The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad completed the top three with a 'laugh a minute' score of 2.3.  Foul-mouthed Superbad managed a 'laugh a minute' score of 1.9, followed closely by the outrageous and least politically correct movie ever made, Borat, with 1.7.  Modern classic Anchorman reported in at sixth place. This battle of the sexes in a newsroom has spawned a whole range of one liners and manages to make audiences laugh 1.6 times per minute on average.  Helen Cowley, editor of Lovefilm, said: "After many heated debates about whether The Hangover really is the funniest movie ever, we asked our members to vote for the 10 movies that make them laugh the most, and then conducted our own research into how many times those included in this list made us giggle.  "Interestingly, while Lovefilm members voted Life of Brian as the funniest film, our research shows that for laughs a minute the hilarious aircraft-based satire of Airplane beats the Monty Python epic hands-down."  Top 10 Films With The Highest 'Laugh A Minute' Scores:  1. Airplane - 3 Laughs A Minute  2. The Hangover - 2.4 Laughs A Minute  3. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad ! - 2.3 Laughs A Minute  4. Superbad - 1.9 Laughs A Minute  5. Borat - 1.7 Laughs A Minute  6. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - 1.6 Laughs A Minute  7. American Pie - 1.5 Laughs A Minute  8. Bridesmaids - 1.4 Laughs A Minute  9. Shaun of the Dead - 1.3 Laughs A Minute  10. Life of Brian - 1.2 Laughs A Minute
Spoof disaster movie Airplane is the funniest film ever - generating three   laughs a minute on average, according to new research.