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.
In Order of Disappearance (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Hans Petter Moland
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Stellan Skarsgard, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, Kristofer Hivju
Nils snow ploughs the wild winter mountains of Norway, and is recently awarded Citizen of the Year. When his son is murdered for something he did not... Read more
The Skeleton Twins (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Craig Johnson
Starring: Luke Wilson, Joanna Gleason, Ty Burrell, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Boyd Holbrook
After ten years of estrangement, twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront how their li... Read more
Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead (2014)
6.9/10
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Starring: Martin Starr, Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen, Kristoffer Joner, Orjan Gamst, J...
Martin (Vegar Hoel) hasn't had the best vacation. He accidentally killed his girlfriend with an axe. He cut his own arm off with a chainsaw. And his f... Read more
Calvary ( Blu-ray ) (2014)
7.4/10
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Starring: Aidan Gillen, Brendan Gleeson, M Emmet Walsh, Dylan Moran, Marie-Josee Croze, Ch...
One Sunday morning, like any other Sunday morning, in a sleepy western Irish coastal town, Father James Lavelle (Brendan Gleeson) is taking confession... Read more
Calvary (2014)
7.4/10
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Starring: Aidan Gillen, Brendan Gleeson, M Emmet Walsh, Dylan Moran, Marie-Josee Croze, Ch...
One Sunday morning, like any other Sunday morning, in a sleepy western Irish coastal town, Father James Lavelle (Brendan Gleeson) is taking confession... Read more
Rick And Morty: Season 1 (2013)
9.3/10
Director: Justin Roiland
Starring: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Sarah Chalke
Rick is an eccentric scientist and elderly alcoholic who has recently moved in with his daughter's family. He spends most of his time taking his young... Read more
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Sion Sono
Starring: Jun Kunimura, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Fumi Nikaido
There's a war going on, but that won't stop the inexperienced but eager wannabe film crew The Fuck Bombers from following their dreams of making the u... Read more
Wetlands (2013)
5.8/10
Director: David Wnendt
Starring: Carla Juri
Get yourself ready for Helen. She likes to experiment with vegetables while masturbating and thinks that body hygiene is greatly overrated. She sho... Read more
The Double (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Richard Ayoade
Starring: Cathy Moriarty, James Fox, Noah Taylor, Wallace Shawn, Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasi...
Deadpan Richard Ayoade's follow-up to the terrifically spiky teen black comedy Submarine is a Dostoevsky-inspired tale of a nerdy office clerk, Simon... Read more
The Moaning of Life (2013)
8.2/10
Starring: Karl Pilkington, John Montgomery
As if being sent around the world three times already by Ricky Gervais in An Idiot Abroad wasn't enough, everyone's favourite 'round-headed buffoon' i... Read more