Comedy
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: The fish. Much like that joke, comedy comes down to personal taste and what one finds funny or not. Some like their humour light and frothy and very generalised, while others like it to have an edge and go for a more twisted, darker humour. The motherlode of this genre can be scrolled below. Either way, we're sure there will be something for everybody in the subsections on the left.
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Hancock's Half Hour: Volume 3 (1959)
8.6/10
Starring: Tony Hancock, Sid James, Patricia Hayes
The late, great Tony Hancock is at his best in these ten episodes from 1959, with Sid James as the perfect foil. Collected from Series 5, Tony and Si... Read more
Hanging Up (2000)
4.8/10
Director: Diane Keaton
Starring: Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau
A trio of sisters, high-powered magazine editor Diane Keaton, housewife and would-be party planner Meg Ryan, and flighty soap actress Lisa Kudrow, hav... Read more
Hank and Mike (2007)
6/10
Director: Matthiew Klinck
Starring: Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini, Chris Klein, Joe Mantegna
A twisted, one-of-a-kind comedy about two foul-mouthed Easter Bunnies (Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini) who get fired and try their hand at an assortmen... Read more
Hanky Panky (1982)
5.6/10
Director: Sidney Poitier
Starring: Gene Wilder, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard Widmark, Gilda Radner
Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner make for a wacky team of sleuths in a comedic thriller that has Chicago architect Wilder on the run, with Radner in tow,... Read more
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Daniel Stern, Dianne Wiest, Lloyd Nolan, Maureen...
Woody Allen at his best: Sibling rivalry has never been so funny nor so poignant as in Woody Allen's Oscar-winning comedy-drama Hannah and Her Sisters... Read more
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
4.3/10
Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Mitchel Musso, Moises...
Teen superstar Miley Cyrus plays teen superstar Hannah Montana, the singing sensation; and also the brunette behind the blonde, Miley Stewart, an ever... Read more
Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
5.6/10
Director: Joe Swanberg
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Andrew Bujalski, Kent Osborne
In a stifling hot production office, Hannah works with two brilliant young writers. They're all friends but life is never so simple. Friendships turn... Read more
Happiest Season (102)
6.6/10
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen
A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin... Read more
Happiness (1998)
7.7/10
Director: Todd Solondz
Starring: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman
This remarkable, controversial, jet-black comedy circles around an unhappy family - three sisters, their mother and father and others who come into th... Read more
Happy Endings (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Don Roos
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Laura Dern, Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Tom Arnold, Jason Ritter,...
A melee of dysfunctional relationships provide the impetus for three loosely interwoven darkly comic stories covering topics from sexual ambiguity to... Read more