The best Soviet comedies
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Office Romance (1977) · The Diamond Arm (1968) · Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973). (Updated Jul 29, 2026.)
Gaidai, Ryazanov, Daneliya and more: the best Soviet comedies according to Kino Mail, T—Zh and Sport-Express, from The Striped Trip to Kin-dza-dza!
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Top 15
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1
Office Romance (1977)
Soviet Screen's film of the year and the 1978 box-office leader.
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2
The Diamond Arm (1968)
Nikulin, Mironov and smuggling.
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3
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973)
Ivan the Terrible in a Moscow flat.
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4
Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
A kindergarten head and a thief's double, Yevgeny Leonov.
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5
The Girls (1961)
Cook Tosya in a forest settlement.
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6
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
Shurik in the Caucasus.
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7
Beware of the Car (1966)
The noble car thief Yuri Detochkin.
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8
Mimino (1977)
A Georgian pilot in Moscow.
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9
Welcome, or No Trespassing (1964)
A Pioneer camp; Elem Klimov's debut.
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10
The Striped Trip (1961)
Tigers aboard a cargo ship.
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11
The Irony of Fate (1975)
Ryazanov's New Year classic.
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12
The Twelve Chairs (1971)
Ostap Bender from Ilf and Petrov.
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13
Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965)
Three stories about student Shurik.
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14
Kin-dza-dza! (1986)
Two Muscovites on the planet Pluke.
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15
Afonya (1975)
Afonya the plumber, from Daneliya.
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