List of the best Jerry Lewis movies: Rock-a-Bye Baby(1958), The Delicate Delinquent(1957), The Disorderly Orderly(1964), The Geisha Boy(1958), The Errand Boy(1961), The Family Jewels(1965), The Patsy(1964), Visit to a Small Planet(1960), Cinderfella(1960), The Big Mouth(1967), Hook, Line & Sinker(1969), Way... Way Out(1966) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1958
103 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Marilyn Maxwell Connie Stevens Salvatore Baccaloni Reginald Gardiner Hans Conried Ida Moore Gary Lewis Judy Franklin Isobel Elsom Alex Geary
movie star sister agent father repairman baby amusing madcap charming house movie set office mexico small town secret childcare babies unrequited love marriage sacrifice
A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1957
100 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Darren McGavin Martha Hyer Horace MacMahon Milton Frome Robert Ivers Richard Bakalyan Joseph Corey Mary Webster Jefferson Searles Emory Parnell
Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.
Comedy
USA
1964
90 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Glenda Farrell Everett Sloane Susan Oliver Jack E. Leonard Alice Pearce Kathleen Freeman Barbara Nichols Milton Frome
Medical student Jerome Littlefield works as an orderly at a private clinic where he creates havoc due to his ineptitude.
Comedy
USA
1958
98 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Marie McDonald Sessue Hayakawa Nobu McCarthy Suzanne Pleshette Barton MacLane Robert Hirano
Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
Comedy
USA
1961
92 Minutes
Director
Jerry Lewis Brian Donlevy Howard McNear Dick Wesson Felicia Atkins Kathleen Freeman Isobel Elsom Fritz Feld Iris Adrian Renee Taylor Sig Ruman
A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a Hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
Comedy
USA
1965
100 Minutes
Director
Jerry Lewis Donna Butterworth Sebastian Cabot Robert Strauss Milton Frome Gene Baylos Herbie Faye Marjorie Bennett Frances Weintraub Lax Ellen Corby Renie Riano
A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
Comedy
USA
1964
101 Minutes
Director
Jerry Lewis Ina Balin Everett Sloane Phil Harris Keenan Wynn Peter Lorre John Carradine Neil Hamilton Nancy Kulp
comedian bellhop writer press agent assistant producer hilarious frenetic heartwarming hotel office television studio comedy hollywood celebrity rags to riches performance teamwork underdog rise
An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.
Comedy
USA
1960
85 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Joan Blackman Earl Holliman Fred Clark John Williams Jerome Cowan Lee Patrick Gale Gordon
The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth...
Comedy
USA
1960
91 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Ed Wynn Judith Anderson Anna Maria Alberghetti Henry Silva Robert Hutton
young man stepmother stepsister friend young woman fairy airy amusing heartwarming emotional intense positive family home dining room bedroom romance lie wedding dreams transformation
A gender-swapped retelling of Charles Perrault's classic, where Cinderfella is visited by a fairy godfather to help him escape from his wicked stepmother and stepbrothers.
Comedy
USA
1967
107 Minutes
Director
Jerry Lewis Harold J. Stone Susan Bay Buddy Lester Del Moore Paul Lambert Jeannine Riley Leonard Stone Charlie Callas Frank De Vol Vern Rowe
nerd look-alike hotel worker stewardess mobster police officer amusing madcap san diego fishing boat hotel street beach chase hunting jewelry theft crime mistaken identity pursuit underdog
On a San Diego beach, Gerald Clamson fishes out of the water a look-alike frog man who gives him a map to a stash of stolen-diamonds coveted by several crime syndicates.
