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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Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Hue Rhodes
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Tim Blake Nelson, John Cho, Sarah Silverman, Peter Dinklage, Emma...
Loosely styled on Dante's "Inferno", this unique offering stars Steve Buscemi as compulsive gambler John Alighieri who has finally beaten the habit, s... Read more
Salvation Boulevard (2011)
5.3/10
Director: George Ratliff
Starring: Ed Harris, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Marisa Tomei, Pierce Brosnan
In a world of mega-churches and larger-than-life pastors stands Dan Day (Pierce Brosnan), the largest of them all. When former Deadhead and current bo... Read more
Samba (2014)
6.7/10
Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Starring: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Izia Higelin
Samba (Omar Sy Intouchables) came to France 10 years ago from Senegal. He plugs away at various lowly jobs in a bid to stay under the radar and avoid... Read more
Sanjuro (1962)
8.2/10
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama
The hero of Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' returns to help a group of very earnest, very green, very young samurai get their clan rid of corruption. As in 'Yoji... Read more
Santa's Slay (2004)
5.4/10
Director: David Steiman
Starring: Robert Culp, Emilie de Ravin, Bill Goldberg, Saul Rubinek, Douglas Smith, Dave T...
Ex-WWE Wrestling champ Bill Goldberg steps out of his leotard and into a Santa suit in this twisted Christmas comedy. He plays the devil's son who,... Read more
Saturday Night (2024)
7/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael-Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O'Brien, E...
At 11:30pm on October 11, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television - and culture - forever. Saturday Night is based... Read more
Savage Honeymoon (2000)
6/10
Director: Mark Beesley
Starring: Nicholas Eadie, Perry Piercy, Elizabeth Hawthorne, Sophia Hawthorne
Meet the Savages; This earthy offering tells the story of a tough West Auckland family battling to survive in a dysfunctional culture armed with the o... Read more
Save Your Legs (Blu-ray) (2012)
5.5/10
Starring: Stephen Curry, Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau, David Lyons
Edward 'Teddy' Brown lives for his suburban cricket club and his two best friends, Rick and Stavros. But when he realizes that his beloved teammates a... Read more
Saving Grace (1999)
6.9/10
Director: Nigel Cole
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes, Tcheky Karyo
On discovering she is left penniless after her husband's death, Grace turns for comfort to the one thing she loves - her greenhouse. But even Grace's... Read more
Saving Mr Banks (2013)
7.5/10
Director: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Bradley Whitford, Emma Thompson, Jason Schwartzman, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Co...
Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks star in "Saving Mr. Banks", inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney's classic "Mary Poppins" made it... Read more