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
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Brazil (1985)
8/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Kim Greist, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hos...
Terry Gilliam's acclaimed, surrealistic nightmare vision of a 'perfect' future where technology reigns supreme. Spectacular set design, this wildly vi... Read more
Brazil (Special Edition) (1985)
8/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michae...
Pitting the imagination of a common man against the oppressive stormtroopers of the Ministry of Information, this bitter parable for the Information A... Read more
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
7.3/10
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Eva Birthistle, Liam Cunningham, Bryan Ferry, Brendan Gleeson, Ian Hart, Cillian...
Cillian Murphy goes believably glam as an Irish transvestite who moves to swinging '60s/'70s London. Rejected by almost everyone around her, and lead... Read more
Breaking Bad: Season 1 (2008)
9.5/10
Starring: Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Bryan Cranston, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Aaron Paul
Emmy Award winner Bryan Cranston stars as Walter White, a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife (Anna Gunn) and... Read more
Breaking Bad: Season 1 ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
9.5/10
Starring: Anna Gunn, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte
Emmy Award winner Bryan Cranston stars as Walter White, a down-on-his-luck chemistry teacher struggling to make ends meet for his wife (Anna Gunn) and... Read more
Breast Men (1997)
5.8/10
Director: Lawrence O'neil
Starring: Chris Cooper, Emily Procter, David Schwimmer, Matt Frewer
This oddball black vcomedy/drama sees David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper play two men who back in the '60s began experimenting with silicone breast impl... Read more
Brick (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Lukas Haas, Noah Fleiss, Matt O'Leary, Emil...
A fresh take on the hard-boiled noir, this festival hit stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as an outsider teen-turned-stoic gumshoe after his ex-girl (Emilie... Read more
Bride of Chucky (1998)
5.4/10
Director: Ronny Yu
Starring: Brad Dourif, Katherine Heigl, Jennifer Tilly, John Ritter
Directed by John Woo protege Ronny Yu, this kitch successor to the Chucky franchise stars Jennifer Tilly, John Ritter and Brad Dourif as the voice of... Read more
Bring It On (2000)
6/10
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union, Jesse Bradford
Pert pom-pom waving comedy/drama stars Kirsten Dunst as the newly named captain of San Diego high school's cheerleader squad who tries to whip her fiv... Read more
Brothers' Nest (2018)
Director: Clayton Jacobson
Starring: Lynette Curran, Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook, CLayton Jacobson, Kym Gyngell
One cold morning in Victoria, brothers Terry and Jeff arrive at the family home with plans to kill their stepfather, Rodger, who married into the fami... Read more