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 Sad Sack (1957)
5.9/10
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Phyllis Kirk, David Wayne
Private Meredith Bixby is so out of step in the Army that his six weeks of planned basic training has now stretched to 17 months. After he loses a tan... Read more
The Salt of Life (2011)
6.3/10
Director: Gianni Di Gregorio
Starring: Valeria De Franciscis, Gianni Di Gregorio, Alfonso Santagata
House husband Gianni has many things to worry about while his retirement slips by doing boring chores for his wife, mother, daughter and pretty neighb... Read more
The Sandlot 2 (2005)
4.5/10
Director: David Mickey Evans
Starring: Sean Berdy, Cole Evan Weiss, James Earl Jones, Brett Kelly, James Wilson, Max Ll...
It's 1972 and a new bunch of kids have taken over the baseball field. Saul (Cole Evan Weiss) heads up the team and looks after deaf younger brother, S... Read more
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
4.7/10
Director: Michael Lembeck
Starring: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Martin...
Tim Allen is back in the jolly red fat-suit, and this year his in-laws (Alan Arkin and Ann-Margaret) are coming to town. Plus he may have found a way... Read more
The Sapphires (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Wayne Blair
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
1968. Four young women from a remote Aboriginal mission, sisters Gail, Julie and Cynthia, together with their cousin Kay, are discovered by Dave, a do... Read more
The Sapphires ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Wayne Blair
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
1968. Four young women from a remote Aboriginal mission, sisters Gail, Julie and Cynthia, together with their cousin Kay, are discovered by Dave, a do... Read more
The Saragossa Manuscript (Blu-ray) (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Wojciech Has
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a st... Read more
The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang (2006)
Director: Tim Skousen
Starring: Justin Long, Joey Kern, Carl Weathers, Jeremy Sumpter
Hollywood's favourite geek Justin Long ('Galaxy Quest', 'Die Hard 4', the Apple Mac vs PC ads) branches out as the scene-stealing, mulleted bully in t... Read more
The Savages (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Starring: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas
Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman play estranged siblings who are forced to deal with each other when their elderly father's dementia proves too... Read more
The School of Rock (2003)
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman
Terrific comedy showcases a tailor-made part for Jack Black as an egomaniacal heavy metal guitarist who gets booted out of his band, then has to seek... Read more