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.
In the Soup (1992)
7.1/10
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Starring: Jennifer Beals, Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Will Patton, Carol Kane, Stanley...
A wonderfully bizarre comedy about a naive, ambitious writer (Steve Buscemi) who's penned a 500 page screenplay, and the eccentric flim-flam man (Seym... Read more
Inserts (1975)
6.3/10
Director: John Byrum
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins, Veronica Cartwright
In the golden days of silent films, genius director Boy Wonder (Richard Dreyfuss) is king of the silver screen. But when talkies take over Tinseltown,... Read more
Inserts (Blu-ray) (1975)
6.3/10
Director: John Byrum
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Jessica Harper, Richard Dreyfuss, Veronica Cartwright
In the golden days of silent films, genius director Boy Wonder (Richard Dreyfuss) is king of the silver screen. But when talkies take over Tinseltown,... Read more
Inside I'm Dancing ( aka Rory O'Shea Was Here ) (2004)
Director: Damien O'Donnell
Starring: James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai, Gerard McSorley
Michael (Steven Robertson) is confined to a wheelchair with cerebral palsy, unintelligible to all but a few and shy he lives in a home for the disable... Read more
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 1 & 2 (2005)
8.8/10
Starring: Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Danny DeVito
Four self-centred friends run an Irish pub together in the City of Brotherly Love. Dennis, self-described ladies' man and spoilt brat, believes in rem... Read more
Jackpot (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Magnus Martens
Starring: Kyrre Hellum, Mads Ousdal, Henrik Mestad, Arthur Berning, Andreas Cappelen, Lena...
Jo Nesbø has sold over 9 million books - This film is based on a story you haven't read. Oscar Svendsen wakes up, terrified and bloodied; a shotgun in... Read more
Jawbreaker (1998)
5.5/10
Director: Darren Stein
Starring: Rebecca Gayheart, Rose McGowan, Julie Benz, Pam Grier, Judy Greer
In this dark, satiric teen comedy, three beautiful and much-feared students at Reagan High School stage a mock kidnapping of their friend on her 17th... Read more
JCVD (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in this unique, existential heist thriller with a dark comic streak. Down and out, with only straight-to-DVD title... Read more
JCVD (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in this unique, existential heist thriller with a dark comic streak. Down and out, with only straight-to-DVD title... Read more
Joe (1970)
6.9/10
Director: John G Avildsen
Starring: Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick, Susan Sarandon, Patrick McDermott
One of the milestone films of its era, this satirical drama stars Peter Boyle as a bigoted, beer-swilling hardhat who helps a strait-laced advertising... Read more