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.
The Intervention ( aka Suicide, The Comedy ) (1998)
6.1/10
Director: Glen Freyer
Starring: Jamie Harris, Alison Eastwood, Chad Lowe, Phil LaMarr
Matt is a screenwiter who is having a little trouble getting pen to paper, not to mention his personal life could use some work. When he starts talki... Read more
The King is Dead! (2012)
5.6/10
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Anthony Hayes, Dan Wyllie, Gary Waddell, Bojana Novakovic, Luke Ford, Lani John...
Max and Therese have just brought a new house in a leafy suburb. Their suburban dreams are quickly shattered when they find they have the neighbours f... Read more
The King of Comedy (1982)
7.8/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Tony Randall, Sandra Bernhard
Robert De Niro is an obsessive stand-up comic performing in front of cardboard cut-outs in is mum's basement. Jerry Lewis is the host of a talk show t... Read more
The Kingdom (1994)
8.4/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, Kirsten Rolffes, Ghita Norby
This joyfully creepy and surrealistic Danish medical thriller/satire, is full of jaded New Age practices, a nationalistic neurologist longing for his... Read more
The Ladykillers (2004)
6.2/10
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall
The classic '50s British crime comedy is transplanted to a small Southern town by Joel and Ethan Coen in this laugh-filled revamp. Tom Hanks stars as... Read more
The Ladykillers (1955)
7.8/10
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Peter Sellers
Alec Guinness teams with Peter Sellers in this fabulous tale of a group of dumb crooks who become unhinged by a sweet old lady. An Ealing Studios gem. Read more
The Ladykillers (Blu-ray) (1955)
7.7/10
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Peter Sellers
Alec Guinness teams with Peter Sellers in this fabulous tale of a group of dumb crooks who become unhinged by a sweet old lady. An Ealing Studios gem. Read more
The Last Horror Movie (2003)
5.6/10
Director: Julian Richards
Starring: Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish
The fine line between fiction and reality is blurred in director Julian Richards' award-winning blend of slasher flick and psychological thriller. Jou... Read more
The Last Supper (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Stacy Title
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Courtney B Vance, Bill Paxton, Nora Dun...
Darkly comic satire in which five liberal graduate students share their weekly dinner together with a racist red neck who threatens them. After they k... Read more
The Last Time (2006)
6.2/10
Director: Michael Caleo
Starring: Amber Valletta, Michael Keaton, Brendan Fraser, Neal McDonough, Michael Lerner
An edgy turn from comic actors Brendan Fraser and Michael Keaton who play struggling intern and reluctant mentor in the take-no-prisoners world of sal... Read more