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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Parasite (2019)
8.6/10
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Kang-ho Song
All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and g... Read more
Parasite (Blu-ray) (2019)
8.6/10
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Kang-ho Song
All unemployed, Ki-taek and his family take peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks, as they ingratiate themselves into their lives and g... Read more
Pardners (1956)
6.3/10
Director: Norman Taurog
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lori Nelson, Jeff Morrow, Agnes Moorehead
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis re-unite for another raucous comedy, this time poking fun at the Western genre. Wade Kingsley Jr (Lewis), brought up by hi... Read more
Parenthood (1989)
7/10
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Pl...
An overly conscientious father with lofty expectations of his family strives for perfection in this wonderful ensemble piece about contemporary family... Read more
Paris, 13th District (2021)
7/10
Director: Jacques Audiard
Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy - they're friends, sometimes lovers and often both. Read more
Paris-Manhattan (2012)
6.1/10
Director: Sophie Lellouche
Starring: Michel Aumont, Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Marine D...
A French romantic comedy which is centered on a woman with an obsessive love of Woody Allen films. Parisian pharmacist Alice (Alice Taglioni) has been... Read more
Parting Shots (1998)
6.2/10
Director: Michael Winner
Starring: Chris Rea, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley, Diana Rigg, Oliver Reed, Fe...
Harry just found out he only has a short time to live - but for his enemies, their prognosis looks even worse. With nothing to lose, he embarks on a r... Read more
Passed Away (1992)
5.9/10
Director: Charlie Peters
Starring: Bob Hoskins, William Petersen, Jack Warden, Blair Brown, Tim Curry, Frances McDo...
A darkly humorous account of how an offbeat family deals with the death and funeral of the clan patriarch. Bob Hoskins, William Petersen and Blair Bro... Read more
Pat and Margaret (1994)
Director: Gavin Millar
Starring: Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Thora Hird
Written by, and starring British comic Victoria Wood, with her and Julie Walters as sisters who have lived very different lives and become estranged.... Read more
Patch Adams (1998)
6.7/10
Director: Tom Shadyac
Starring: Robin Williams, Monica Potter, Bob Gunton
Robin Williams delivers a stellar performance as Patch, who practices "Laughter is the Best Medicine" and entertains and amuses hospital patients in a... Read more