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.
Stand By Me (1986)
8.1/10
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Richard Dreyfuss, Kiefer Sutherland, John Cusack, Je...
Rob Reiner's skillful adaptation of Stephen King's novella 'The Body' is an odyssey of exploration and self-identity as four boys endure a difficult t... Read more
Starship Troopers (1997)
7.2/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Michael Ironside, Jake Busey, Patr...
From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with sh... Read more
Starship Troopers ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
7.2/10
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Michael Ironside, Jake Busey, Patr...
From the bridge of the Fleet Battlestation Ticonderoga, with its sweeping galactic views, to the desolate terrain of planet Klendathu, teeming with sh... Read more
Stiff (2004)
Director: John Clarke
Starring: David Wenham, Sam Neill, Mick Molloy
John Clarke takes the director's horn for this offering based on the novel by Shane Maloney that focuses on the Union shenanigans and sexual politics... Read more
Strangers with Candy (2005)
6.1/10
Director: Paul Dinello
Starring: Amy Sedaris, Greg Hollimon, Paul Dinello, Deborah Rush, Stephen Colbert, Dan Hed...
A prequel to the brilliant comedy series of the same name about Jerri Blank (Amy Sedaris) an ex-drug addict who wants to come good - so she's going ba... Read more
Strigoi: The Undead (2009)
5.6/10
Director: Faye Jackson
Starring: Catalin Paraschiv
Podoleni Village may seem like a typical Eastern European town, but when a young local named Vlad goes searching for his grandfather's runaway dog, he... Read more
Suburbicon (2017)
5.6/10
Director: George Clooney
Starring: Julianne Moore, Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac
Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic, suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns -- the perfect place to raise a family, and in the sum... Read more
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
8.5/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Buster Keaton, Erich Von Stroheim, Fred Clark, Gloria Swanson, Jack Webb, Nancy...
Billy Wilder's classic drama stars Gloria Swanson as reclusive silent movie queen Norma Desmond. Sharing a mansion with her live-in butler/former husb... Read more
Sunset Boulevard ( Blu-ray ) (1950)
8.5/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Buster Keaton, Erich Von Stroheim, Fred Clark, Gloria Swanson, Jack Webb, Nancy...
Billy Wilder's classic drama stars Gloria Swanson as reclusive silent movie queen Norma Desmond. Sharing a mansion with her live-in butler/former husb... Read more
Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
6.9/10
Director: Christine Jeffs
Starring: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub...
Rose (Amy Adams) had a bright future ahead of her, but several failed relationships and one child later, she is squandering her potential in the subur... Read more