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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Son of Flubber (1963)
6.1/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Ed Wynn, Fred MacMurray, Keenan Wynn, Leon Ames, Nancy Olson, Tommy Kirk
Professor Ned Brainard's discovery of flubber hasn't quite brought him - or his college - the riches he thought. The Pentagon has declared his discove... Read more
Son of Rambow (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson, Anna Wing, Tallulah...
The love of Sly Stallone brings two unlikely lads together during a long, hot English summer in the early '80s. Will Proudfoot is from a religious fam... Read more
Son of Rambow (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson, Anna Wing, Tallulah...
The love of Sly Stallone brings two unlikely lads together during a long, hot English summer in the early '80s. Will Proudfoot is from a religious fam... Read more
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
3.8/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Herbert Lom, Claudia Cardinale
Roberto Benigni is the son of the unco-ordinated Inspector Clouseau, and the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree. In search of a kidnapped Middle Ea... Read more
Song for Marion (2012)
8.9/10
Director: Paul Andrew Williams
Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Arterton
A.k.a. "Unfinished Song". A heartfelt drama, "Song for Marion" follows Terence Stamp's grumpy pensioner Arthur as he is reluctantly inspired by his be... Read more
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
7.1/10
Director: Edward Buzzell
Starring: Gloria Grahame, Myrna Loy, William Powell, Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell, Patricia...
In the sixth and final film of the series, Nick and Nora play a rousing rendition of 'Murder Musicale' when the homicide of a jazz bandleader leads th... Read more
Songs From The Second Floor (2000)
7.6/10
Director: Roy Andersson
Starring: Lars Nordh
Songs from the Second Floor (Swedish: Sånger från andra våningen) is a Swedish black comedy-drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 6 Oc... Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
6.5/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba
When the manic Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way. Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
6.9/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, James Marsden, Krysten Ritte...
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails are back for their most epic adventure yet. The team reunites to face a new formidable foe, Shadow, a mysterious hedgehog w... Read more
Sons of the Desert (1933)
7.7/10
Director: William A Seiter
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch
Laurel and Hardy attend a convention of the fraternal order of the Sons of the Desert without letting their wives know the real reason for their absen... Read more