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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Like Crazy (2016)
7.3/10
Director: Paolo Virzi
Starring: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Valentina Carnelutti
Donatella and Beatrice reside in a psychiatric facility in Tuscany. They have very different life stories, but a chance to escape brings them together... Read more
Like Father Like Son (1987)
5.2/10
Director: Rod Daniel
Starring: Dudley Moore, Margaret Colin
A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned up doctor and his laid back son. Read more
Limbo (2020)
7.2/10
Limbo is a wry and poignant observation of the refugee experience, set on a fictional remote Scottish island where a group of new arrivals await the r... Read more
Limelight (1952)
8.1/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Claire Bloom, Charlie Chaplin, Sydney Chaplin, Nigel Bruce, Norman Lloyd, Buster...
Chaplin blends dark comedy and tragedy in the story of an ageing music hall comic who's convinced he can no longer move people to laughter. With Chapl... Read more
Lipstick (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Peter Werner
Starring: Sarah Chalke, Lally Cadeau, Patti Labelle, Jay Harrington, Robin Brule
Having recently graduated from journalism school and landed her dream job, the last thing 27-year-old Geralyn expects to hear is a breast cancer diagn... Read more
Lisztomania (1975)
6.5/10
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Fiona Lewis, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr, Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Rick Wak...
This freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist Franz Liszt ranks among director Ken Russell's most outrageous efforts. Roger Daltrey, lead singer f... Read more
Little Britain: Live (2006)
7.6/10
Director: Geoff Posner, Jeremy Sams
Starring: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Anthony Head, Ruth Jones
After three award-winning television series, Matt Lucas and David Walliams took 'Little Britain' on the road. The triumphant tour culminated with this... Read more
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dan...
A charming black comedy about life, death and junior beauty contests. Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear head an eccentric family that includes a potty-mo... Read more
Little Miss Sunshine ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring: Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Paul Dan...
A charming black comedy about life, death and junior beauty contests. Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear head an eccentric family that includes a potty-mo... Read more
Little Monsters (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Abe Forsythe
Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Josh Gad, Kat Stewart
A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies. Read more