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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Rush Hour / Rush Hour 2 (1997)
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Chris Penn, Chris Tucker, Elizabeth Pena, Jackie Chan, Tom Wilkinson
A "Rush Hour" double feature. "Rush Hour" (97 mins) - Jackie Chan is a maverick Hong Kong cop who teams up with fast-talking LA detective Chris Tucker... Read more
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
6.6/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone, Zhang Ziyi, Alan King
Hong Kong inspector Jackie Chan and LAPD detective Chris Tucker are back, headed for a vacation in Hong Kong. Their leisure time is disrupted, however... Read more
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
6.2/10
Director: Brett Ratner
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Hiroyuki Sanada, Youki Kudoh, Max von Sydow, Yvan Att...
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker return in the third entry in the popular buddy cop comedy franchise. An attempt on the life of Chan's old friend, a Chine... Read more
Rushmore (1998)
7.7/10
Director: Wes Anderson
Starring: Seymour Cassel, Olivia Williams, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
A rebellious teenager (Jason Schwartzman), too involved with his extracurricular activities to bother with studies, befriends a depressed, middle-aged... Read more
Russian Snark (2010)
6.6/10
Director: Stephen Sinclair
Starring: Peter Rowley, Steven Papps, Elena Stejko, Stephanie Tauevihi
A bittersweet comedy about two refugee artists from Russia getting to grips with life in the South Pacific. The unworldly Misha and his vivacious wif... Read more
Rustler's Rhapsody (1985)
Director: Hugh Wilson
Starring: Tom Berenger, G W Bailey, Marilu Henner, Sela Ward
When a dressed-in-white singing cowboy tries to clean up the real Old West, the results are hilarious comedy and a riotous send-up of the 40s Saturday... Read more
Ruthless People (1986)
6.9/10
Director: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Starring: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater
A comedy about kidnapping, attempted murder, weight loss and revenge, from the directors of 'Flying High'. Danny DeVito wants to rid himself of naggin... Read more
Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)
6/10
Director: Eric Idle
Starring: Eric Idle, Billy Connolly, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Bill Murray, Robin Williams
Dirk, Nasty, Stig and Barry - the 'pre-fab four' strike again!. Python-alum Eric Idle directs and stars in this sequel to his 1978 mockumentary, 'The... Read more
RV: Runaway Vacation (2006)
5.5/10
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Starring: Robin Williams, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels, Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Hutcherson,...
White-collar workaholic Robin Williams persuades his family to forgo their much-anticipated Hawaiian vacation for a cross-country road trip in a fully... Read more
S.O.B. (1981)
6.4/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Julie Andrews, Larry Hagman, Loretta Swit, Marisa Berenson, Robert Preston, Robe...
In this biting comedy satirizing Hollywood cynicism from writer-director Blake Edwards, Felix Farmer (Richard Mulligan) is a motion picture director w... Read more