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 Trip to Spain (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon
Steve and Rob sample the restaurants and hotels of the Spanish coastline, trading jokes and impressions over their lunches. Read more
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
7.1/10
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe, Shirley MacLaine
The trouble with Harry is that he is dead. The trouble with his peers is that each one thinks they did it! The sharp Alfred Hitchcock humour and spect... Read more
The Trouble With You (2018)
6.5/10
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Starring: Adele Haenel, Pio Marmai, Vincent Elbaz, Audrey Tautou
While a French Riviera police officer discovers her late husband led a criminal double life, the man who was imprisoned for her husband's crimes is re... Read more
The Tuxedo (2002)
5.3/10
Director: Kevin Donovan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar, Peter Stormare
In an action-comedy tailor-made for his talents, Jackie Chan plays the chauffeur to an international secret agent. When an ambush leaves the spy out o... Read more
The TV Set (2007)
6.6/10
Director: Jake Kasdan
Starring: David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer, Justine Bateman
Writer/director Jake Kasdan (son of legendary filmmaker Lawrence) takes a satirical look at the rather base American TV industry. Mike (David Duchovny... Read more
The Two of Us (1967)
7.8/10
Director: Claude Berri
Starring: Michel Simon, Alain Cohen
A Jewish boy living in Nazi-occupied Paris is sent by his parents to the countryside to live with an elderly Catholic couple until France's liberation... Read more
The Ugly Truth (2009)
6.5/10
Director: Robert Luketic
Starring: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Cheryl Hi...
Abby Richter (Katherine Heigl) is a romantically challenged morning show producer whose search for Mr Right has left her hopelessly single. As ratings... Read more
The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022)
7.1/10
Director: Tom Gormican
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris, Demi Moore
In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage, channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan (Pedro Pascal) and a CI... Read more
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023)
6.8/10
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Linda Bassett
The otherwise ordinary Harold Fry captivates a nation when he leaves behind routine and regret and sets out on a 450-mile walk of hope to reach his dy... Read more
The Upside (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Neil Burger
Starring: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Tate Donovan
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a... Read more