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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Mr Morgan's Last Love (2013)
Director: Sandra Nettelbeck
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Jane Alexander, Michael Caine, Justin Kirk, Clemence Poesy
A.k.a. "Last Love". Michael Caine stars with Clémence Poésy in this richly nuanced, emotionally-charged story of lost souls, new-found hope and last l... Read more
Mr Nice (2011)
Director: Bernard Rose
Starring: Chloe Sevigny, Crispin Glover, David Thewlis, Rhys Ifans, Omar Djalili, Elsa Pat...
Adapted from the autobiography by the real-life Howard Marks this intriguing comedy/drama details the life of Howard Marks (Rhys Ifans), an Oxford sch... Read more
Mr Nice Guy (1997)
6.2/10
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton
Great stunt sequences and humourous scenes abound in this Jackie Chan number about a chef who accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who film... Read more
Mr Peabody and Sherman (2014)
Director: Rob Minkoff
Starring: Ty Burrell, Max Charles
Animated family comedy, from the creators of "The Croods" and "How to Train Your Dragon", in which Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell) is an inventor, scientist... Read more
Mr Popper's Penguins (2011)
6/10
Director: Mark Waters
Starring: Jim Carrey
Maladjusted businessman and absentee parent Tom Popper (Jim Carrey) finds his life turned upside down when he finds himself the inadvertent owner of s... Read more
Mr Saturday Night (1992)
5.8/10
Director: Billy Crystal
Starring: Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Julie Warner
Billy Crystal makes his directorial debut in this bittersweet chronicle of 50 years in the sometimes hilarious, sometimes sad life of acid--tongued co... Read more
Mr Stink (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Declan Lowney
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, David Walliams, Sheridan Smith, Johnny Vegas, Harish Patel, Nel...
Hugh Bonneville stars as the eponymous tramp who reunites a young girl's family in this TV adaptation of David Walliams' comic festive tale. After dis... Read more
Mr Vampire (1985)
7.6/10
Director: Ricky Lau
Starring: Ching-Ying Lam, Ricky Hui, Siu-hou Chin, Li Choi Fung
The first of a popular comedy/horror series featuring the Chinese version of a movie vampire, a more corpse-like creature than his Western counterpart... Read more
Mr. Right (2015)
6.4/10
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth
After going through a painful break-up, a woman meets a man who appears to be perfect for her. However, as their relationship develops, she learns tha... Read more
Mr. Stein Goes Online (Un profil pour deux) (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Stephane Robelin
Starring: Pierre Richard, Fanny Valette, Yaniss Lespert
A 75-year-old widower discovers online dating and uses a picture of his granddaughter's boyfriend to meet a young woman. When she asks to meet him fac... Read more