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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.

Anomalisa (2015)

7.3/10
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan

From the mind of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) comes Anomalisa, a tender, touching and ach... Read more

Anomalisa ( Blu-ray ) (2015)

7.3/10
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan

From the mind of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) comes Anomalisa, a tender, touching and ach... Read more

Arachnophobia (1990)

6.4/10
Director: Frank Marshall
Starring: Jeff Daniels, John Goodman, Harley Jane Kozak, Julian Sands

First time director Frank Marshall spins a taut comic yarn as a wayward tropical spider crawls into small town USA, breeds and weaves a web of terror... Read more

Aragami (2002)

6.8/10
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Starring: Takao Osawa, Masaya Kato, Kanae Uotani

Two wounded samurai take shelter in an ancient temple, one dies while the other wakes up miraculously healed. His mysterious host explains the temple... Read more

Arrested Development: Season 1 (2003)

8.9/10
Director: Greg Mottola, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring: Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Liza Minnelli, Ron Howard, Alia Shawkat, Will Ar...

In this critically acclaimed hit sitcom, you'll meet the suddenly penniless, and equally clueless, Bluth family. Accustomed to their wildly affluent l... Read more

Arrested Development: Season 2 (2004)

7.7/10
Director: Patty Jenkins, Lee Shallat Chemel, Jeff Melman, Peter Lauer, Jason Bateman
Starring: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia De Rossi, Tony Hal...

The bitingly brilliant, Emmy Award-winning second season continues to follow the downward-spiralling fortunes of the deluded Bluth family. Michael (J... Read more

Arrested Development: Season 3 (2005)

8.9/10
Director: Various
Starring: Will Arnett, Scott Baio, Jason Bateman, Justine Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cro...

This set includes the complete third and final season of the genius, Emmy-winning comedy that was cancelled by people who 'just didn't understand'. Th... Read more

Art School Confidential (2006)

6.3/10
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Anjelica Huston, Matt Keeslar, John Malkovich, Max Minghella, Sop...

Terry Zwigoff reunites with comics writer Daniel Clowes ('Ghost World') for this punishing satire of the Art School universe where Jerome (Max Minghel... Read more

Audience of One (2007)

7.4/10
Director: Michael Jacobs

After Pentecostal preacher Richard Gazowsky got a greenlight from God to make a science-fiction epic based on the story of Joseph, he and his San Fran... Read more

Austen Tayshus - Australia Day Special (2006)

Starring: Sandy Gutman

Austen Tayshus is the stage name for controversial Aussie comic, Sandy Gutman, best known for a comedy single he released in 1983, 'Australiana'. He... Read more