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.
The Double (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Richard Ayoade
Starring: Cathy Moriarty, James Fox, Noah Taylor, Wallace Shawn, Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasi...
Deadpan Richard Ayoade's follow-up to the terrifically spiky teen black comedy Submarine is a Dostoevsky-inspired tale of a nerdy office clerk, Simon... Read more
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
8.2/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, Claudio Brook
Louis Bunuel's masterpiece tells the story of guests invited to a lavish dinner party who find they are unable to leave at the end of the evening. A m... Read more
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: The Complete Collection (1977)
8/10
Starring: Geoffrey Palmer, John Barron, Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, Sue Nicholls, Bru...
This definitive collection includes all 21 episodes from the three series of The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, as well as an array of additional f... Read more
The Family (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo
Dark action comedy in which a Mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching... Read more
The Family (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo
Dark action comedy in which a Mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching... Read more
The Ferpect Crime (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Alex De La Iglesia
Starring: Guillermo Toledo, Monica Cervera, Luis Varela
Aka 'The Ferpect Crime.' While working in the women's clothing section of a fashionable Madrid department store, a suave salesman makes money while pu... Read more
The Flower Of My Secret (1995)
7.1/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Imanol Arias, Juan Echanove, Marisa Paredes, Rossy de Palma
Leo is a middle-aged woman (Marisa Paredes) whose seemingly great life is slipping away. Her husband is about to leave her, she must care for her crot... Read more
The Foot Fist Way (2006)
6.4/10
Director: Jody Hill
Starring: Ben Best, Danny McBride, Mary Jane Bostic
Fred Simmons (Danny McBride - the latest Hollywood hot property, seen in 'Up In The Air' and 'Land of the Lost') was not the most stable person to beg... Read more
The Freshman (1990)
6.5/10
Director: Andrew Bergman
Starring: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Bruno Kirby, Penelope Ann Miller, Maximilian S...
This off-beat comedy stars Matthew Broderick as a N.Y. University film student who gets a summer job with an Italian-American importer who looks suspi... Read more
The Games: Series 1 (1999)
5.7/10
Director: Bruce Permezel
Starring: John Clarke, Bryan Dawe, Gina Riley, Ross Stevenson
Featuring the formidable comedic talents of John Clarke, Gina Riley, Bryan Dawe and Ross Stevenson, this hit ABC comedy series is a deadpan, surreal a... Read more