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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The Artist (2011)
7.9/10
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo
Five Academy Awards - including Best Picture, Director, and Actor - went to this magical, mostly silent seriocomedy set in 1927 Hollywood. As screen i... Read more
The Assassination Bureau (Blu-ray) (1969)
6.5/10
Director: Basil Dearden
Starring: Oliver Reed, Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas
A woman causes a group of assassins to face their greatest challenge. Read more
The Automatic Hate (2015)
6.3/10
Starring: Deborah Ann Woll, Joseph Cross, Adelaide Clemens, Richard Schiff, Ricky Jay, Cat...
Davis meets a cute young woman claiming to be his cousin. After confirming that his dad has a secret brother, he visits her and her two sisters. What... Read more
The Bachelors (2017)
6.7/10
Director: Kurt Voelker
Starring: Julie Delpy, Kevin Dunn, Harold Perrineau, J K Simmons, Jae Head, Tom Amandes, O...
After the death of his wife, Bill and his 17-year-old son, Wes, move from a small town to a big city for a fresh start. As they begin to adjust to lif... Read more
The Bad Guys (2022)
6.9/10
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina Nora Lum, Craig Robinson
Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way. Read more
The Bad Guys (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.8/10
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina Nora Lum, Craig Robinson
Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way. Read more
The Bad News Bears (Blu-ray) (1976)
7.3/10
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league. Read more
The Baker (2007)
6.3/10
Starring: Damian Lewis, Kate Ashfield, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicholas Rowe, Michael Gambo...
A hitman has second thoughts about his career and seeks refuge from his boss by finding work as a baker in a rural Welsh village. Read more
The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)
7.4/10
Director: James Griffiths
Starring: Tim Key, Tom Basden, Carey Mulligan
The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favour... Read more
The Band's Visit (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Eran Kolirin
Starring: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour, Shlomi Avraham, Rubi...
A wryly elegant, slice-of-life comedy in which an Egyptian Ceremonial Police Band, due to play at the opening of an Arab Cultural Centre in Israel, fi... Read more