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We’re ranking all movies that got their start on Saturday Night Live! Sketches on SNL that made the transition into comedy movie classics include the chaotic musical Blues Brothers starring Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, the slacker epic Wayne’s World with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, and even Bob Roberts, which many may be surprised got its start on live TV. While many of the SNL comedies haven’t been hit with critics, audiences have turned them into enduring somewhat-classics, like Macgruber and Night at the Roxbury.
For a inside look at the heightened tensions and near-catastrophes that preceded the launch of an American comedy institution, see Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night.
And now, you guessed it, here’s Frank Stallone every Saturday Night Live movie ranked by Tomatometer!
#1
Adjusted Score: 96386%
Critics Consensus: Behind and in front of the camera, Tim Robbins delivers a landslide comedic victory with Bob Roberts — a shrewdly crackling lampoon of modern politics.
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#2
Adjusted Score: 87670%
Critics Consensus: An oddball comedy that revels in its silliness and memorable catch phrases, Wayne’s World is also fondly regarded because of its endearing characters.
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#3
Adjusted Score: 81805%
Critics Consensus: Too over the top for its own good, but ultimately rescued by the cast’s charm, director John Landis’ grace, and several soul-stirring musical numbers.
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#4
Adjusted Score: 63874%
Critics Consensus: The characters are still endearing, but the jokes in Wayne’s World 2 are more hit-and-miss the second time around.
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#5
Adjusted Score: 52870%
Critics Consensus: It too often mistakes shock value for real humor, but MacGruber is better than many SNL films — and better than it probably should be.
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#6
Adjusted Score: 48359%
Critics Consensus: Braving onward without the late John Belushi, Blues Brothers 2000 gets the band back together with a spirited soundtrack, but a mission that’s far less divine.
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#7
Adjusted Score: 37358%
Critics Consensus: Listless, crude, and overall uninspired, Coneheads offers further evidence that stretching an SNL sketch to feature length can be tougher than narfling a garthok.
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#8
Adjusted Score: 35233%
Critics Consensus: Dumb script and flat jokes made this another SNL misfire.
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#9
Adjusted Score: 31277%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
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#10
Adjusted Score: 13311%
Critics Consensus: The Ladies Man joins the growing list of mediocre movies based on SNL skits. It just doesn’t have enough material to last the length of the movie.
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#11
Adjusted Score: 13849%
Critics Consensus: Has the same problems as the worst SNL movies: one-note characters and plots unreasonably stretched to feature length runtime.
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#12
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
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