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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.

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

7.6/10
Director: John Landis
Starring: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine

David Naughton and Jenny Agutter star in writer/director John Landis' classic cult black comedy. American backpackers David (David Naughton) and Jack... Read more

Motel Hell (1980)

6.1/10
Director: Kevin Connor
Starring: Nancy Parsons, Paul Linke, Rory Calhoun, Wolfman Jack, Nina Axelrod

Just what could be the secret ingredient that makes Farmer Vincent's sausages so tasty? Guests of his motel know the answer...or should we say are the... Read more

Wise Blood (1979)

7.2/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Brad Dourif, Harry Dean Stanton, Ned Beatty, Dan Shor

An unlikely religious leader (Brad Dourif) recruits a ragtag band of followers for his Church of Christ Without Christ in order to expose the hypocris... Read more

Winter Kills (1979)

6.3/10
Director: William Richert
Starring: Richard Boone, Jeff Bridges, Sterling Hayden, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Eliz...

A rare example of a film so wild, so utterly rambunctious and so bursting with invention that it defies description. Based on the novel by Richard Con... Read more

All That Jazz (1979)

7.8/10
Director: Bob Fosse
Starring: Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Roy Scheider, Leland Palmer, Ben Vereen, Cliff Gorm...

Bob Fosse casts Roy Scheider as basically himself in this semi-autobiographical musical extravaganza. He's a talented director/choreographer who loves... Read more

Being There (1979)

8/10
Director: Hal Ashby
Starring: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Richard Dysart, Ri...

Peter Sellers gives the performance of his career as Chance, a middle-aged gardener who's led a sheltered life and whose thoughts and behaviour are to... Read more

Bye Bye Monkey (1978)

6.6/10
Director: Marco Ferreri
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco

Directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gerard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, and Geraldine Fitzgerald, this brilliant black comedy was nominated for... 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

Abigail's Party (1977)

7.4/10
Director: Mike Leigh
Starring: Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski

Mike Leigh delivers in grand fashion with this acerbic social commentary. Beverly (Alison Steadman) is a gin-sodden shrew with middle-class aspiration... Read more

Buffalo Bill and the Indians (1977)

6.2/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Paul Newman, Burt Lancaster, Joel Grey

(Aka 'Sitting Bull's History Lesson'). Robert Altman's quirky satiric salute to American showmanship, the wild west and its stars: Buffalo Bill, Annie... Read more