Comedy
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Peter Lawford Anne Francis Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Jimmy Miller Kathleen Freeman Jennifer Edwards Eleanor Audley Henry Corden Sylvia Lewis Philip Pine
insurance salesman husband doctor best friend wife madcap melodramatic california chile doctor's office operating room boat diagnosis insurance fraud fishing debt double-cross infidelity discovery revenge
Man (Lewis) is told by his doctor (Lawford), and best friend, that he has a terminal illness. At his wife's urging, he lives life to the fullest, racking up insurmountable debts. When the ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1966
106 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Connie Stevens Robert Morley Dennis Weaver Howard Morris Brian Keith Dick Shawn Anita Ekberg William O'Connell Bobo Lewis
In a futuristic world, the USA decides to send a married couple of astronauts to its moon base in order to prevent any improper contact with the Soviet female cosmonauts manning the USSR moon base.
Comedy
USA
1981
91 Minutes
Director
Jerry Lewis Susan Oliver Roger C. Carmel Deanna Lund Harold J. Stone Steve Franken Buddy Lester Leonard Stone Billy Barty Alex Henteloff
In Jerry Lewis's first film in a decade, he plays Bo Hooper, an unemployed circus clown who can't seem to hold down a job. The film opens with a brief montage of clips from past Lewis ... See full summary »
Comedy
1962
84 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Joan O'Brien Zachary Scott Mae Questel Jesse White Jack Weston Ted de Corsia Barbara Pepper Milton Frome Del Moore Michael Ross
repairman elderly woman nephew lawyer love interest amusing madcap california estate family investigation missing persons schemes mistaken identity wealth mystery pursuit 1960s
A TV repairman becomes the sole heir to a fortune and the prey of those unscrupulous enough to relieve him of it.
Comedy
1968
99 Minutes
George Lester
Jerry Lewis Terry-Thomas Jacqueline Pearce Bernard Cribbins Patricia Routledge Nicholas Parsons Michael Bates Colin Gordon John Bluthal Sandra Caron
entrepreneur wife con artist dentist suitor steward playful madcap london lisbon, portugal country house get rich quick scam marital problems espionage theft quest pursuit discovery 1960s
A dreamer (Jerry Lewis) and a British con man (Terry-Thomas) plot to steal an oil-drill invention and sell it to the Arabs.
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Director
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Esther Anderson Maggie Wright Leslie Sands John Wood Sydney Arnold Edward Evans Percy Herbert Bill Maynard Dudley Sutton
owner partner twin criminal accomplice cop hilarious madcap london nightclub mansion funeral england countryside murder deception investigation smuggling diamond impersonation
London nightclub buddies Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) and Pepper (Peter Lawford) link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
Comedy
1963
90 Minutes
Norman Phiffier
Jerry Lewis Jill St. John Agnes Moorehead John McGiver Ray Walston Nancy Kulp Francesca Bellini John Abbott Jerry Hausner Peggy Mondo Mary Treen
young man rich girl mother boss employee amusing playful spirited department store suburbia house affluent neighborhood wealth disapproval relationships challenge work family forbidden love transformation
A klutzy poodle sitter (Jerry Lewis) goes to work in his girlfriend's (Jill St. John) mother's (Agnes Moorehead) department store.
Comedy
1959
89 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Dina Merrill Diana Spencer
The Navy expects a veteran (Jerry Lewis) to pay for the ship he commanded, as they have no record of its return.
Comedy
1966
109 Minutes
Director
Jerry Lewis Janet Leigh Mary Ann Mobley Gila Golan Leslie Parrish James Best Kathleen Freeman Buddy Lester Fritz Feld Renie Riano Scatman Crothers
artist psychiatrist girlfriend patient friend zoologist madcap cheery lighthearted psychiatrist's office house party relationships psychiatry impersonation love schemes love transformation metamorphosis
An artist (Jerry Lewis) tries to help his psychiatrist fiancee (Janet Leigh) by posing as suitors for her lovesick patients.
History, Comedy, Biography, Documentary, Drama
2016
61 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Martin Scorsese Sean Hayes Pierre Etaix Shaun Micallef
comedian critic amusing engaging fascinating united states pop culture comedy discovery mystery underdog 1970s
More than just a comic performer, Jerry Lewis goes on to write, produce, stage and direct many of films he appeared in.
