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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Second Act (2018)
6/10
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Annaleigh Ashford, Dan Bucatinsky, Milo Ventimi...
A big box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do. Read more
Second-Hand Wedding (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Murphy
Starring: Geraldine Brophy, Holly Shanahan
A heart-warming tale set in a time when Trade Me and eBay threaten the primeval urge for a first-hand crack at second-hand. Set on the idyllic Kapiti... Read more
Secret Agent X-9 (1937)
6.5/10
Director: Ford Beebe
Starring: Jean Rogers, Monte Blue, Henry Brandon, Lon Chaney Jr
In Chapter One (Modern Pirates), the G-Men learn that "Brenda", notorious jewel thief, is heading for the United States, to steal the Belgravian crown... Read more
Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
6.8/10
Director: Ray Taylor
Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke
American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel. Read more
Secret Policeman's Ball: Kings of UK Comedy (2005)
6.9/10
Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, The Goodies, Barry Humph...
Enjoy some of the most hilarious moments in comedy history as Britain's finest funnymen - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, The... Read more
Secretary (2002)
7/10
Director: Steven Shainberg
Starring: James Spader, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Maggie Gyllenha...
Fresh off a stint in a mental hospital, upbeat but repressed office worker Maggie Gyllenhaal takes a job as personal assistant to tightly-wound lawyer... Read more
Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
7.5/10
Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot
Starring: Raymond Bouchard, David Boutin, Benoit Briere, Bruno Blanchet, Pierre Collin
Chosen to close the Director's Fortnight at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, Jean-Francois Pouliot's comedy charts the chaos wreaked on a small, down-at... Read more
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
6.8/10
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Gene Wilder, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey, Richard Pryor
It was murder! The blind guy couldn't see it. The deaf guy couldn't hear it. But now they're both wanted for it in the drop-dead comedy, SEE NO EVIL,... Read more
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, William Petersen, Keira Knightley, Derek Luke, Steve Carell, Ad...
Dodge Petersen's (Steve Carell) wife has just left him - after learning that an asteroid will destroy all life on Earth in just three weeks. Hitting t... Read more
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
6.7/10
Director: Jay Sandrich
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin
Adapted from Neil Simon's play Chevy Chase is a novelist abducted by criminals and made to be the fall guy for a bank robbery. After his arrest he es... Read more