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 Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)
7/10
Director: Larry Blamire
Starring: Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell, Brian Howe
A parody of 50's B-grade sci-fi and horror flicks, this deliriously silly tale has a dedicated scientist and his clueless wife journey to a remote cab... Read more
The Love Guru (2008)
3.8/10
Director: Marco Schnabel
Starring: Jessica Alba, Omid Djalili, Meagan Good, Ben Kingsley, Romany Malco, Mike Myers,...
Mike Myers returns to live action comedy with a nod to Bollywood as Guru Pitka, the world's second most popular self-help advisor. He is hired by the... Read more
The Love Witch (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Anna Biller
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences. Read more
The Lovers (2017)
6.1/10
Director: Azazel Jacobs
Starring: Debra Winger, Melora Walters, Aidan Gillen, Tracy Letts
A man and his wife, each embroiled in an extramarital affair, are sent reeling when they suddenly fall for the least likely person imaginable -- each... Read more
The Lucky Ones (2008)
7/10
Director: Neil Burger
Starring: Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena, Molly Hagan
Three soldiers meet up en route back to the States from the Iraq War; Fred Cheaver (Tim Robbins), out for good, and keen to reunite with his wife and... Read more
The Machine Girl (2008)
5.9/10
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Starring: Minase Yashiro, Asami , Kentaro Shimazu, Honoka , Nobuhiro Nishihara
When gangsters murder her brother, and hack off her left arm, sweet Japanese schoolgirl Ami takes matters into her own...er, hand, and gets her stump... Read more
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
7.1/10
Inspired by real events, this is a black comedy about 20 years of history of Sicily from 1970s to 1990s, mocking Mafia Bosses and restoring the genero... Read more
The Mafia Only Kills in Summer (2013)
Director: Pierfrancesco Diliberto
Starring: Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli
The winner of the 2014 European Film Award for Best European Comedy, this Italian box office hit follows the growing pains of Arturo, a Palermo boy wh... Read more
The Magician (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Scott Ryan
Starring: Scott Ryan, Ben Walker, Massimiliano Andrighetto, Kane Mason
From the producers of 'Chopper' comes this blackly comic mockumentary about a hitman, Ray (Scott Ryan who also wrote and directed) who hires a film cr... Read more
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
5.4/10
Director: Graham Stark
Starring: Spike Milligan, Ronnie Barker, Harry Secombe
A true British comedy classic bringing to life the seven deadly sins in seven hilarious segments. Stars include Ronnie Barker, Spike Milligan, Leslie... Read more