Black Humour
"Black comedy...also known as 'black humour' or 'dark comedy', is a sub-genre of comedy and satire where topics and events that are usually treated seriously – death, mass murder, sickness, madness, terror, drug abuse, rape, war etc - are treated in a humorous or satirical manner." - Wikipedia
Good Stuff! Alice's dark comedy delights await below.
Dark Reel (2008)
3.7/10
Director: Josh Eisenstadt
Starring: Edward Furlong, Lance Henriksen, Tony Todd, Mercedes McNab, Alexandra Holden, Ti...
Adam Waltz (Edward Furlong) was beginning to think his life was going nowhere until he won a walk-on role in the latest shocker from filmmaker Connor... Read more
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004)
8.5/10
Director: Stan Lathan
Starring: Dave Chappelle
Outrageous comedian Dave Chappelle is back on the stand-up circuit with more wry observations about everything from black celebrity to crackheads, fro... Read more
Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
6.1/10
Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Ellen Muth, Callum Blue, Sarah Wynter, Jasmine Guy, Britt McKillip, Cynthia Stev...
Following on from the cult TV show, this feature-length film finds George and her colleagues with a new boss whose focus is merely on moving souls thr... Read more
Dead Like Me: Season 1 (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Kevin Dowling, David Grossman, Peter Lauer, Robert Duncan McNeill
Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Rebecca Gayheart, Cynthia Stevenson, Jasmine Guy, Callum Blue, E...
The hit series about a group of 'reapers' - the undead who escort souls from their old life to their afterlife. Mandy Patinkin stars as the leader of... Read more
Dead Like Me: Season 2 (2004)
8.1/10
Starring: Callum Blue, Crystal Dahl, Jasmine Guy, Ellen Muth, Mandy Patinkin, Cynthia Stev...
The second and final season sees our undead friends facing various challenges. George must decide what kind of unlife she wants, narcissist Daisy fin... Read more
Dead Man (1995)
7.7/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, John Hurt, Lance Henriksen, Michael Win...
A one-of-a-kind stylish western written by director Jim Jarmusch, about a city accountant (Johnny Depp) who heads off to the wild west for job. When... Read more
Dead Man ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
7.7/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Alfred Molina, Billy Bob Thornton, Crispin Glover, Gabriel Byrne, Gary Farmer, I...
A one-of-a-kind stylish western written by director Jim Jarmusch, about a city accountant (Johnny Depp) who heads off to the wild west for job. When h... Read more
Dead Snow (2008)
6.3/10
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Charlotte Frogner, Lasse Valdal, Evy Kasseth R...
Nazi zombies anyone? This over-the-top, blackly comic shocker from Norway begins harmlessly enough with eight med students off to spend an idyllically... Read more
Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Martin Starr, Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Kristoffer Joner, Orjan Gamst, J...
Martin (Vegar Hoel) hasn't had the best vacation. He accidentally killed his girlfriend with an axe. He cut his own arm off with a chainsaw. And his f... Read more
Deadly Advice (1993)
6.2/10
Director: Mandie Fletcher
Starring: Jane Horrocks, John Mills, Edward Woodward, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton, Bil...
From the director of 'Black Adder' and 'Only Fools and Horses' comes this black comedy of murder and mayhem. Mother (Brenda Fricker) rules the house w... Read more