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 Seagull (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Michael Mayer
Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Mare Winningham, Jon...
An ageing actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one o... Read more
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
6.6/10
Director: John Madden
Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, R...
Now that his first venture has been proven successful, ever-confident Sonny (Dev Patel) is busy juggling plans for a second resort... as well as his o... Read more
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
6.6/10
Director: John Madden
Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, R...
Now that his first venture has been proven successful, ever-confident Sonny (Dev Patel) is busy juggling plans for a second resort... as well as his o... Read more
The Second Time Around (1961)
6.5/10
Director: Vincent Sherman
Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith
In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gam... Read more
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Chris Renaud
Starring: Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, (Voices of) , Jenny Slate, Louis CK, El...
The pets of New York City have a special existence when their owners leave for the day, enjoying hobbies, food, and one anothers company, building fr... Read more
The Secret Life of Pets ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Chris Renaud
Starring: Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, (Voices of) , Jenny Slate, Louis CK, El...
The pets of New York City have a special existence when their owners leave for the day, enjoying hobbies, food, and one anothers company, building fr... Read more
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
7.1/10
Director: Norman Z McLeod
Starring: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff
This fine adaptation of James Thurber's short story stars Danny Kaye as the harried milquetoast proofreader who daydreams of manly prowess and heroic... Read more
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Ben Stiller
Starring: Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Wiig
Ben Stiller directs and stars in this reimagining of the classic James Thurber story of a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing in... Read more
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Blu-ray) (2013)
7.3/10
Director: Ben Stiller
Starring: Ben Stiller, Sean Penn, Shirley MacLaine, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Wiig
Ben Stiller directs and stars in this reimagining of the classic James Thurber story of a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing in... Read more
The Secret of My Success (1987)
5.2/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Michael J Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan
Michael J Fox takes the New York business world by storm in this breezy comedy of corporate confusion. By taking full advantage of his uncle's company... Read more