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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The Americanization of Emily (1964)
7.4/10
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, James Coburn, Joyce Grenfell
In one of the first films to satirize America's gung-ho attitude to war, James Garner (in his favourite role) plays Charley Madison, a soldier who's n... Read more
The Anniversary Party (2001)
6.3/10
Director: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming
Starring: Jane Adams, Jennifer Beals, Phoebe Cates, Alan Cumming, Kevin Kline, Jennifer Ja...
A gathering to mark the sixth wedding anniversary of novelist/filmmaker Alan Cumming and actress Jennifer Jason Leigh at their Hollywood Hills home de... Read more
The Aristocrats (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Provenza
Starring: Robin Williams, Jason Alexander, Drew Carey, George Carlin, Steven Wright, Smoth...
'A family walks into a talent agent's...' so begins one of stand-up comedy's most well-kept secrets. The so-called 'world's dirtiest joke' gets an ai... Read more
The Ax ( Le Couperet ) (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Constantin Costa-Gavras
Starring: Jose Garcia, Karin Viard, Geordy Monfils, Christa Theret, Ulrich Tukur, Olivier...
Based on the novel by David E. Westlake, this dark satire on the competetive job market stars Jose Garcia as Bruno Davert, a man who, two years after... Read more
The Beaver (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Jodie Foster
Starring: Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, Anton Yelchin, Cherry Jones, Jennifer Lawrence
Walter, once a successful and happy family man, has hit rock bottom. But, in his darkest hour, he finds a rather unusual savior: a beaver hand-puppet... Read more
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
6.4/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Arthur Lowe, Dudley Moore, Harry Secombe, Marty Feldman, Michael Hordern, Peter...
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' (which lasted two minutes and twenty eight seconds, including th... Read more
The Big Lebowski (1998)
8.1/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: David Huddleston, Peter Stormare, Steve Buscemi, Sam Elliott, Philip Seymour Hof...
A comedy about kidnapping, nihilism, the Gulf War and bowling, courtesy of Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, a middle-... Read more
The Big Lebowski ( Blu-ray ) (1998)
8.1/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffma...
A comedy about kidnapping, nihilism, the Gulf War and bowling, courtesy of Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, a middle-... Read more
The Big White (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Mark Mylod
Starring: Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, Tim Blake Nelson, W Earl Brown, W...
Paul Barnell (Robin Williams) is in big trouble. He's up to his eyeballs in debt, his wife (Holly Hunter) is going slowly insane and an ambitious ins... Read more
The Boss of It All (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Jens Albinus, Peter Gantzler, Iben Hjejle, Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Inventing a fictitious supervisor who makes all of his company's unpopular decisions, an industrial bigwig (Peter Gantzler) gets into a jam when he wa... Read more