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
Good Stuff! Alice's dark comedy delights await below.
Funny Bones (1995)
7/10
Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Leslie Caron, Lee Evans, Jerry Lewis, Oliver Platt, Richard Griffiths, Oliver Re...
Jerry Lewis is the famous father of struggling comedian (Oliver Platt) desperate to make his own name in the business. He is not making it in Las Veg... Read more
Funny Ha Ha (2002)
6.4/10
Director: Andrew Bujalski
Starring: Kate Dollenmayer, Christian Rudder, Myles Paige, Jennifer L Schaper, Lissa Patto...
Marnie (Kate Dollemayer) has just finished college and is now wandering aimlessly in search of a job, a drink and, of course, love. Shot in Boston by... Read more
Game Night (2017)
7/10
Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Starring: Michael C Hall, Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons, Kyle Chandler, Bil...
Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and fed... Read more
Get Shorty (1995)
6.9/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Danny DeVito, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, John Travolta, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lin...
A clever black comedy about Chili Palmer (John Travolta), a collector for the mob who after being sent to LA on a mission, hooks up with a slick, grad... Read more
Go For Zucker (2004)
6.8/10
Director: Dani Levy
Starring: Henry Hubchen, Hannelore Elsner, Udo Samel, Golda Tencer, Steffen Groth, Anja Fr...
Zucker (Henry Hubchen) was a big wheel in East Germany before the wall came down, now he's a pool hustler with a disintegrating family. However his e... Read more
God Bless America (2011)
7.2/10
Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
Starring: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr
A blackly comic critique of modern America and its obsession with reality television, celebrity and consumerism, "God Bless America" was written and d... Read more
Goldfish Memory (2003)
6.4/10
Director: Liz Gill
Starring: Flora Montgomery, Fiona Glascott, Fiona O'Shaughnessy, Sean Campion
Written and directed by Liz Gill chronicling the ups and downs of several Irish singles who, like goldfish, seem to have a memory span that's simply t... Read more
GoodFellas (1990)
8.7/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, Lorraine Bracco, Joe Pesci
Martin Scorsese's electrifying gangster saga chronicles three decades in the Mafia with Irish-Sicilian mobster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and his "wisegu... Read more
Goodfellas ( Blu-ray ) (1990)
8.7/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Martin Scorsese's violent true-life gangster epic which follows Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) as he rises through the ranks of the Mafia. Upon turning FBI i... Read more
Greedy (1994)
6.3/10
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Starring: Michael J Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis, Olivia D'abo, Phil Hartman, Ed Begley...
Kirk Douglas plays old Uncle Joe a millionaire close to death's door and with a sudden influx of close relatives. The family are worried the new biki... Read more