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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North (1994)
4.4/10
Director: Rob Reiner
Starring: Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd,...
Elijah Wood thinks his parents take him for granted so he goes to court and wins the right to choose new parents, then travels the world to find the i... Read more
Northern Exposure: Season 3 (1992)
8.7/10
Director: Jack Bender, John David Coles
Starring: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Corbett, Darren E Burrows, John Cu...
Flash city doctor Joel Fleishman (Rob Morrow) is feeling more and more at home in the Alaskan backwater of Cicely, maybe he's more of a local than he... Read more
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
5.7/10
Director: Joel Gallen
Starring: Chris Evans, Eric Christian Olsen, Mia Kirshner, Jaime Pressly
Contemporary teen movies get skewered unmercifully in this outrageous spoof. The comedic cliches come fast and furious at John Hughes High School, whe... Read more
Nothing (2003)
6.3/10
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: David Hewlett, Andrew Miller
From the director of "Cube" and "Cypher". What happens when two losers are somehow given the power to make the things they despise disappear off the f... Read more
Nothing to Declare (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Dany Boon
Starring: Karin Viard, Benoit Poelvoorde, Dany Boon, Francois Damiens, Laurent Gamelon, Ju...
When the news drops about the opening of the E.C. borders between France and Belgium in the early 90s, a loud cry of panic goes up on both sides of t... Read more
Nothing to Lose (1997)
6.7/10
Director: Steve Oedekerk
Starring: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins, John C McGinley
A fish-out-of-water buddy comedy pairing in which Tim Robbins is the tall, funny, ad exec. on the lam and Martin Lawrence is the short cliched homeboy... Read more
Novocaine (2001)
5.8/10
Director: David Atkins
Starring: Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern, Scott Caan, Elias Koteas, Kevin...
Darkly funny comedy/thriller loaded with "bite" features Steve Martin as a straight-laced dentist whose quiet life with hygenist/fiancee Laura Dern is... Read more
Novocaine No Pain (2025)
Director: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen
Starring: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthinder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Matt Walsh, Betty Ga...
Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) was born with a rare genetic disorder where he can't feel any pain. When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is taken... Read more
Now And Then (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Starring: Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Gaby Hoffmann
Four female childhood friends reunite at a baby shower and reminisce about the wonderful summer of 1970 when they all turned 12 years old. A sort of a... Read more
Nude Tuesday (2022)
5.7/10
Director: Armagan Ballantyne
Starring: Jackie van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Byro...
A suburban couple goes to a new-age retreat as a last ditch attempt to save their marriage. Their path to reconnection is riddled with hilarity and hu... Read more