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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 Idiots (1998)

6.8/10
Director: Lars von Trier
Starring: Bodil Jorgensen, Jens Albinus, Louise Hassing

Concerns a group of people who live in a villa in a small Danish town who share one interest: idiocy. Civilised and intelligent they pretend otherwise... Read more

Swingers (1996)

7.3/10
Director: Doug Liman
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Jon Favreau, Heather Graham

Doug Liman's debut is a surprisingly winning look at the romantic and social entanglements of a group of Los Angeles lounge lizards. Jon Favreau and V... Read more

The Office - The Christmas Specials (2003)

Director: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis

The only British sitcom ever to win a Golden Globe returns for two final extended episodes. Much has happened since our last visit to Wernham Hogg. Da... Read more

The Bothersome Man (2006)

7.4/10
Director: Jens Lien
Starring: Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning, Birgitte Larsen, Johannes...

40-year-old Andreas has arrived in a strange city with absolutely no idea how he got there. He has a job, a flat, a beautiful girlfriend, but somehow,... Read more

Dexter: Season 1 (2006)

8.7/10
Starring: Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Michael C Hall, James Remar, Erik King, Lauren V...

Orphaned at the age of four, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) is adopted by a police officer who recognizes his homicidal tendencies and guides him to... Read more

GoodFellas (1990)

8.7/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, Lorraine Bracco, Joe Pesci

Martin Scorsese's electrifying gangster saga chronicles three decades in the Mafia with Irish-Sicilian mobster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) and his "wisegu... Read more

Bad Boy Bubby (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

3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

5.9/10
Director: Demian Lichtenstein
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox, Christian Slater, Kevin Pollak, Davi...

Las Vegas is host to International Elvis Week and a group of crims slip into town complete with sequins and sideburns. A casino heist goes down and th... Read more

I'm Alan Partridge (1997)

8.5/10
Director: Dominic Brigstocke
Starring: Steve Coogan, Simon Greenall, Felicity Montagu, Phil Cornwell, Barbara Durkin, S...

Since his chat show came to a catastrophic end, Alan Partridge has been rebuilding his career as an early morning DJ on Radio Norwich. With his loyal... Read more

She's the Man (2006)

6.4/10
Director: Andy Fickman
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Robert Hoffman, Jonathan Sadowski, A...

This contemporary teen take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night sees Viola (Amanda Bynes) assuming her brother Sebastian's identity so she can play on the... Read more