Rotten Tomatoes’ critic-oriented Best Comedy Movies 2023 guide puts Barbie first, followed by The Holdovers and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. The list spans very different kinds of comedy, so its order is less useful than choosing by tone and premise. Rotten Tomatoes says the guide was updated September 27, 2024; it is one publisher’s selection, not a universal ranking.
Rotten Tomatoes’ top comedy movies of 2023
These rankings and Tomatometer scores are the figures displayed in Rotten Tomatoes’ guide. Scores can change as the page is updated, and a critic score is not a measure of whether a particular viewer will enjoy a film.
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| Rank | Film | Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer | What kind of comedy to expect |
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| 1 | Barbie | 88% | Meta humor, vivid visual style, and an existential crisis. |
| 2 | The Holdovers | 97% | Bittersweet comedy. |
| 3 | Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. | 99% | Frank, effervescent coming-of-age comedy. |
Rotten Tomatoes also includes Poor Things, You Hurt My Feelings, May December, Dream Scenario, Bottoms, and American Fiction. The guide provides synopses, credits, scores, and Critics Consensus summaries for its selections. See Rotten Tomatoes’ Best Comedy Movies 2023 guide.
Choose by comic tone, not rank alone
The list is not one consistent flavor of comedy. Use the premise and tone to find a better match for your mood than the rank or score alone can provide.
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- For meta humor and spectacle: Barbie combines a self-aware approach and visual style with existential questions.
- For bittersweet comedy: The Holdovers is the guide’s choice for a more tender, mixed emotional register.
- For coming-of-age humor: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is described as frank and effervescent.
- For exaggerated teen comedy: Bottoms leans into an outsized premise and comic approach.
- For something bizarre and imaginative: Poor Things is framed as an unconventional comedy.
- For relationship-focused humor: You Hurt My Feelings offers sharply observed comedy.
- For camp around difficult material: May December mixes campy humor with weightier subject matter.
Those brief descriptions are not age ratings. They are not enough to establish suitability for a particular viewer; check the film’s rating and consider its subject matter if that matters to your decision.
What the rankings and scores tell you
The list reflects Rotten Tomatoes’ critic-oriented editorial selection and the Tomatometer figures shown on its page, updated September 27, 2024. A score summarizes critics’ reviews; it does not predict an individual viewer’s reaction, and it should not be treated as a measure of audience preferences.
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The top three scores also show why rank and percentage are not interchangeable: Barbie is ranked first with 88%, while the second- and third-ranked films display 97% and 99%, respectively. Treat both the order and numbers as that guide’s snapshot, not a definitive judgment of the year’s comedies.
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For physical media, Warner Bros. Japan lists Barbie (2023) in Japan-market editions: a two-disc Blu-ray/DVD set released November 22, 2023, and a standalone Blu-ray released June 21, 2024. That listing does not establish availability, price, language options, stock, or compatibility in other regions. View Warner Bros. Japan’s official Barbie home-entertainment page.
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