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 Office - The Christmas Specials (2003)
Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
The only British sitcom ever to win a Golden Globe returns for two final extended episodes. Much has happened since our last visit to Wernham Hogg. Da... Read more
The Office: Series 1 (2001)
8.5/10
Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
BAFTA-winning comedy about the Slough paper-merchant where life is stationery... David Brent (Ricky Gervais) is a petty, pompous boss who thinks he's... Read more
The Office: Series 2 (2002)
8.8/10
Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Starring: Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis, Martin Freeman, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
David Brent returns to work in the office that took Britain by storm and grabbed middle-managers by their balls. His 'unique' management style in this... Read more
The Opposite Of Sex (1998)
6.5/10
Director: Don Roos
Starring: Martin Donovan, Johnny Galecki, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Christina Ricci
A teenage terror wreaks havoc with the life of her gay half-brother, Bill. She seduces his boyfriend, gets pregnant, steals his savings and nearly cos... Read more
The Party (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Timothy Spall, Emily Mortim...
Janet hosts an intimate gathering of friends in her London home to celebrate her political ascension. After her acerbic best friend and others arrive,... Read more
The People Under the Stairs (Blu-Ray) (1991)
6.3/10
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Bill Cobbs, Brandon Adams, Everett McGill, Ving Rhames, Wendy Robie, Kelly Jo Mi...
When young Fool (Brandon Adams) breaks into the home of his family's greedy and uncaring landlords, he discovers a disturbing scenario where incestuou... Read more
The People Vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Director: Milos Forman
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton
Woody Harrelson plays the 'Hustler' publisher whose porn empire caused no end of offence in 1970's America before a sniper's bullet landed him in a wh... Read more
The Perfect Host (2010)
6.8/10
Director: Nick Tomnay
Starring: Helen Reddy, Nathaniel Parker, David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Megahn Perry
John Taylor (Clayne Crawford) is a merciless criminal who has just robbed a bank. On the run and in desperate need of a hideout, he accosts the polite... Read more
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
8/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Adolfo Celi, Adriana Asti, Bernard Verley, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Claude Brialy, M...
Bourgeois convention is demolished in Luis Buñuel's surrealist gem "The Phantom of Liberty". Featuring an elegant soiree with guests seated at toilet... Read more
The Piano Teacher (2001)
7.5/10
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoit Magimel
"The Piano Teacher" is a powerful and controversial new drama from the award winning filmmaker Michael Haneke ("Funny Games"). Isabelle Huppert ("8 Wo... Read more