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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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
8.3/10
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Starring: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idl...
King Arthur meets Monty Python in this irreverent, insane, funny film with Graham Chapman as King Arthur convening his knights to seek the Holy Grail.... Read more
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition) (1974)
8.3/10
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Starring: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Graham Chapma...
King Arthur meets Monty Python in this irreverent, insanely funny film with Graham Chapman as King Arthur convening his knights to seek the Holy Grail... Read more
Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
7.7/10
Director: Eric Idle
Starring: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jone...
Live performance by British surreal comedy group Monty Python recorded at the O2 Arena in London as part of their reunion tour. Involving all five sur... Read more
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
7.9/10
Director: Terry Hughes
Starring: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jone...
More biting humour from the Monty Python boys taken from a 1982 concert that featured the usual spectrum of God, death and life in heaven. The film al... Read more
Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)
8.1/10
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Pali...
The saints of satire, the lords of laughter and the high-priests of low comedy have sold out once again! Yes, Python alumni John Cleese, Terry Gilliam... Read more
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Director: Terry Jones
Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jone...
The Monty Python team embark on the holy grail of human understanding with a series of sketches aimed at discovering the meaning of life itself. Inclu... Read more
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life ( Blu-ray ) (1983)
Director: Terry Jones
Starring: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jone...
The Monty Python team embark on the holy grail of human understanding with a series of sketches aimed at discovering the meaning of life itself. Inclu... Read more
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
7.8/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jason...
Director/co-writer Wes Anderson's charming comedy/drama is set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965 and tells the story of... Read more
Moonrise Kingdom ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.8/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jason...
Director/co-writer Wes Anderson's charming comedy/drama is set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965 and tells the story of... Read more
More American Graffiti (Blu-ray) (1973)
7.6/10
Director: Bill L Norton
Starring: Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Paul Le Mat, Candy Clark, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Mart...
"American Graffiti" (1973) - Follow the misadventures of a group of friends on one summer night in '62, as they prepare for the uncertainty of life af... Read more