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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It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
7.6/10
Director: Stanley Kramer
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Ethel Merman, Mickey Roo...
A veritable 'who's who' of film comedy were brought together in this classic slapstick extravaganza about a race to find $350,000 in hidden loot. Spen... Read more
It's A Sin (2021)
8.8/10
Starring: Olly Alexander, Shaun Dooley, Keeley Hawes, Stephen Fry
A chronicle of four friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS. Read more
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
7.4/10
Director: Michael Dowse
Starring: Paul Kaye, Beatriz Batarda, Kate Magowan, Mike Wilmot, Neil Maskell, Pete Tong
The rise, tragic fall and inspiring re-invention of legendary dance DJ, Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye AKA Dennis Pennis) is the subject of this subtly hila... Read more
It's Complicated (2009)
6.6/10
Director: Nancy Meyers
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, John Krasinski
Jane (Meryl Streep) has three grown kids, a thriving Santa Barbara bakery and an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, Jake (Alec Baldwin). Now,... Read more
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
7.1/10
Director: Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Starring: Jim Gaffigan, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Roberts, Lauren Graham, Keir Gilchrist, Vi...
Sometimes what's in your head isn't as crazy as you think...that's certainly true for Craig (Keir Gilchrist), a stressed-out teenager who checks himse... Read more
It's Only Money (1962)
6.4/10
Director: Frank Tashlin
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Joan O'Brien, Zachary Scott
A TV repairman dreams of being a detective and sets out to locate a missing heir. Read more
J-Men Forever (1979)
7.2/10
Director: Richard Patterson
Starring: Philip Proctor, Peter Bergman
This cult classic is the story of two high-flying detectives and their encounters with superheroes and villains who are taking over the world via the... Read more
Jabberwocky (1977)
6.2/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Deborah Fallender, Michael Palin, Max Wall, Harry H Corbett, John Le Mesurier, W...
The Dark Ages as they should have been. A hyper-comic fairytale from the mind of Monty Python's Terry Gilliam, and starring Python-pal Michael Palin. Read more
Jack Rosenthal At ITV (1961)
Director: Mike Newell
Disc 1: Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.: Two amateur football teams clash in a local needle match. Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill: It's a great day in t... Read more
Jackass Forever (2022)
7/10
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O , Chris Pontius
Celebrating the joy of being back together with your best friends and a perfectly executed shot to the dingdong, the original jackass crew return for... Read more