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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Diner (1982)
7.2/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Daniel Stern, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly, Ellen...
Nostalgic, funny, personal memoir of a group of young men in their early 20's, hanging out at their favourite diner in Baltimore, 1959. This was the t... Read more
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
5.9/10
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Paul Rudd, Ron Livingston, Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Steve...
American remake of Francis Veber's sparkling French comedy, 'The Dinner Game'. Paul Rudd stars as Tim, an ambitious business executive on his way up t... Read more
Dinner for Schmucks (Blu-ray) (2010)
5.9/10
Director: Jay Roach
Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Paul Rudd, Ron Livingston, Jemaine Clement, Jeff Dunham, Steve...
American remake of Francis Veber's sparkling French comedy, 'The Dinner Game'. Paul Rudd stars as Tim, an ambitious business executive on his way up t... Read more
Dinner in America (2020)
7.9/10
Director: Adam Rehmeier
Starring: Kyle Gallner, Griffin Gluck, Pat Healy, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Emily Skeggs
From director John Carney (ONCE, BEGIN AGAIN), SING STREET takes us back to 1980s Dublin seen through the eyes of a 14-year-old boy named Conor (Ferdi... Read more
Dirt (2001)
6.2/10
Director: Michael Covert, Trace Fraim
Starring: Michael Covert, Trace Fraim, Tara Chocol, Olivia Rosewood, Patrick Warburton, Je...
"Dirt" is an offbeat action/comedy about two simple-hearted brothers, Junior (Writer/Co-director Michael Covert) and Scooter (Co-director Trace Fraim)... Read more
Dirty Deeds (2002)
6.3/10
Director: David Caesar
Starring: Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, John Goodman, Sam Neill
Set in 1960s Sydney, this is the story of an Australian gangster whose booming business, buoyed by the influx of U.S. soldiers in town for R&R during... Read more
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
7.3/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly
Steve Martin and Michael Caine occupy the roles played by Marlon Brando and David Niven in this very faithful and very comic remake of the 1964 comica... Read more
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Blu-ray) (1988)
7.4/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly
Steve Martin and Michael Caine occupy the roles played by Marlon Brando and David Niven in this very faithful and very comic remake of the 1964 comica... Read more
Disaster! (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Roy T Wood
An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, and it's up to a fearless group of adventurers to save the planet before the human race is wiped out.... Read more
Divine Madness (1980)
7/10
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Bette Midler
Bette Midler's dynamic and bawdy live show 'Divine Madness' was filmed with ten cameras to create this electrifying film. Featuring such musical hits... Read more