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Best Buddy Film

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Best 1 Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles is a 1987 American road comedy by John Hughes, pairing Steve Martin and John Candy in a Thanksgiving travel ordeal.

2 Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a 2016 New Zealand adventure comedy by Taika Waititi, adapted from Barry Crump's novel and a local box office record-setter.

3 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is a British stop-motion feature from Aardman, bringing back Feathers McGraw in 2024.

4 Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia is a 1946 American musical comedy by Hal Walker, the Alaska-set fourth Road film and a nominee for Best Original Screenplay.

5 Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost is a 1941 American Abbott and Costello horror comedy by Arthur Lubin, noted for mixing haunted-house gags with Universal musical inserts.

6 The Trip to Italy

The Trip to Italy is a 2014 British comedy by Michael Winterbottom, editing Coogan and Brydon's BBC Two travel series into a feature film.

7 Babes
Babes

Babes is a 2024 American comedy directed by Pamela Adlon, with Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau as longtime friends facing parenthood.

8 Buck Privates

Buck Privates is a 1941 American Abbott and Costello service comedy directed by Arthur Lubin, the Universal hit that made the duo film stars.

9 The Trip to Greece

The Trip to Greece is a 2020 British comedy film by Michael Winterbottom, the fourth Trip film with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon.

10 The Trip to Spain

The Trip to Spain is a 2017 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom, following Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon on a restaurant tour.

11 Road to Rio

Road to Rio is a 1947 American musical comedy by Norman Z. McLeod, the fifth Road film and a $4.5 million U.S. and Canada rentals hit.

12 Who Done It?

Who Done It? is a 1942 American Abbott and Costello comedy mystery by Erle C. Kenton, noted as their first feature without musical numbers.

13 Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is a 2021 American comedy by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, centered on two friends visiting Florida.

14 Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 American musical comedy by Victor Schertzinger, the second Hope, Crosby and Lamour entry in Paramount's Road series.

15 A Chump at Oxford

A Chump at Oxford is a 1940 American Laurel and Hardy comedy directed by Alfred J. Goulding, notable as their penultimate Hal Roach feature.

16 Saps at Sea

Saps at Sea is a 1940 American Laurel and Hardy comedy directed by Gordon Douglas, notable as the duo's final film for Hal Roach Studios.

17 Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady is a 2023 American comedy directed by Jessica Yu, starring Awkwafina and Sandra Oh as sisters trying to win a TV quiz show.

18 In the Navy

In the Navy is a 1941 American Abbott and Costello comedy directed by Arthur Lubin, their second wartime service farce with the Andrews Sisters.

19 Pardon My Sarong

Pardon My Sarong is a 1942 American Abbott and Costello island comedy by Erle C. Kenton, and one of Universal's biggest releases that year.

20 Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy is a 1942 American Abbott and Costello western comedy by Arthur Lubin, notable for Ella Fitzgerald's first film appearance.

21 Here Come the Co-Eds

Here Come the Co-Eds is a 1945 American Abbott and Costello campus comedy by Jean Yarbrough, with Lou Costello performing his own basketball tricks.

22 Freebie and the Bean

Freebie and the Bean is a 1974 American buddy cop black comedy by Richard Rush, an early genre entry starring James Caan and Alan Arkin.

23 In Society
In Society

In Society is a 1944 American Abbott and Costello comedy by Jean Yarbrough, the first of five films he directed with the duo.

24 The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong is a 1962 British comedy by Norman Panama, the seventh and final Road film and the only one not released by Paramount.

25 War on Everyone

War on Everyone is a 2016 British black comedy buddy cop film by John Michael McDonagh, set in Albuquerque with Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Pena.

26 Keep 'Em Flying

Keep 'Em Flying is a 1941 American Abbott and Costello service comedy by Arthur Lubin, built around the U.S. Army Air Corps motto.

27 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 is a 1993 American parody by Gene Quintano, spoofing Lethal Weapon with Emilio Estevez and Samuel L. Jackson.

28 The Takedown

The Takedown is a 2022 French action comedy directed by Louis Leterrier, reuniting Omar Sy and Laurent Lafitte as mismatched police partners.

29 Dead Heat
Dead Heat

Dead Heat is a 1988 American buddy cop zombie action comedy by Mark Goldblatt, pairing Treat Williams and Joe Piscopo with Vincent Price.

30 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars is a 1953 American science fiction comedy by Charles Lamont, despite sending the duo to New Orleans and Venus, not Mars.

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