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Spoofs

The wide wonderful world of film lends itself splendidly to the 'spoof' or parody as most genres have conventions and unwritten rules that are very easy to twist and undermine. It's all about messing with audience expectation - and nobody is safe - from TV cops ('Police Squad') to zombies ('Shaun of the Dead'); disaster flicks ('Airplane') to westerns ('Blazing Saddles'); Alfred Hitchcock ('High Anxiety') to Arnold Schwarzenegger ('Last Action Hero'). Sit back and have a laugh, at someone else's expense.

Scream (1996)

7.2/10
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Drew Barrymore, Matthew Lillard, Neve Campbell, R...

A group of teens, many of whom are horror fans, are threatened by a mad killer. Writer Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven, both horror-literate... Read more

Undercover Brother (2002)

5.8/10
Director: Malcolm D Lee
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis, Eddie Griffin, Chris Kattan, Denise Richards, Billy Dee Williams

Riotous spoof of blaxploitation films boasts Eddie Griffin as the title hero, an Afroed, kung fu-fighting fellow stuck in the 1970s, recruited by a se... Read more

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

7.8/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Michael Caine, Samuel L Jackson, Geoff Bell, Sofia Bou...

Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn, 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' tells a story of a super-secret spy organisation th... Read more

Young Frankenstein (1974)

8/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr, Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachm...

Ranking among the most hilarious comedies of all time, this is Mel Brooks' take on the biggest monster myth of them all. Neurosurgeon Dr. Friedrich vo... Read more

Sledge Hammer!: Season 1 (1986)

8.2/10
Starring: Harrison Page, David Rasche, Anne-Marie Martin

David Rasche stars as the trigger-happy lawman whose hatred of criminal scum and yogurt-eatin' creeps was matched only by his love of excessive force... Read more

Series 7: The Contenders (2000)

6.6/10
Director: Daniel Minahan
Starring: Brooke Smith, Glenn Fitzgerald, Marylouise Burke, Michael Kaycheck, Richard Vent...

Trenchant satire of America's obsession with Reality TV shows follows a game show called "The Contenders," in which five contestants are filmed huntin... Read more

French and Saunders: At the Movies (2005)

7.7/10
Starring: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders

Join outrageously funny femmes Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French for this side-splitting collection of movie parodies from their BBC comedy series. Al... Read more

Scary Movie (2000)

6.2/10
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Starring: Shannon Elizabeth, Cheri Oteri, Carmen Electra, Jon Abrahams, Marlon Wayans, Sha...

"Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "The Blair Witch Project" and other horror films are spoofed to outrageous excess by director Keenen Ivor... Read more

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

7.8/10
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Leung Siu Lung, Dong Zhi Hua

Charismatic Hong Kong comedy legend Stephen Chow's ('Shaolin Soccer') frenetically paced martial arts spoof is a delirious mix of quickfire gags, surr... Read more

This is Spinal Tap (1983)

8/10
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Tony Hendra, June...

This hilarious, pseudo-rockumentary follows the U.S. comeback tour of Spinal Tap, a raucous British heavy metal band that has seen better days. The fi... Read more