6 Best Screwball Comedy Classics

By Vlad Zakh · June 18, 2026

Comedy feel good

Fast-talking dialogue, mistaken identities, and battling romantic leads defined one of Hollywood’s most beloved comedic genres during its golden age.

Ball of Fire (1941) 01

Ball of Fire (1941)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A group of sheltered professors studying slang enlist the help of a streetwise nightclub singer.

The Philadelphia Story (1940) 02

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A socialite's wedding weekend is complicated by her ex-husband and a charming tabloid reporter.

Bringing Up Baby (1938) 03

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A scatterbrained heiress and her pet leopard turn a mild-mannered paleontologist's life upside down.

Nothing Sacred (1937) 04

Nothing Sacred (1937)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A cynical reporter turns a small-town woman's fake terminal diagnosis into a national media sensation.

My Man Godfrey (1936) 05

My Man Godfrey (1936)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A wealthy family's scavenger-hunt discovery becomes their butler, exposing their absurd, spoiled lifestyle.

Twentieth Century (1934) 06

Twentieth Century (1934)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A theatrical producer desperately schemes to win back the actress he made a star, now a Hollywood sensation.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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