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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Penda's Fen (Blu-ray) (1974)
Director: Alan Clarke
Starring: Spencer Banks
Through a series of real and imagined encounters with angels, demons, and England's pagan past, a pastor's son begins to question his religion and pol... Read more
Penelope (2006)
6.8/10
Director: Mark Palansky
Starring: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara, Reese Witherspoon
This sweet family tale introduces you to Penelope, a lonely heiress who has fallen victim to a family curse that has caused her to have a pig's nose.... Read more
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Eric Darnell, Simon J Smith
They're cute...they're cuddly...they're back! From the creators of Madagascar comes the hilarious new movie that proves global espionage is for the bi... Read more
Penguins of Madagascar ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Eric Darnell, Simon J Smith
They're cute...they're cuddly...they're back! From the creators of Madagascar comes the hilarious new movie that proves global espionage is for the bi... Read more
Penny Pincher! (Radin!) (2016)
5.8/10
Director: Fred Cavaye
Starring: Dany Boon, Laurence Arne, Noemie Schmidt
François' problems mount when a 16-year-old girl shows up and claims to be his daughter. Read more
People Places Things (2015)
6.9/10
Director: James C Strouse
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams
Will Henry is a graphic novelist and a professor in NYC. At his adorable twin girls' fifth birthday party, Will's life is turned upside down when he w... Read more
People Will Talk (1951)
7.5/10
Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Starring: Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Finlay Currie, Hume Cronyn, Walter Slezak, Sidney Blac...
Sparkling comic gem with moments of great poignancy stars Cary Grant as a physician whose belief in the curative powers of the mind seems too unorthod... Read more
Pepi, Luci, Bom ( Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom ) (1980)
6.3/10
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Carmen Maura, Olvido Gara, Eva Silva
The first feature from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, made while he was still working at the Post Office. Set during Madrid's post-Franco punk peri... Read more
Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) (2016)
7.8/10
Director: Paolo Genovese
Starring: Giuseppe Battiston, Kasia Smutniak, Alba Rohrwacher, Valerio Mastandrea, Marco G...
During a dinner party, seven friends decide to play a dangerous game. The attendees place their cellphones on the table and agree to make all texts an... Read more
Perfumes (2019)
6.6/10
Starring: Emmanuelle Devos, Sergi Lopez, Sacha Bourdo
Anne Walberg is a celebrity in the perfume world. She creates fragrances and sells her incredible talent to companies of all kinds. She lives as a div... Read more