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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Razzle Dazzle (2007)
6.5/10
Director: Darren Ashton
Starring: Kerry Armstrong, Ben Miller, Nadine Garner, Tara Morice, Denise Roberts, Jane Ha...
The bizarre world of children's dance competitions gets the satirical treatment in this Australian mockumentary about a dance teacher and his troupe a... Read more
Ready or Not (2019)
6.8/10
Starring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody
All of us have made certain efforts so our in-laws will like us, but Grace is going to have to give it her all if she wants to fit in with her brand n... Read more
Real Genius (1985)
7/10
Director: Martha Coolidge
Starring: Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton
Val Kilmer is Chris Knight, one of the top brains in the country who becomes a role model for new Pacific Tech student and fellow whiz kid Mitch Taylo... Read more
Real Life (1978)
7.2/10
Director: Albert Brooks
Starring: Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin
Hilarious satire that was director Albert Brooks' feature film debut takes a lighthearted poke at cinema verite filmmaking. A documentarian (Brooks) t... Read more
Real Time (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Randall Cole
Starring: Randy Quaid, Jay Baruchel
Randy Quaid plays a seasoned hitman on a job to off a young gambler (Jay Baruchel) who has acquired one debt too many. But when Quaid decides to give... Read more
Reality (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Matteo Garrone
Starring: Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone, Nunzia Schiano, Nello Iorio, Giuse...
From Matteo Garrone, acclaimed director of the award winning "Gomorrah", "Reality" is a darkly comic look at Luciano (Aniello Arena), a charming and a... Read more
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
7.1/10
Director: Allan Dwan
Starring: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Jack Haley
It's not really based on the classic story, but this tale of a child becoming a radio star is a must see for all Shirley Temple fans. Read more
Reckless (1996)
7.2/10
Director: Norman Rene
Starring: Mia Farrow, Scott Glenn, Mary-Louise Parker
This quirky comedy-drama showcases Mia Farrow as a cheerful housewife who gets a surprise for the holidays when she discovers hubby Tony Goldwin hired... Read more
Red 2 (2013)
6.6/10
Director: Dean Parisot
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Brian Cox, Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Helen Mirren, Jo...
In "Red 2", retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a m... Read more
Red Dog (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Kriv Stenders
Starring: Noah Taylor, Josh Lucas, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rachael Taylor
Based on the legendary true story of the charismatic kelpie who united a disparate local mining community in the 1970s and 80s, while roaming the Aust... Read more