thematahara

Including all the films in the Apatow family tree, which one is the best?

I got to go with Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Also a huge fan of I Love You Man, but was surprised that Judd wasn't a producer on that one.

tylergfoster

Apatow has produced many more movies than are available in the poll, such as The Cable Guy, for example, but okay...

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy: **½
The 40-Year-Old Virgin: ***½
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: ***
Knocked Up: **
Superbad: ****
Forgetting Sarah Marshall: ***
Step Brothers: ***
Pineapple Express: ****
Funny People: ****
Get Him to the Greek: ***½

Very hard to choose between Pineapple and Superbad. Right now I'd say Pineapple by a hair. I can neither confirm nor deny this is entirely because of Amber Heard.

OldBoy

40 YOV. thought it was the complete package of slapstick, but smart humor coupled with a nice story and some heart. excellent performances by all and the momentum never stops right through the wonderful musical ending. love it everytime i watch it.

Funny People would be my second as it just surprised the hell out of me at how much i loved it. falters a bit at the dinner scene with Mann's kids and all, but everything else was a surprisingly poignant and funny movie.

Geofferson

40 Year-old Virgin

If we included movies Apatow was not directly involved with but either featured actors he works with or was a movie influenced by him (i.e., Role Models or I Love You, Man) -- I Love You, Man would get my vote (liked that one quite a bit).

fumanstan

I'll go with Sarah Marshall. All of them have been pretty enjoyable to me, with the exception of Funny People which I thought was dreadful.

PopcornTreeCt

I think FSM has held up the best.

FantasticVSDoom

Have to go with 40 Year Old Virgin, but Step Brothers gets some love as well... And although he doesnt have anything to do with it really, Im throwing in Observe and Report as well. I was just watching this and forgot how much I enjoyed it.

AnonomusBob15

Like them all, particularly his directorial efforts. Knocked Up for me.

tylergfoster

If we're doing sortapatow, Role Models hands down.

RichC2

FSM for me too, one of the most consistently funny movies I've ever seen.

hapgilmore

40 YOV is easily the best, followed by Superbad.

Step Brothers and Sarah Marshall would be next.

Supermallet

Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I think it's got the best balance of humor and heart. After that it would be Anchorman for being the most absurdly quotable, and then 40 Year Old Virgin. Honorable mention for Walk Hard.

The worst three would have to be Funny People, Drillbit Taylor, and Pineapple Express.

tylergfoster

It baffles me that so many said FSM but it doesn't seem like those same people went to see Greek.

JohnnyMovie

Knocked Up (2007) and with Funny People is the second!

Blu Man

Have to go with Step Brothers, but I would only consider the films that Apatow has directed to be a "Judd Apatow film". Out of the one's he's directed, and not only produced, I'd go with The 40 Year Old Virgin.

Matthew Chmiel

Based off the films listed in the poll....

1. Anchorman
2. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
3. Superbad
4. Knocked Up
5. Funny People
6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
7. Pineapple Express
8. Get Him to the Greek
9. Talladega Nights
10. Walk Hard
11. Drillbit Taylor
12. Step Brothers

Fun fact: I've seen every film listed in this poll theatrically.

lamphorn

I have to go with Funny People. I think it's the best failure I've seen. By that I mean... if he'd just been a little gutsier and either trimmed the movie down to it's essentials, or even better, let the fucker be a 3.5 hour epic, it could have been glorious. As it is, it feels compromised.

It also hits me in the gut in a personal way for a couple reasons. I will say this... never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever EVEREVEREVEREVER try to date a stand-up comic... THEY ARE FUCKING INSANE!!!!!!!!!!

The Antipodean

It's not as "polished" as some but man, Anchorman just hits the sweet spot for me. Stay classy, Ron.

Ash Ketchum

I've never seen a single one of these films all the way through. I started watching a couple of them on cable, but found them excruciatingly unfunny, so I didn't last. I've taped others, so I may give those a chance...someday.

mdc3000

From those listed I'd rank them as follows:

1. Anchorman
2. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
3. Superbad
4. Knocked Up
5. Talladega Nights
6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
7. Walk Hard
8. Step Brothers
9. Pineapple Express
10. Funny People
11. Get Him to the Greek
12. Drillbit Taylor

asianxcore

Knocked Up

RichC2

I saw both in theaters, I liked Greek alright but it had nothing on FSM. Imho at least.

Yavin

I haven't seen Get Him To The Greek yet, but from the opening sequence that was posted on the FunnyOrDie site and some of the reviews, I'd wager I'd enjoy that one the most. (Plus, anything with Rose Byrne in a bikini = automatic win)

Otherwise, I'd probably go with Forgetting Sarah Marshall as my favorite.

As my least favorite, I'm voting Funny People. For a movie with that title, I found it devoid of any appreciable humor for the most part.

RichC2

^ Rose Byrne has some quality outfits in that flick.

Maxflier

Forgetting Sarah Marshall