Comedy
1957
98 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Phyllis Kirk David Wayne Peter Lorre Gene Evans Mary Treen
Moroccan spies and an Army psychiatrist (Phyllis Kirk) try to figure out a goofy GI (Jerry Lewis) with a photographic memory.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1983
101 Minutes
Jerry Langford
Robert De Niro Jerry Lewis Sandra Bernhard Diahnne Abbott Shelley Hack Lou Brown Margo Winkler
comedian stalker talk show host mother friend offbeat amusing wild basement new york city country house celebrity obsession stalking kidnapping determination ambition quest underdog rise
Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
Comedy
USA
1953
100 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Polly Bergen Marion Marshall Eddie Mayehoff Richard Erdman Frances Bavier
Egotistical vaudevillian Bill Miller basks in the limelight with his successful musical-comedy act, but his success is due to his unheralded second banana.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
95 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Janet Leigh Edward Arnold Fred Clark Sheree North Sammy White Sid Tomack Sig Ruman Richard Loo Raymond Greenleaf
railroad worker doctor reporter editor love interest charming unrestrained los alamos, n.m. railroad tracks small town doctor's office new york city hotel love triangle deception fame radiation newspapers mistaken diagnosis quest
An unsophisticated stationmaster from provincial New Mexico fraudulently claims that he is dying in order to get an expense-paid dream tour of New York.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
108 Minutes
Myron Mertz
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Lizabeth Scott Carmen Miranda George Dolenz Dorothy Malone William Ching Paul Marion Jack Lambert Tom Powers Tony Barr
busboy nightclub employee singer lawyer mobster love interest cheeky amusing nightclub hotel cruise ship cuba castle island ghosts murder mobsters deception haunted houses mistaken identity
Fleeing a murder charge, a busboy and a nightclub singer wind up on a spooky Caribbean island inherited by a young woman.
Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Donna Reed Fred Clark Barbara Bates Joseph Calleia
Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.
Comedy
USA
1956
94 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Pat Crowley Anita Ekberg Max Rosenbloom Willard Waterman Jack McElroy Michael Ross Frank Wilcox Kathryn Card Richard Karlan
gambler chorus girl dog film fan bookie actress madcap playful lighthearted amusing car new york city chicago las vegas hollywood, calif. casino road trip on the run unlikely allies romance
A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood.
Comedy
USA
1952
96 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Mona Freeman Don DeFore Robert Strauss Ray Teal Marcy McGuire Danny Arnold Richard Erdman Edwin Max Alex Gerry
entertainer partner paratrooper soldier general sergeant madcap cheery playful stage military base barracks backstage new york city entertainment impersonation military life musical revue romance contest
Nightclub comic Hap Smith assumes the identity of another soldier so he can tour army bases in a revue with his ex-partner Chuck Allen.
Comedy
USA
1952
108 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Marion Marshall Robert Strauss Betty Hutton
bumbler singer nurse chief petty officer movie star recruit madcap lighthearted outlandish office naval base television studio hospital nightclub san diego military life navy wager allergies contest
Although allergic to kissing girls, Seaman Melvin Jones, through a fluke TV appearance, gets the undeserved reputation of a great kisser dubbed "Mr. Temptation" and is pursued by amorous young females.
Comedy
USA
1953
99 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Marjie Millar Pat Crowley Richard Haydn Robert Strauss Gerald Mohr Sheldon Leonard Romo Vincent Jack Kruschen Lou Lubin
When Herman promises the mob to fix a racing horse in order to pay off his debts, he selects his veterinarian cousin as a patsy to help him but things go awry.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1956
90 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Lori Nelson Jeff Morrow Jackie Loughery John Baragrey Agnes Moorehead Lon Chaney Milton Frome Richard Nugent Lee Van Cleef
A rich momma's boy returns west with the son of his murdered father's partner to foil a gang trying to gain control of his family ranch.
Comedy
USA
1951
98 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Ruth Hussey Eddie Mayehoff Marion Marshall Polly Bergen Hugh Sanders John McIntire Francis Pierlot Lillian Randolph Selmer Jackson
The greatest player in Ridgefield College history uses his influence and reputation to get his only son, a sickly, uncoordinated nerd, on the college football team with comic results.
