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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Four Last Songs (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Francesca Joseph
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans, Hugh Bonneville, Jena Malone, Jessica Stevenson, Karl...
Chronically dissatisfied musician and ex-pat, Larry (Stanley Tucci), is living on a beautiful Mediterranean island, where he makes a living playing pi... Read more
Four Lions (2010)
7.3/10
Director: Chris Morris
Starring: Arsher Ali, Kayvan Novak, Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Adeel Akhtar
A black comedy directed by satirist Chris Morris, 'Four Lions' sends up a group of inept jihadists and would-be suicide bombers. Riz Ahmed plays Omar,... Read more
Four Lions ( Blu-ray ) (2010)
7.3/10
Director: Chris Morris
Starring: Arsher Ali, Kayvan Novak, Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Adeel Akhtar
A black comedy directed by satirist Chris Morris, 'Four Lions' sends up a group of inept jihadists and would-be suicide bombers. Riz Ahmed plays Omar,... Read more
Four Play (2001)
Director: Mike Binder
Starring: Mike Binder, Colin Firth
Set in London, the film follows the intertwining relationships of two couples, who spend much of their time together, both when working and in private... Read more
Four Rooms (1995)
6.7/10
Director: Alexandre Rockwell, Allison Anders, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Beals, Paul Calderon, Sammi Davis, Valeria...
Four directors - Quentin Tarantino, Alexandre Rockwell, Alison Anders and Robert Rodriguez - direct four short films, set in an LA hotel on New Year's... Read more
Frances Ha (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Noah Baumbach
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner
Greta Gerwig is radiant as Frances, a woman in her late twenties in contemporary New York trying to sort out her ambitions, her finances, and, above a... Read more
Frank (2014)
7/10
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Fassbender, Scoot McNairy, Domhnall Gleeson
As a cult musician permanently encased in a giant plastic head, Michael Fassbender gives an amazingly effective performance in this weirdly celebrator... Read more
Frankenweenie (2012)
7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Martin Short, Winona Ryder, Charlie Tahan, Atti...
Tim Burton adapted his 1984 live-action short film for this black & white stop-motion animated tale that follows young monster movie fanatic Victor as... Read more
Frankenweenie ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Catherine O'Hara, Martin Landau, Martin Short, Winona Ryder, Charlie Tahan, Atti...
Tim Burton adapted his 1984 live-action short film for this black & white stop-motion animated tale that follows young monster movie fanatic Victor as... Read more
Fraternity Vacation (1985)
5.2/10
Director: James Frawley
Starring: Tim Robbins
Theta Pi Gamma fraternity's newest pledge--a gawky, innocent, and utterly uncool bookworm--and two of his self-confident fraternity brothers embark on... Read more