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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American Dreamz (2006)
5.5/10
Director: Paul Weitz
Starring: Hugh Grant, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Cooli...
This slightly ham-fisted satire on reality shows like 'American Idol' stars Dennis Quaid as a US President who has just read a newspaper and, on findi... Read more
American Graffiti (1973)
7.5/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Wolfman Jack, Mackenzie Phillips, Charles Martin Smith, Ron Howard, Richard Drey...
George Lucas' paean to early '60s youth stars Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, Paul LeMat, Harrison Ford and other then-unknowns. Follow... Read more
American Graffiti ( Blu-ray ) (1973)
7.5/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Candy Clark, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford, Paul Le Mat, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron H...
George Lucas' paean to early '60s youth stars Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Cindy Williams, Paul LeMat, Harrison Ford and other then-unknowns. Follow... Read more
American Graffiti / More American Graffiti (1973)
Director: Bill L Norton, George Lucas
Starring: Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Mart...
"American Graffiti" (1973) - Follow the misadventures of a group of friends on one summer night in '62, as they prepare for the uncertainty of life af... Read more
American Made (2017)
7.2/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himsel... Read more
American Made (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7.2/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jesse Plemons, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright
Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himsel... Read more
American Pie (1999)
7/10
Director: Paul Weitz
Starring: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eugene Levy
This raunchy comedy focuses on four high school seniors trying to lose their virginity. Loaded with vulgarity and outrageous humour, but ultimately sw... Read more
American Pie 2 (2001)
6.4/10
Director: James B Rogers
Starring: Jason Biggs, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson H...
Picks up one year after the events of "American Pie", where our four hormonally overactive heroes return for the summer from college and engage in var... Read more
American Pie All 6 Slices (1999)
7.6/10
Director: Paul Weitz, Joe Nussbaum
Starring: Chris Klein, Eugene Levy, Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Seann William Scott, Alyson...
'American Pie' - This raunchy comedy focuses on four high school seniors trying to lose their virginity. Loaded with vulgarity and outrageous humour,... Read more
American Pie Boxset (1999)
Director: Paul Weitz
Starring: Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, Alyson Hannigan, Mena Suvari, Chris Klein, Seann Willi...
'American Pie' - This raunchy comedy focuses on four high school seniors trying to lose their virginity. Loaded with vulgarity and outrageous humour,... Read more