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.
Swimming with Sharks (1995)
7.1/10
Director: George Huang
Starring: Michelle Forbes, Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Benicio Del Toro, Roy Dotrice
Kevin Spacey and Frank Whaley star in this dazzling, wicked comedy. The vile fun begins as Whaley's character signs on as the new assistant to venal H... Read more
Swingers (1996)
7.3/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Jon Favreau, Heather Graham
Doug Liman's debut is a surprisingly winning look at the romantic and social entanglements of a group of Los Angeles lounge lizards. Jon Favreau and V... Read more
Swingers ( Blu-ray ) (1996)
7.3/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Heather Graham, Jon Favreau, Ron Livingston, Vince Vaughn, Patrick Van Horn, Ale...
Doug Liman's debut is a surprisingly winning look at the romantic and social entanglements of a group of Los Angeles lounge lizards. Jon Favreau and V... Read more
Swiss Army Man (2016)
7/10
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares to en... Read more
Swiss Army Man ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
7/10
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Paul Dano, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares to en... Read more
Sympathy For Mr Vengeance (2002)
7.7/10
Director: Chan-wook Park
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Ha-kyun Shin, Bae Doo-na, Ji-Eun Lim, Bo-bae Han
The first part of Chan-wook Park's revenge trilogy, precursor to the incredible 'Old Boy', centres around a young deaf man, Ryu and his dying sister.... Read more
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
7.5/10
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Em...
Celebrated screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ('Being John Malkovich', 'Adaptation') tries his hand at directing with this tale of frustrated theatre direct... Read more
Tadpole (2002)
6.2/10
Director: Gary Winick
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, John Ritter, Bebe Neuwirth, Robert Iler, Aaron Stanford
Returning home from his posh boarding school for Thanksgiving, intellectual 15-year old Oscar Grubman intends to declare his love for his stepmother,... Read more
Takin' Over the Asylum (1994)
8.8/10
Director: David Blair
Starring: Angus MacFadyen, Ruth McCabe, Ken Stott, David Tennant, Katy Murphy, Elizabeth S...
Eddie McKenna is a double-glazing salesman who moonlights as a DJ for hospital radio in a Scottish mental asylum. He nurtures close friendships with t... Read more
Talk To Her (2002)
8/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Geraldine Chap...
In this ravishing tale of romantic obsession, loneliness and friendship, director Pedro Almodovar crafts a life affirming story of two tragic women an... Read more