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 Man Who Invented Christmas (Blu-Ray) (2017)
7/10
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Starring: Bill Paterson, Christopher Plummer, Ian McNeice, Jonathan Pryce, Miriam Margolye...
In 1843 London, author Charles Dickens finds himself in financial trouble after writing three unsuccessful novels in a row. Desperate for a hit, Dicke... Read more
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
6.4/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Adam Driver, William Miller, Will Keenan
Toby, a cynical but supposedly genius film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himsel... Read more
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
6.6/10
Director: Jon Amiel
Starring: Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley
Bill Murray stars as a tourist in England who thinks he's taking part in an 'interactive theatre' experience but walks instead into the midst of a com... Read more
The Man With Two Brains (1983)
6.4/10
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, David Warner
Steve Martin stars in this very amusing takeoff of the 1950s horror sci-fi Bs as a scientist involved with two women - a nasty wife and a sweet patien... Read more
The Marrying Man (1991)
5.8/10
Director: Jerry Rees
Starring: Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin, Robert Loggia, Elisabeth Shue, Armand Assante, Paul...
A millionaire playboy goes into Las Vegas and comes out married to a woman he barely knows. Read more
The Mask (1994)
6.9/10
Director: Charles Russell
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Green
Inspired by the manic 1940s cartoons of Tex Avery and based on the comic book of the same name, this loopy tale has a bank clerk discovering an ancien... Read more
The Mask ( Blu-ray ) (1994)
6.9/10
Director: Charles Russell
Starring: Amy Yasbeck, Cameron Diaz, Jim Carrey, Peter Green, Peter Riegert, Richard Jeni
Inspired by the manic 1940s cartoons of Tex Avery and based on the comic book of the same name, this loopy tale has a bank clerk discovering an ancien... Read more
The Matador (2005)
6.8/10
Director: Richard Shepard
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Adam Scott, Philip Baker Hall, Roberto...
Pierce Brosnan gleefully takes the mick out of his suave Bond/Remington Steele persona, as Julian Noble, an international gun-for-hire, who's past his... Read more
The Match (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Mick Davis
Starring: Max Beesley, Richard E Grant, Ian Holm, Neil Morrissey, Tom Sizemore
Scottish Highlander Wullie Smith has two goals in life, to win the football game for his local pub, and the heart of his beloved Rosemary Bailey. Thou... Read more
The Medallion (2003)
5.2/10
Director: Gordon Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, Julian Sands, John Rhys-Davies, Anthony...
In this rousing action yarn spiked with comedy and amazing stuntwork, Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong detective loaned to Interpol to track down a magical... Read more