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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Shrink (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Jonas Pate
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Saffron Burrows, Mark Webber, Jack Huston, Keke Palmer, Dallas Rob...
Literary success, a steady workload, and a marijuana habit do little to quell the demons raging inside celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Henry Carter (Kevin... Read more
Sibling Rivalry (1991)
5.4/10
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher
Kirstie Alley gives a grand performance as a married woman whose first affair leads to ghoulish disaster - and that's just the beginning. This well ma... Read more
Sideways (2004)
7.5/10
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh
A wine tasting road trip to salute Jack's (Thomas Haden Church) final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and Miles (Paul Giamatti) hit... Read more
Sightseers (2012)
6.5/10
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Alice Lowe, Steve Oram
A jet-black British comedy in which a romantic break turns into a bloody killing spree. Sheltered teenager Tina (Alice Lowe) accompanies her new boyfr... Read more
Silent Movie (1976)
6.7/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar
Mel Brooks' romp about director Mel Funn, a washed up alcoholic whose comeback is hinged on his ability to solicit stars Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli an... Read more
Silent Night (2021)
5.7/10
Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Annabelle Wallis, Lily-Rose...
Nell, Simon, and their son Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one t... Read more
Silent Partner (2000)
4.8/10
Director: Alkinos Tsilimidos
Starring: David Field, Syd Brisbane
John and Bill are two everyday blokes living it low and waiting for something promising to come their way. When a mysterious 'racing identity' named A... Read more
Silent Wedding (2008)
8/10
Director: Horatiu Malaele
Starring: Tudorel Filimon, Meda Andreea Victor, Valentin Teodosiu, Luminita Gheorghiu, Nic...
Romania, 1953. Mara (Meda Andreea Victor) and Iancu (Alexandru Potocean) are about to get married. Everyone in their village is helping with the weddi... Read more
Silver Bears (1977)
6/10
Director: Ivan Passer
Starring: Cybill Shepherd, David Warner, Michael Caine, Tom Smothers
Michael Caine and Cybill Shepherd star in this witty and intriguing story of crosses, double crosses, wheeler-dealing, comedy, adventure and romance o... Read more
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
7.7/10
Director: David O Russell
Starring: Chris Tucker, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jacki Weaver
Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything - his house, his job and his wife. He finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and f... Read more