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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.

Santa's Slay (2004)

5.4/10
Director: David Steiman
Starring: Robert Culp, Emilie de Ravin, Bill Goldberg, Saul Rubinek, Douglas Smith, Dave T...

Ex-WWE Wrestling champ Bill Goldberg steps out of his leotard and into a Santa suit in this twisted Christmas comedy. He plays the devil's son who,... Read more

Rats and Cats (2007)

5.6/10
Director: Tony Rogers
Starring: Jason Gann, Adam Zwar, Anya Beyersdorf, Paul Denny

Another pitch-black Aussie gem from the team who brought us cult hit 'Wilfred'. Darren McWarren is a one-time TV star whose career has fallen into obs... Read more

Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut ( Blu-ray ) (1986)

6.9/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Bill Murray, Christopher Guest, Ellen Greene, James Belushi, John Candy, Rick Mo...

The film of the off-Broadway musical of the horror movie spoof... an hilarious, tuneful story of a nerd and his man-eating plant starring Rick Moranis... Read more

BoJack Horseman (2014)

8.5/10
Starring: Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, Alison Brie

A humanoid horse, BoJack Horseman -- lost in a sea of self-loathing and booze -- decides it's time for a comeback. Once the star of a '90s sitcom, in... Read more

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin: The Complete Collection (1977)

8/10
Starring: Geoffrey Palmer, John Barron, Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates, Sue Nicholls, Bru...

This definitive collection includes all 21 episodes from the three series of The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, as well as an array of additional f... Read more

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

8/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye

Monsieur Verdoux (Charles Chaplin) is a dapper Parisian family man who loses his job as a bank clerk. In order to support his wife and child, he devis... Read more

Beetlejuice (1988)

7.5/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe, Winona Ryder, Catherin...

Michael Keaton stars as the title character, a wacko freelance bio-exorcist who removes humans from the homes of troubled ghosts. A peculiar and energ... Read more

Married to the Mob (1988)

6.1/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Dean Stockwell, Matthew Modine, Mercedes Ruehl, Michelle Pfeiffer

There's loads of larcenous laughs in Jonathan Demme's offbeat comedy of Mafia manners. When Michelle Pfeiffer's hit man husband is bumped off, she tri... Read more

Exodus (2007)

6.4/10
Director: Ho-Cheung Pang
Starring: Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Annie Liu, Irene Wan, Maggie Siu, Candice Yu On-on

Simon Yam is an average cop on the beat; his wife is disinterested in him, his mother-in-law is disappointed and he doesn't have any real friends to s... Read more

The Hills Have Eyes ( Blu-ray ) (2006)

6.4/10
Director: Alexandre Aja
Starring: Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Joy, Ted Levine, Aaron Stanford, Emilie de Ravin, Dan B...

Stranded in the New Mexico desert, a family find themselves under attack by savage 'hill people', mutilated after exposure to radiation from nuclear t... Read more