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 Idiots (1998)
6.8/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Bodil Jorgensen, Jens Albinus, Louise Hassing
Concerns a group of people who live in a villa in a small Danish town who share one interest: idiocy. Civilised and intelligent they pretend otherwise... Read more
The Insider's Guide To Happiness (2004)
Director: Various
Starring: Fasitua Amosa, Will Hall, Sally Stockwell, Ben Barrington, Samantha Jukes, Paolo...
Arguably the most original drama series to have come out of New Zealand, this quirky, black-humoured show follows the paths of six different people as... Read more
The Intervention ( aka Suicide, The Comedy ) (1998)
6.1/10
Director: Glen Freyer
Starring: Jamie Harris, Alison Eastwood, Chad Lowe, Phil LaMarr
Matt is a screenwiter who is having a little trouble getting pen to paper, not to mention his personal life could use some work. When he starts talki... Read more
The King is Dead! (2012)
5.6/10
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Anthony Hayes, Dan Wyllie, Gary Waddell, Bojana Novakovic, Luke Ford, Lani John...
Max and Therese have just brought a new house in a leafy suburb. Their suburban dreams are quickly shattered when they find they have the neighbours f... Read more
The King of Comedy (1982)
7.8/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Tony Randall, Sandra Bernhard
Robert De Niro is an obsessive stand-up comic performing in front of cardboard cut-outs in is mum's basement. Jerry Lewis is the host of a talk show t... Read more
The Kingdom (1994)
8.4/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Kirsten Rolffes, Ghita Norby
This joyfully creepy and surrealistic Danish medical thriller/satire, is full of jaded New Age practices, a nationalistic neurologist longing for his... Read more
The Ladykillers (2004)
6.2/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall
The classic '50s British crime comedy is transplanted to a small Southern town by Joel and Ethan Coen in this laugh-filled revamp. Tom Hanks stars as... Read more
The Ladykillers (1955)
7.8/10
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Peter Sellers
Alec Guinness teams with Peter Sellers in this fabulous tale of a group of dumb crooks who become unhinged by a sweet old lady. An Ealing Studios gem. Read more
The Ladykillers (Blu-ray) (1955)
7.7/10
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Peter Sellers
Alec Guinness teams with Peter Sellers in this fabulous tale of a group of dumb crooks who become unhinged by a sweet old lady. An Ealing Studios gem. Read more
The Last Horror Movie (2003)
5.6/10
Director: Julian Richards
Starring: Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish
The fine line between fiction and reality is blurred in director Julian Richards' award-winning blend of slasher flick and psychological thriller. Jou... Read more