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
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Serial Mom (1994)
6.7/10
Director: John Waters
Starring: Ricki Lake, Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Suzanne Somers
A humourous satire about the perfect housewife (Kathleen Turner) who has a darker sideline in murder. Of course, she only kills people who are rude, b... Read more
Bad Boy Bubby ( Blu-ray ) (1993)
7.4/10
Director: Rolf de Heer
Starring: Claire Benito, Nicholas Hope, Ralph Cotterill, Carmel Johnson
Locked in his room for 35 years (no TV or Radio here) as not much more than a sex slave, Bubby's perception of the universe is not extensive. Through... Read more
If.... (Blu-ray) (1968)
7.6/10
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan
A daringly anarchic vision of British society, set in a boarding school in late-sixties England. Before Kubrick made his mischief iconic in 'A Clockwo... Read more
Bad Santa 2 (2016)
5.6/10
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Ryan Hansen, Brett Kelly, Christina Hendricks,...
Bad Santa is at it again! With Christmas looming, Willie Soke and his sidekick, Marcus, hold a knock off Christmas charity in Chicago. Joining them ar... Read more
Peep Show: Season 1 (2003)
8.6/10
Director: Jeremy Wooding
Starring: Robert Webb, David Mitchell
Mark and Jeremy are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are painfully normal. May... Read more
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
8/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Chia Hui Gordon Liu,...
The Bride (Uma Thurman) had five on her list. Now there are three. O-Ren Ishii and Vernita Green were the first to fall, now The Bride is out to finis... Read more
Reservoir Dogs (1991)
6.6/10
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Tim Roth, Lawrence Tie...
Writer-director Quentin Tarantino makes a startling debut with this story of a diamond heist gone wrong. A brain-twisting array of unexpected plot tur... Read more
Very Bad Things (1998)
6.3/10
Director: Peter Berg
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christian Slater, Daniel Stern, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, Jeremy...
A very black comedy about a group of guys who head off to Las Vegas for a stag party. The situation gets out of hand very quickly and continues downhi... Read more
Edmond (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Stuart Gordon
Starring: William H Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Bai Ling, Jeffrey Combs, Denise Rich...
Frustrated city mouse Edmond Burke (William H Macy) hates his wife, his job and he desperately wants to get laid. After a fortune-teller tells him hi... Read more
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
7.6/10
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Starring: Sinitta Boonyasak, Asano Tadanobu, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Riki Take...
A macabre, dead-pan comedy/drama chronicling the unlikely and all-too-brief romance that develops between two disparate loners. Kenji is a fastidious... Read more