Black Humour
"Black comedy...also known as 'black humour' or 'dark comedy', is a sub-genre of comedy and satire where topics and events that are usually treated seriously – death, mass murder, sickness, madness, terror, drug abuse, rape, war etc - are treated in a humorous or satirical manner." - Wikipedia
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Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Martin Starr, Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Kristoffer Joner, Orjan Gamst, J...
Martin (Vegar Hoel) hasn't had the best vacation. He accidentally killed his girlfriend with an axe. He cut his own arm off with a chainsaw. And his f... Read more
Deadly Advice (1993)
6.2/10
Director: Mandie Fletcher
Starring: Jane Horrocks, John Mills, Edward Woodward, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton, Bil...
From the director of 'Black Adder' and 'Only Fools and Horses' comes this black comedy of murder and mayhem. Mother (Brenda Fricker) rules the house w... Read more
Deadpool 2 (2018)
7.9/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Josh Brolin, Leslie Uggams, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Eddie Marsan, TJ Mil...
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a geneti... Read more
Deadpool 2 (Blu-ray) (2018)
7.9/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Josh Brolin, Leslie Uggams, Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Eddie Marsan, TJ Mil...
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a geneti... Read more
Deadwood: Season 1 (2004)
8.7/10
Director: Walter Hill, Daniel Minahan, Davis Guggenheim, Michael Engler, Ed Bianchi, Steve Shill
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, Brad Dourif, John Hawke...
"Welcome to Deadwood... a hell of a place to make your fortune" - the words that serve as a greeting for saddle-weary former lawman Seth Bullock (Timo... Read more
Deadwood: Season 2 (2005)
8.2/10
Director: Various
Starring: Brad Dourif, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Jim Beaver, W Earl Bro...
Seth Bullock and friends return for season 2 of this hard-edged, ground-breaking show. Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Deadwood is still... Read more
Dear Wendy (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Starring: Jamie Bell, Bill Pullman, Michael Angarano, Danso Gordon, Novella Nelson, Chris...
Scripted by Lars von Trier and directed by Dogme co-founder Thomas Vinterberg, this is a wry, sharply observed perspective on American gun culture thr... Read more
Death at a Funeral (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Peter Dinklage, Keeley Hawes, Matthew Macfadyen, Ewen Bremner, Daisy Donovan, Al...
A black comedy with a dysfunctional British family gathering to mourn the passing of their patriarch. However, far from a dignified funeral, the mourn... Read more
Death at a Funeral ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Ewen Bremner, Peter Dinklage, Matthew Macfadyen, Kris Marshall, Alan Tudyk
A black comedy with a dysfunctional British family gathering to mourn the passing of their patriarch. However, far from a dignified funeral, the mourn... Read more
Death Becomes Her (1992)
6.5/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini
Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis star in this jet black comedy about the illusion of staying young and the price one must pay to do so. Stre... Read more