Comedy Movies · 2000s Ranked
Best Comedy Movies of the 2000s, Ranked by IQ Score
The decade Judd Apatow, Sacha Baron Cohen, and the McKay-Ferrell collaborations redefined American comedy. Ranked by IQ Score.
The 2000s in comedy cinema is the decade Judd Apatow's family-coded R-rated catalog, Sacha Baron Cohen's character-led mockumentary work, and the McKay-Ferrell improvisational collaborations all reset American comedy. Anchorman (2004), Superbad (2007), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Borat (2006), all canonical within four years.
Anchor picks: Lost in Translation (2003) sits at the comedy/drama border. Sideways (2004) won Best Adapted Screenplay. In the Loop (2009) is the canonical political-comedy entry. Burn After Reading (2008) is the canonical Coens-comedy late-decade entry.
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