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.
American Beauty (1999)
8.4/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Mena...
Five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director and Actor, went to this lacerating, darkly funny look at decay in contemporary suburbia. Kevin Sp... Read more
American Beauty ( Blu-ray ) (1999)
8.4/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Annette Bening, Chris Cooper, Kevin Spacey, Peter Gallagher, Scott Bakula, Thora...
Five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Director and Actor, went to this lacerating, darkly funny look at decay in contemporary suburbia. Kevin Sp... Read more
American Dad!: Volume 1 (2005)
7.4/10
Starring: Voices Of, Seth MacFarlane, Scott Grimes, Wendy Schaal, Rachael MacFarlane
From the creators of 'Family Guy' comes another twisted, animated take on the all-American family. Stan works the anti-terrorism beat for the CIA, re... Read more
American Dreamz (2006)
5.5/10
Director: Paul Weitz
Starring: Hugh Grant, Mandy Moore, Dennis Quaid, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Cooli...
This slightly ham-fisted satire on reality shows like 'American Idol' stars Dennis Quaid as a US President who has just read a newspaper and, on findi... Read more
American Gothic (1988)
6.8/10
Director: John Hough
Starring: Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Steiger, Michael J Pollard, Sarah Torgov, Janet Wright
A group of vacationers is stranded on a remote island where they become the 'guests' of a demented family who desperately want them for dinner...and l... Read more
American Psycho (2000)
7.6/10
Director: Mary Harron
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Christian Bale, Guinevere Turner, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon,...
Bret Easton Ellis' infamous 1991 novel is turned into a darkly humourous horror show that slyly skewers 1980s values. Director Mary Harron ('I Shot An... Read more
American Psycho ( Blu-ray ) (2000)
7.6/10
Director: Mary Harron
Starring: Bill Sage, Chloe Sevigny, Christian Bale, Guinevere Turner, Jared Leto, Reese Wi...
Bret Easton Ellis' infamous 1991 novel is turned into a darkly humourous horror show that slyly skewers 1980s values. Director Mary Harron ('I Shot An... Read more
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
An American Werewolf in London ( Blu-ray ) (1981)
7.6/10
Director: John Landis
Starring: David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter, 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
Angel: Season 1 (1999)
8/10
Director: David Greenwalt, Bruce Seth Green, Joss Whedon, David Grossman, James A Contner, Regis B Kimble, Vern Gillum, etc
Starring: David Boreanaz, Charisma Carpenter, Alexis Denisof, Glenn Quinn, Sarah Michelle...
Cursed with a human soul, vampire Angel leaves Sunnydale and his beloved Buffy and heads to LA where, still seeking redemption for his past crimes, he... Read more