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.
Rushmore (1998)
7.7/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Seymour Cassel, Olivia Williams, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
A rebellious teenager (Jason Schwartzman), too involved with his extracurricular activities to bother with studies, befriends a depressed, middle-aged... Read more
Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Hue Rhodes
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Tim Blake Nelson, John Cho, Sarah Silverman, Peter Dinklage, Emma...
Loosely styled on Dante's "Inferno", this unique offering stars Steve Buscemi as compulsive gambler John Alighieri who has finally beaten the habit, s... Read more
Salvation (2007)
3.2/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: Bruce Myles, Wendy Hughes, Natalia Novakova, Alex Menglet, Kim Gyngell, Barry Hu...
Barry is an aging, well-to-do Bible scholar and frustrated artist, emotionally stifled by his sexless marriage to well-known Aussie televangelist Glor... Read more
Santa's Slay (2004)
5.4/10
Director: David Steiman
Starring: Robert Culp, Emilie de Ravin, Bill Goldberg, Saul Rubinek, Douglas Smith, Dave T...
Ex-WWE Wrestling champ Bill Goldberg steps out of his leotard and into a Santa suit in this twisted Christmas comedy. He plays the devil's son who,... Read more
Satantango (1994)
8.5/10
Director: Bela Tarr
Starring: Peter Berling, Janos Derzsi
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Bela Tarr's epic rendering of Laszlo Karsnahorkai's novel about the decline of Communism in Eastern Europe, is a u... Read more
Scarfies (1999)
6.5/10
Director: Robert Sarkies
Starring: Willa O'Neill, Neill Rea, Ashleigh Seagar
When five Otago University students (Scarfies) start squatting in an old abandoned house they discover a locked room with a large quantity of "weed".... Read more
Search and Destroy ( The Four Rules ) (1995)
5.3/10
Director: David Salle
Starring: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Illeana Douglas, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, Jo...
A badly-in-hock nobody (Griffin Dunne) on the outer limits of show biz, schemes to obtain financing for his dream movie project, an adaptation of the... Read more
Secretary (2002)
7/10
Director: Steven Shainberg
Starring: James Spader, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Maggie Gyllenha...
Fresh off a stint in a mental hospital, upbeat but repressed office worker Maggie Gyllenhaal takes a job as personal assistant to tightly-wound lawyer... Read more
Secrets and Lies (1996)
7.7/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Phyllis Logan, Timothy Spall, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Claire Rus...
A 27 year old black London Optometrist decides to seek out the woman who gave her up for adoption after she was born. The search leads to a surprising... Read more
Seed of Chucky (2004)
4.9/10
Director: Don Mancini
Starring: Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Billy Boyd, Redman, Hannah Spearritt, John Waters
Everyone's favourite killer doll returns - as the Chucky legacy continues with the introduction of a new family member! This time around, Chucky (voic... Read more