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 Bothersome Man (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Jens Lien
Starring: Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning, Birgitte Larsen, Johannes...
40-year-old Andreas has arrived in a strange city with absolutely no idea how he got there. He has a job, a flat, a beautiful girlfriend, but somehow,... Read more
The Butcher Boy (1998)
7.2/10
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Ian Hart, Sean McGinley
A blackly comic study of an Irish boy who doesn't have a chance in life; his father is a perpetual drunk, his mother a mentally fragile soul. Yet he g... Read more
The Cable Guy / Fun With Dick and Jane (1996)
Director: Ben Stiller
Starring: George Segal, Jim Carrey, Leslie Mann, Matthew Broderick, Tea Leoni
" The Cable Guy" - A black comedy about a cable TV installer (Jim Carrey) who forces his friendship onto a vulnerable customer (Matthew Broderick) who... Read more
The Canterbury Tales (1972)
6.5/10
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring: Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Hugh Griffith, Josephine Chapl...
The second part of Pasolini's 'Trilogy of Life' (beginning with 'The Decameron' and ending with 'Arabian Nights') is based on the 14th century stories... Read more
The Chumscrubber (2005)
7/10
Director: Arie Posin
Starring: Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Glenn Close, Rory Culkin, Tim DeKay,...
When disaffected teen, Dean (Jamie Bell), discovers the body of his friend hanging in his bedroom, he doesn't bother telling any adults as he doesn't... Read more
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005)
6.6/10
Director: David Beaird
Starring: Patrick Warburton, Marie Matiko, Simon Callow, Austin Pendleton, Jennifer Tilly,...
Patrick Warburton (better known for voicing Disney characters) gives an impressive performance as a misogynistic L.A. citizen who orders a mail bride... Read more
The Closer: Season 1 (2005)
7.6/10
Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, J K Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G W Bailey, Anthony...
Kyra Sedgwick is Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson, the abrasive and unorthodox head of the Priority Homicide Division in LA. New on the job all the... Read more
The Closer: Season 2 (2006)
7.6/10
Starring: Kyra Sedgwick, J K Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett, G W Bailey, Anthony...
After a year of hard-won victories, Brenda finally has the acceptance of her new LAPD family in this taut and highly watchable second season. This ti... Read more
The Collection ( Harold Pinter ) (1976)
6.1/10
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: Alan Bates, Helen Mirren, Laurence Olivier, Malcolm McDowell
Set in the rarefied world of West End boutique owners and fashion designers, The Collection takes as its departure point, the moment when four elegant... Read more
The Comeback: The Complete Series (2005)
8/10
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Laura Silverman, Damian Young, Malin Akerman, Robert Michael Morris...
Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) used to be at the top of everybody's list, now with her hit sit-com behind her, roles are thin on the ground, and she's... Read more