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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Screwed (2000)
5.7/10
Starring: Danny DeVito, Dave Chappelle
A chauffeur kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but when she accidentally gets the dog back, she thinks that it's the chauffeur who's b... Read more
Scrooged (1988)
7/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Karen Allen, John Forsythe, Bill Murray, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, David J...
Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a cynical TV executive planning a live adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol. Frank's childhood wasn't a particularly pl... Read more
Search and Destroy ( The Four Rules ) (1995)
5.3/10
Director: David Salle
Starring: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Illeana Douglas, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, Jo...
A badly-in-hock nobody (Griffin Dunne) on the outer limits of show biz, schemes to obtain financing for his dream movie project, an adaptation of the... Read more
Second Act (2018)
6/10
Director: Peter Segal
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens, Annaleigh Ashford, Dan Bucatinsky, Milo Ventimi...
A big box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do. Read more
Second-Hand Wedding (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Paul Murphy
Starring: Geraldine Brophy, Holly Shanahan
A heart-warming tale set in a time when Trade Me and eBay threaten the primeval urge for a first-hand crack at second-hand. Set on the idyllic Kapiti... Read more
Secret Agent X-9 (1937)
6.5/10
Director: Ford Beebe
Starring: Jean Rogers, Monte Blue, Henry Brandon, Lon Chaney Jr
In Chapter One (Modern Pirates), the G-Men learn that "Brenda", notorious jewel thief, is heading for the United States, to steal the Belgravian crown... Read more
Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
6.8/10
Director: Ray Taylor
Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Keye Luke
American, Chinese and Australian agents join forces to stop the Nazis from obtaining the formula for synthetic fuel. Read more
Secret Policeman's Ball: Kings of UK Comedy (2005)
6.9/10
Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, The Goodies, Barry Humph...
Enjoy some of the most hilarious moments in comedy history as Britain's finest funnymen - John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, The... Read more
Secretary (2002)
7/10
Director: Steven Shainberg
Starring: James Spader, Jeremy Davies, Lesley Ann Warren, Patrick Bauchau, Maggie Gyllenha...
Fresh off a stint in a mental hospital, upbeat but repressed office worker Maggie Gyllenhaal takes a job as personal assistant to tightly-wound lawyer... Read more
Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
7.5/10
Director: Jean-Francois Pouliot
Starring: Raymond Bouchard, David Boutin, Benoit Briere, Bruno Blanchet, Pierre Collin
Chosen to close the Director's Fortnight at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, Jean-Francois Pouliot's comedy charts the chaos wreaked on a small, down-at... Read more