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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Rice Rhapsody (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Kenneth Bi
Starring: Sylvia Chang, Martin Yan, Melanie Laurent, LePham Tan, Craig Toh, Maggie Q
After being abandoned by her husband years earlier, Jen has raised three boys on her own. Her two eldest sons are gay, and fearing she will have no g... Read more
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
8.2/10
Director: Jeff Margolis
Starring: Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor is a comic genius at his prime in this 1979 live performance filmed in Long Beach. Considered by many critics to be Pryor's funniest and... Read more
Rick (2003)
6.1/10
Director: Curtiss Clayton
Starring: Bill Pullman, Aaron Stanford, Agnes Bruckner, Dylan Baker, Sandra Oh
Curtiss Clayton, a veteran film editor who has worked with Gus Van Sant ('Drugstore Cowboy') and Vincent Gallo ('Buffalo 66'), makes his directorial d... Read more
Rick And Morty: Season 1 (2013)
9.3/10
Director: Justin Roiland
Starring: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Sarah Chalke
Rick is an eccentric scientist and elderly alcoholic who has recently moved in with his daughter's family. He spends most of his time taking his young... Read more
Rick and Morty: Season 2 (2016)
8.8/10
Director: Justin Roiland
Starring: Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell, Justin Roiland
Rick Sanchez is still living with his daughter Beth's family and causing more trouble than ever. This season the rest of the family are dragged into R... Read more
Rick and Morty: Season 3 (2017)
8.4/10
Starring: Keith David, Danny Trejo, Tom Kenny, Sarah Chalke, Nolan North, Maurice LeMarche...
Re-live the Season that broke the internet better than Kim K ever could. From putting the pressure on McDees to bring back Szechuan Sauce to inspiring... Read more
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
5.9/10
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Audra McDonald, Sebastian Stan, Rick Sp...
It's been a roller-coaster ride for Ricki Rendazzo (Meryl Streep), a one-time wife and mother of three who left her family behind to follow her dreams... Read more
Ricky (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Sergi Lopez, Alexandra Lamy
From the imagination of Francois Ozon ('Swimming Pool', '8 Women') comes 'Ricky', a magical and mysterious tale that blends magic-realism and an affec... Read more
Ricky Gervais - Live 2: Politics (2004)
7.9/10
Director: Dominic Brigstocke
Starring: Ricky Gervais
Following the unbridled success of his first foray into the world of stand-up, Ricky Gervais switched his focus from the Animal Kingdom to Politics an... Read more
Ricky Gervais - Live: Animals (2003)
8.1/10
Director: Dominic Brigstocke
Starring: Ricky Gervais
Co-creator and star of hugely popular sit-com 'The Office', Ricky Gervais has turned his hand to stand-up comedy with hilarious results. Combining hi... Read more