Comedy
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: The fish. Much like that joke, comedy comes down to personal taste and what one finds funny or not. Some like their humour light and frothy and very generalised, while others like it to have an edge and go for a more twisted, darker humour. The motherlode of this genre can be scrolled below. Either way, we're sure there will be something for everybody in the subsections on the left.
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Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
5.8/10
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Roscoe Lee Browne, Stephen Collins, Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Kane, Annie Potts, Jo...
Whoopi Goldberg made her comedy feature debut (after a dramatic turn in 'The Color Purple') in this comedy/thriller, as bank computer operator Terry,... Read more
Junebug (2005)
7/10
Director: Phil Morrison
Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams, Ben McKenzie, Celia Weston, Scott...
Embeth Davidtz plays Madeleine, a dealer in avant garde art, who challenges (and is challenged by) the middle-class, back-water mediocrity of her in-l... Read more
Junior (1994)
4.6/10
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson
What a concept: 'The Terminator' with child! Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a scientist who impregnates himself with an embryo. With the help of Danny De... Read more
Juno (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J K Si...
Cool, confident high-schooler Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) hadn't planned on getting pregnant, but an impulsive coupling with a friend (Michael Cera) put... Read more
Juno ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J K Si...
Cool, confident high-schooler Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) hadn't planned on getting pregnant, but an impulsive coupling with a friend (Michael Cera) put... Read more
Just Ask For Diamond (1988)
Director: Stephen Bayly
Starring: Colin Dale, Saeed Jaffrey, Susannah York, Dursley McLinden, Patricia Hodge, Jimm...
Private Eye Tim Diamond (Dursley McLinden) and his way-too-smart kid brother, Nick team up with failing nightclub singer Susannah York for action, lau... Read more
Just Between Us (2018)
6.8/10
Director: Christopher Kay
Starring: Deanna Ortuso, Joanne Nguyen, Calista Fooks
Unadventurous office worker Hannah and her childhood friend Trixie's world is turned upside down when the ghost of her late sister appears; guiding th... Read more
Just Friends (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Roger Kumble
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein, Julie Hagerty, Chris Marquett...
Ryan Reynolds was 'the fat kid' in high school with a secret crush on best pal Jamie (Amy Smart). When his true feelings are outed, she gently turns... Read more
Just Like Heaven (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder, Donal Logue, Ben Shenkman
Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) is a dedicated medical resident coming off a 20 hour shift when her car goes off the road and she is killed. A few week... Read more
Just to Be Sure (Ôtez-moi d'un doute) (2017)
6.7/10
Director: Carine Tardieu
Starring: Francois Damiens, Cecile De France, Guy Marchand, Andre Wilms
A middle-aged bomb disposal expert faces a different kind of explosive situation when he learns that the man who raised him is not his biological fath... Read more