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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Slither (2006)
6.5/10
Director: James Gunn
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Elizabeth Banks, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Tania Saulnier
A mysterious meteor infected with an alien space virus crashes into a small hunting town and causes chaos as slimy space bugs burrow into the local's... Read more
Small Apartments (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Starring: Amanda Plummer, Billy Crystal, Dolph Lundgren, James Caan, Rosie Perez, Saffron...
Franklin Franklin (Matt Lucas) plays the alphorn and dreams of Switzerland. His crazy brother sends him fingernail clippings in the mail. One of his n... Read more
Smokin' Aces (2007)
7/10
Director: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Andy Garcia, Joseph Rus...
A bullet-strewn ensemble comedy/thriller with Jeremy Piven as small-time scammer Buddy 'Aces' Israel, about to turn State's evidence against the mob.... Read more
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
5.5/10
Director: David R Ellis
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Phillips, Rachel Blanchard, Flex Al...
Samuel L. Jackson is FBI agent Neville Flynn, a no-nonsense professional bringing an important government witness across the Pacific Ocean. But the ba... Read more
Sordid Lives (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Del Shores
Starring: Olivia Newton-John, Rosemary Alexander, Delta Burke, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridge...
The death of a dysfunctional Texas family's matriarch, and the jealousies and revelations that accompany her funeral, make for country-fried comedy in... Read more
Spanking the Monkey (1994)
6.3/10
Director: David O Russell
Starring: Jeremy Davies, Alberta Watson, Benjamin Hendrickson
Just your average black comedy about masturbation and incest. A bright teenager is told by his travelling-salesman father that he must sacrifice his... Read more
Special (2006)
6.9/10
Director: Hal Haberman, Jeremy Passmore
Starring: Michael Rapaport, Paul Blackthorne, Josh Peck, Robert Baker, Jack Kehler, Alexan...
Les leads an uninspiring life, doing little more than eating, sleeping, working, and reading comic books. That is until he decides to volunteer as a t... Read more
Speed Dating (2006)
4.9/10
Director: Tony Herbert
Starring: Hugh O'Conor, Flora Montgomery, Don Wycherley
Tony Herbert's comedic thriller concerns a man who has inherited millions and decides to end his lonesomeness through speed dating, a process whereby... Read more
Spider and Rose (1994)
Director: Bill Bennett
Starring: Ruth Cracknell, Simon Bossell, Max Cullen
Spider McCall (Simon Bossell) is an ambulance driver with 'attitude'. His final day on the job lands him the assignment of driving a feisty 70-year-ol... Read more
Spring Breakers (2012)
5.3/10
Director: Harmony Korine
Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, Gucci...
Faith (Selena Gomez), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Brit (Ashley Benson) and Cotty (Rachel Korine) are best friends anxious to cut loose for spring break,... Read more