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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Perrier's Bounty (2009)
6.4/10
Director: Ian Fitzgibbon
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Liam Cunningham, Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney...
Blood is thicker than water. Nothing is thicker than thieves. Perpetual waster and lazy Dublin thief Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy) decides to stage... Read more
Personal Services (1987)
6.4/10
Director: Terry Jones
Starring: Julie Walters, Alec McCowen
Julie Walters stars as suburban brothel Madame, Christine Painter, with some highly unusual clients. Inspired by the real experiences of the legendary... Read more
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972)
6.3/10
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Barry Nelson
Tillie Shlai's not looking forward to meeting yet another blind date. This one's name being Pete Seltzer. Pete and Tillie are not a match made in heav... Read more
Pete and Dud: Behind the Fridge (1971)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Two rare recordings of England's great surreal comedy duo, filmed in Melbourne during their 1971 tour of Australia. Never broadcast in the UK, the sh... Read more
Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010)
5.1/10
Director: Alexandre Rockwell
Starring: Carol Kane, Lena Headey, Michael Lerner, Rosie Perez, Seymour Cassel, Steve Busc...
After his faithful dog Buddha is kidnapped by a loan shark, K.C. (Peter Dinklage) hits rock bottom. To save Buddha, K.C. is forced to reunite with his... Read more
Peter Rabbit 2 (2021)
Director: Will Gluck
Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, James Corden, Colin Moody, Margot R...
Thomas and Bea are now married and living with Peter and his rabbit family. Bored of life in the garden, Peter goes to the big city, where he meets sh... Read more
Peter Rabbit 2 (4k) (2021)
6.2/10
Director: Will Gluck
Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, James Corden, Colin Moody, Margot R...
Thomas and Bea are now married and living with Peter and his rabbit family. Bored of life in the garden, Peter goes to the big city, where he meets sh... Read more
Peter Rabbit 2 (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.2/10
Director: Will Gluck
Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, James Corden, Colin Moody, Margot R...
Thomas and Bea are now married and living with Peter and his rabbit family. Bored of life in the garden, Peter goes to the big city, where he meets sh... Read more
Peter's Friends (1992)
7/10
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry
A 'Big Chill' style re-union of theatrical types leads to personal revelations, crisis and healing in this humorous and touching souffl from actor-dir... Read more
Phil The Alien (2004)
5.3/10
Director: Rob Stefaniuk
Starring: Rob Stefaniuk, Boyd Banks, Christopher Barry
Phil, an alien, crashes into a small town in Northern Ontario, befriends a young boy, and a super-intelligent beaver, and quickly develops a heavy dri... Read more