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 Wrong Man ( aka Lucky Number Slevin ) (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Peter Outer...
This thoroughly entertaining noir-ish revenge flick is packed with wry one-liners and pop-culture references ala 'Pulp Fiction', and boasts a similarl... Read more
The Wrong Man ( aka Lucky Number Slevin ) ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.5/10
Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Peter Outerbridge, St...
This thoroughly entertaining noir-ish revenge flick is packed with wry one-liners and pop-culture references ala 'Pulp Fiction', and boasts a similarl... Read more
Theatre Of Blood (1973)
Director: Douglas Hickox
Starring: Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Robert Morley, Ian Hendry
The tale of a demented Shakespearean actor (Vincent Price) who takes bloody revenge against eight theatre critics who gave him 'thumbs down'. Read more
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Andy Garcia, Gabrielle Anwar, Christopher Walken, Seymour Cassel, Christopher Ll...
When The Man With A Plan gives ex-gangster Jimmy The Saint one last job it all goes wrong, leaving him and his partners marked for death and just 48 h... Read more
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (Blu-ray) (1995)
6.7/10
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Andy Garcia, Bill Nunn, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, Fairuza Balk, Gab...
When The Man With A Plan gives ex-gangster Jimmy The Saint one last job it all goes wrong, leaving him and his partners marked for death and just 48 h... Read more
This Gun For Hire (1942)
7.5/10
Director: Frank Tuttle
Starring: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Laird Cregar, Robert Preston
The movie that made Alan Ladd a star. He's a cold-blooded killer with a soft spot for kids and cats, and he's out to get back at a double-crossing nig... Read more
Three Kings (1999)
7.1/10
Director: David O Russell
Starring: Spike Jonze, Cliff Curtis, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, George Clooney
March 1991; the Iraqi Desert in the aftermath of Desert Storm. Four American soldiers discover a map reputedly leading to a huge cache of gold stolen... Read more
Throw Momma From The Train (1987)
6.2/10
Director: Danny Devito
Starring: Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, Kim Greist, Anne Ramsey, Kate Mulgrew, Rob Reiner
Billy Crystal has two major problems in this slightly black comedy. One is a severe case of writer's block and the other is Owen, who wants his writin... Read more
Thumbsucker (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Mike Mills
Starring: Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Keanu Reeves,...
Striking the perfect balance between adolescent awkwardness and black comedy, this film stars Lou Taylor Pucci as a neurotic 17-year-old whose coping... Read more
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990)
7/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon, Victoria Abril
In perhaps his most outrageous and controversial film, Pedro Almodovar follows the strange relationship that grows between an obsessive ex-mental pat... Read more