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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.

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

Two Little Boys (Blu-ray) (2012)

7.6/10
Director: Robert Sarkies
Starring: Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake, Maaka Pohatu, Filip Berg

"Two Little Boys" is a cheeky comedy which follows Nige (Bret McKenzie) and his best mate Deano's (Hamish Blake) riotous misadventures as they struggl... Read more

Project X (2012)

6.7/10
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Starring: Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Miles Teller

It's Thomas Kubb's 17th birthday and all he wants to do is throw a small party with some friends to help raise his social status and maybe even get lu... Read more

Deathgasm (Blu-ray) (2015)

6.3/10
Director: Jason Lei Howden
Starring: Milo Cawthorne, James Blake, Kimberley Crossman

Brodie is the new kid in town. With a crack-addicted mum and an obsession with all things metal, he doesn't fit in to his white-bread neighbourhood or... Read more

The Matador (2005)

6.8/10
Director: Richard Shepard
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Adam Scott, Philip Baker Hall, Roberto...

Pierce Brosnan gleefully takes the mick out of his suave Bond/Remington Steele persona, as Julian Noble, an international gun-for-hire, who's past his... Read more

Rachel Getting Married (Blu-ray) (2008)

6.7/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Debra Winger, Mathe...

Alternately heartbreaking and acidic dysfunctional family drama stars Anne Hathaway as Kym, a recovering drug addict who has checked out of rehab and... Read more

Married With Children: Season 3 (1988)

7.6/10
Starring: Amanda Bearse, Christina Applegate, Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, David Faustino, Dav...

Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal. The third season presented an even more twisted look at the Bundy gang, TV's dysfunctional family of malcontents. Al, Peg and... Read more

Horrible Bosses (Blu-ray) (2011)

6.9/10
Director: Seth Gordon
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Ja...

For Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day), the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grin... Read more

High Hopes (Blu-ray) (1988)

7.4/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Edna Dore, Philip Davis, Philip Jackson, Ruth Sheen

A provocative, original, slice-of-life Comedy-Drama about love, alienation and responsibility centred on a young laid-back working class couple, his a... Read more

Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead (Blu-ray) (1995)

6.7/10
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Andy Garcia, Bill Nunn, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Walken, Fairuza Balk, Gab...

When The Man With A Plan gives ex-gangster Jimmy The Saint one last job it all goes wrong, leaving him and his partners marked for death and just 48 h... Read more