What is the best Pink Panther movie?

Two different leading men, five decades of pratfalls, and a run that swings between slapstick perfection and sequels nobody asked for.

1. 1
   A Shot in the Dark

   The 1964 murder-mystery sequel with Elke Sommer that put Clouseau front and centre and introduced Dreyfus and Cato.
   1000pts
2. 2
   The Return of the Pink Panther

   The 1975 comeback that reunited Edwards and Sellers as Clouseau chases the stolen diamond again.
   503pts
3. 3
   The Pink Panther Strikes Again

   The 1976 sequel in which a deranged Dreyfus builds a doomsday weapon to get rid of Clouseau for good.
   503pts
4. 4
   The Pink Panther (1963)

   Blake Edwards's original jewel-heist caper with David Niven that introduced Peter Sellers's bumbling Inspector Clouseau and Henry Mancini's theme.
   436pts
5. 5
   The Pink Panther 2

   The 2009 sequel in which Steve Martin's Clouseau joins an international dream team of detectives.
   435pts
6. 6
   Curse of the Pink Panther

   The 1983 follow-up with Ted Wass as Clifton Sleigh, the world's worst detective sent to find Clouseau.
   356pts
7. 7
   Trail of the Pink Panther

   The 1982 film built from Sellers outtakes after his death, following a reporter tracing the vanished Clouseau.
   261pts
8. 8
   Son of the Pink Panther

   Blake Edwards's 1993 farewell to the series, with Roberto Benigni as Clouseau's illegitimate son.
   261pts
9. 9
   Inspector Clouseau

   The 1968 entry made without Edwards or Sellers, with Alan Arkin as Clouseau on a Scotland Yard case.
   261pts
10. 10
    The Pink Panther (2006)

    The reboot starring Steve Martin as Clouseau and Kevin Kline as Dreyfus, a box-office hit.
    0pts
11. 11
    Revenge of the Pink Panther

    The 1978 farce, Sellers's last completed outing, where Clouseau is presumed dead and goes undercover to unmask his would-be killer.
    0pts

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