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 Smurfs ( Blu-ray ) (2011)
5.5/10
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Hank Azaria, Sofia Vergara, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays
Director Raja Gosnell takes the helm for this live action/CGI comedy based on the popular characters created by Belgian cartoonist (Pierre Culliford).... Read more
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
5.4/10
Director: Raja Gosnell
Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Katy Perry
Evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties hoping they will let him harness the magical Smurf-esse... Read more
The Snapper (1993)
7.2/10
Director: Stephen Frears
Starring: Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe, Colm Meaney, Brendan Gleeson
A wonderful adaptation of Roddy Doyle's novel about a working-class Irish family and the teenage daughter who finds herself pregnant - a circumstance... Read more
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
6.1/10
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Alfred Molina, Monica Bellucci, Nicolas Cage, Teresa Palmer, Jay Baruchel
In this family adventure, Nicolas Cage plays Balthazar Blake, a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan who combines his awe-inspiring magic powers wi... Read more
The Sound of Music ( Blu-ray ) (1965)
8/10
Director: Robert Wise
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Julie Andrews
The hills are alive with the sound of the Von Trapp family in this beloved Rodgers-Hammerstein epic musical. Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer lea... Read more
The Source (2011)
7.3/10
Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Leila Bekhti, Saleh Bakri, Hafsia Herzi, Biyouna , Sabrina Ouazani,...
A.k.a. "La source des femmes". Romanian-born filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu ("The Concert") directed and co-wrote this 'battle of the sexes' comedy drama s... Read more
The Sparks Brothers (2021)
7.8/10
Director: Edgar Wright
Starring: Beck , Mike Myers, Weird Al Yankovic, Steve Jones, Jason Schwartzman
A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks. Read more
The Spectacular Now (2013)
7.1/10
Director: James Ponsoldt
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Brie Larson, Shailene Woodley, Ky...
Based on the novel by Tim Tharp, "The Spectacular Now" is the story of Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) - high school senior, effortless charmer, and self-... Read more
The Spirit (2008)
4.8/10
Director: Frank Miller
Starring: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Eva Mendes, Paz Vega, Jaime King...
A good-guy cop is killed in the line of duty and comes back to life as shadowy crimefighter 'The Spirit', now pitted against 'The Octopus' who wants t... Read more
The Spirit ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
4.8/10
Director: Frank Miller
Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht, Jaime King, Eva Mendes, Sta...
A good-guy cop is killed in the line of duty and comes back to life as shadowy crimefighter 'The Spirit', now pitted against 'The Octopus' whose main... Read more