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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Arj Barker Live (2006)
7.6/10
Starring: Arj Barker
Prepare to take a ride through Arj's world, where absurdity and logic meet, as he unleashes his unique, intelligent world-class stand-up comedy. Dishi... Read more
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
5.7/10
Director: Mark L Lester
Starring: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Meg Ryan
A fired cop and useless lawyer sign up as security guards and find they've joined a corrupt union. Read more
Armour Of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)
7.3/10
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Carol Cheng, Ikeda Shoko, Ken Lo
Agent Jackie Chan is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara Desert. He soon discovers that he is not the only one searching for the treasur... Read more
Army Intelligence (1994)
Director: Penny Marshall
Starring: Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar
Aka 'Renaissance Man'. Danny DeVito gets sacked from his advertising job and starts temping. His first assignment is teaching English to nearly illite... Read more
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
6.8/10
Director: Michael Anderson
Starring: Cantinflas, Shirley MacLaine, David Niven, Finlay Currie, Robert Morley, Ronald...
This Jules Verne adventure classic stars David Niven as the globe-trotting Phileas Fogg, with Shirley MacLaine and loads of starry cameos from the lik... Read more
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
5.8/10
Director: Frank Coraci
Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cecile De France, Jim Broadbent
As an adventurer, Passepartout (Jackie Chan) ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) on a daring mission to j... Read more
Arrested Development: Season 3 (2005)
8.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Will Arnett, Scott Baio, Jason Bateman, Justine Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cro...
This set includes the complete third and final season of the genius, Emmy-winning comedy that was cancelled by people who 'just didn't understand'. Th... Read more
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
8/10
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre, Josephine Hull, Jean Ad...
An hilarious adaptation of Joseph Kesselring's hit play about two seemingly harmless old ladies who murder lonely gentlemen callers - out of the goodn... Read more
Art School Confidential (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Anjelica Huston, Matt Keeslar, John Malkovich, Max Minghella, Sop...
Terry Zwigoff reunites with comics writer Daniel Clowes ('Ghost World') for this punishing satire of the Art School universe where Jerome (Max Minghel... Read more
Arthur (2011)
5.7/10
Director: Jason Winer
Starring: Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Russell Brand
Russell Brand reinvents the role of lovable billionaire Arthur Bach, an irresponsible charmer who has always relied on two things to get by: his limit... Read more