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.
Narco: Secret Adventures of Gustav Klopp (2004)
Director: Tristan Aurouet, Gilles Lellouche
Starring: Guillaume Canet, Zabou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Guillaume Gallienne, Jean-Claude Van...
Gustav Klopp (Guillaume Canet) is narcoleptic, and holding down a job is difficult. At best, drive-through customers don't get their pizzas; at worst,... Read more
Near Dark (1987)
7/10
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Lance Henriksen, Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Bill Paxton
A young man, after being bitten, becomes a travelling companion with a nomadic group of vampires, and all the while his father and sister search relen... Read more
Neville's Island (1998)
6.9/10
Director: Terry Johnson
Starring: David Bamber, Martin Clunes, Timothy Spall, Jeff Rawles
When four businessmen (Timothy Spall, Martin Clunes, Jeff Rawle and David Bamber) embark on a 'team building' trip, they end up stranded on an island... Read more
No Man's Land (2001)
8/10
Director: Danis Tanovic
Starring: Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Simon Callow, Katrin Cartlidge
Set at the height of the Bosnian Civil War in 1993, writer/director Danis Tanovic's Oscar-winning dark comedy boils the absurdity of warfare down to i... Read more
No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008)
4.9/10
Director: Dave Payne
Starring: Michael Muhney, Desmond Askew, Wilmer Calderon, Valerie Cruz
A prequel to the celebrated comic-horror 'Reeker' which shows us how the smelly serial killer got his start. Finding themselves trapped in a lonely di... Read more
No Mercy for the Rude (2006)
7.2/10
Director: Cheol-hie Park
Starring: Ha-kyun Shin, Ji-hye Yun, Min-jun Kim, Su-heui Go, Byeong-ok Kim
Brutal violence blends with post-modern comedy and absurd set-pieces in this hip Korean flick about a man with a severe speech impediment who refuses... Read more
Nobel Son (2007)
6.4/10
Director: Randall Miller
Starring: Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Danny DeVito, Ernie Hudson, Mary Steenburgen, Ted Da...
Offbeat mix of dark comedy and crime thriller about a Ph.D. student (Bryan Greenberg) who is kidnapped just before his self-centered, philandering fat... Read more
Noise (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Matt Saville
Starring: Brendan Cowell, Luke Elliot, Nicholas Bell, Katie Wall, Maia Thomas
Graham McGahan is a young cop, self-centred and afflicted with doubts and the infernal ringing of tinnitus in his ears. When a double homicide rocks... Read more
Novocaine (2001)
5.8/10
Director: David Atkins
Starring: Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern, Scott Caan, Elias Koteas, Kevin...
Darkly funny comedy/thriller loaded with "bite" features Steve Martin as a straight-laced dentist whose quiet life with hygenist/fiancee Laura Dern is... Read more
Nurse Betty (2000)
6.2/10
Director: Neil LaBute
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Chris Rock, Renee Zellweger, Aaron Eckhart, Crispi...
This unpredictable, darkly comic road fantasy centres on Renee Zellweger, a Kansas waitress who becomes delusional after witnessing her husband's murd... Read more