Comedy
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Polly Bergen Mike Kellin Jimmie Dundee Dick Stabile Tommy Farrell Frank Hyers Dan Dayton William Mendrek Kenneth Forbes
sergeant private soldier corporal captain amusing frenetic playful outlandish california military base military life new recruits family friendship performance battle adventure transformation 1940s
Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II.
Comedy
1965
102 Minutes
Tony Curtis Jerry Lewis Thelma Ritter Dany Saval Suzanna Leigh Lomax Study Christiane Schmidtmer
journalist stewardess housekeeper friend guest girlfriend amusing madcap sultry paris apartment romantic dilemma scam deception schemes mistaken identity rivalry wretched excess escape 1960s
Faster jets and a loud rival (Jerry Lewis) upset a U.S. newsman's (Tony Curtis) rotating involvement with three pretty flight attendants in Paris.
Comedy, Drama
1992
119 Minutes
Johnny Depp Jerry Lewis Faye Dunaway Lili Taylor Vincent Gallo Paulina Porizkova Candyce Mason Alexia Rane Polly Noonan Ann Schulman Michael J. Pollard
salesman stepdaughter eccentric uncle older woman cousin dreamy passionate offbeat amusing arizona household desert new york city car dealership dreams romance death family coming of age
Called to Arizona by his Cadillac-dealer uncle (Jerry Lewis), a fish-and-game warden (Johnny Depp) meets a kooky widow (Faye Dunaway) and an heiress.
Comedy
1955
102 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Diana Lynn Nina Foch Raymond Burr Mitzi McCall Veda Ann Borg Margery Maude Romo Vincent Nancy Kulp Milton Frome
schoolteacher assistant bumbler fiancé gangster coworker madcap lighthearted playful train prep school barbershop train station heist disguise travel misunderstanding unlikely criminal escape discovery
Fleeing a jewel thief, a barber (Jerry Lewis) poses as a child with a woman (Diana Lynn) on a train and hides at a girls school.
Comedy
1954
103 Minutes
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Joanne Dru Zsa Zsa Gabor Wallace Ford Sig Ruman Gene Sheldon Nick Cravat Elsa Lanchester Douglas Fowley Sue Casey
Two ex-GIs (Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis) join a woman's (Joanne Dru) circus as assistants to a trapeze artist and lion tamer.
Comedy
USA
1950
90 Minutes
Seymour
John Lund Marie Wilson Diana Lynn Jerry Lewis Dean Martin Lloyd Corrigan
En route to Hollywood, singer Steve, his partner Seymour and fiancée Jane, Jane's airheaded roommate Irma, and Irma's con artist fiancé Al have a series of misadventures and end up involved with a murderous gang.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1995
128 Minutes
George Fawkes
Oliver Platt Lee Evans Richard Griffiths Leslie Caron Jerry Lewis Oliver Reed Ian McNeice George Carl Freddie Davies Ruta Kilmonis
comedian father singer son mother half brother offbeat las vegas casino blackpool, england family home stage comedy family father/son relationship secrets plagiarism underdog transformation 1990s
An unsuccessful comedian uncovers a family secret and learns the true price of letting inherent talent shine.
Comedy
USA
1949
103 Minutes
Seymour
John Lund Marie Wilson Diana Lynn Don DeFore Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Hans Conried Kathryn Givney Percy Helton Erno Verebes Gloria Gordon
A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
119 Minutes
Billy Crystal David Paymer Julie Warner Helen Hunt Mary Mara Jerry Orbach Ron Silver Sage Allen Jason Marsden Michael Weiner Jackie Gayle
tv personality brother wife agent daughter old man emotional melodramatic amusing catskills new york city nursing home aging family dysfunction comedy retirement second chance rise fall love
The life of Buddy Young, a comic legend in flashbacks but an old man looking for work in the present.