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The Muppet Movie

1979    James Frawley    Rated G

Adventure    Based-on-Television    Comedy

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Kelly's Heroes

1970    Brian G. Hutton    Rated PG

Adventure    Anti-War Film    Comedy

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Bananas

1971    Woody Allen    Rated PG13

Absurd Comedy    Comedy    Political Satire

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Play It Again, Sam

1972    Herbert Ross    Rated PG

Romance    Comedy    Parody/Spoof

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Drunken Master

1978    Woo-ping Yuen    Rated PG13

Action    Action Comedy    Comedy

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