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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Sextette (1978)
3.2/10
Director: Ken Hughes
Starring: Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr, George Hamilton...
Mae West's swansong is this bizarre musical comedy in which the bleach blonde diva puts her honeymoon (with Timothy Dalton) on hold while she goes off... Read more
Sgt Bilko: Volume 1 (1955)
5.7/10
Starring: Harvey Lembeck, Phil Silvers, Paul Ford, Maurice Gosfield, Billy Sands
Comedy legend Phil Silvers is Sgt. Ernie Bilko, the ultimate con man. He runs the motor pool at a small Kansas US Army Camp, nominally run by Colonel... Read more
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
7.3/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed, Barry Nelson
When murder occurs amidst the 'horsey set' ostensibly retired husband-and-wife sleuths, Nick and Nora Charles, spend a day at the races sifting throug... Read more
Shadows in the Sun (2005)
6.8/10
Director: Brad Mirman
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Joshua Jackson, Claire Forlani, Giancarlo Giannini
Book editor and aspiring writer, Jeremy (Joshua Jackson), is sent to Italy to extract a new novel from cantankerous author Harvey Keitel. Needless to... Read more
Shall We Dance? (2004)
6.1/10
Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, My...
John Clark (Richard Gere) is a meek workaholic who feels trapped in a dull, mind-numbing existence. But one night, his whole life changes when the sig... Read more
Shall We Kiss? (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Emmanuel Mouret
Starring: Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet, Michael Cohen, Stefano Accorsi
A wryly observant and very contemporary meditation on the many implications of a simple kiss. Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, they spend the evenin... Read more
Shallow Hal (2001)
5.9/10
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander, Rene Kirby
A tender, sensitive tale of true love... from the Farrelly Brothers!? Pudgy playboy Jack Black, used to judging women solely on looks, receives a post... Read more
Shane Maloney: The Brush-off (2004)
Director: Sam Neill
Starring: David Wenham, Mick Molloy, Bruce Spence, Steve Bisley
Sam Neill takes the helm for this adaptation of Shane Maloney's novel. When a dead artist is being fished from the ornamental moat outside an art gall... Read more
Shanghai Kiss (2007)
6.8/10
Director: David Ren, Kern Konwiser
Starring: Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere, Kelly Hu, Timothy Bottoms
In the midst of pursuing his fledgling acting career, Liam Liu (Ken Leung) learns that he has inherited his grandmother's house in Shanghai. Eager to... Read more
Shanghai Knights (2003)
6.2/10
Director: David Dobkin
Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Donnie Yen, Aidan Gillen
This high-kicking sequel to 'Shanghai Noon' has Chon (Jackie Chan) leaving his honourable life as sheriff of Carson City when his sister brings news o... Read more