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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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
6.5/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba
When the manic Dr Robotnik returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna, Sonic and his new friend Tails is all that stands in their way. Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
6.9/10
Director: Jeff Fowler
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, James Marsden, Krysten Ritte...
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails are back for their most epic adventure yet. The team reunites to face a new formidable foe, Shadow, a mysterious hedgehog w... Read more
Sons of the Desert (1933)
7.7/10
Director: William A Seiter
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase, Mae Busch
Laurel and Hardy attend a convention of the fraternal order of the Sons of the Desert without letting their wives know the real reason for their absen... Read more
Sophia Loren Collection: Heller In Pink Tights (1960) / Desire Under the Elms (1958) / A Breath of Scandal (1960)
Director: Delbert Mann, George Cukor, Michael Curtiz
Starring: Sophia Loren, Anthony Quinn, Burl Ives, Anthony Perkins, Maurice Chevalier, Ange...
This classic collection features three films from Italian screen beauty Sophia Loren. 'Heller In Pink Tights' - Based on the novel by Louis L'Amour, t... Read more
Sordid Lives (2000)
6.8/10
Director: Del Shores
Starring: Olivia Newton-John, Rosemary Alexander, Delta Burke, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridge...
The death of a dysfunctional Texas family's matriarch, and the jealousies and revelations that accompany her funeral, make for country-fried comedy in... Read more
Sorrowful Jones / The Paleface (1948)
Director: Norman Z McLeod, Sidney Lanfield
Starring: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot
A Bob Hope comedy double bill. 'Sorrowful Jones' (1949) - When bookie Bob is left with a client's 5-year-old daughter, he must become a reluctant fath... Read more
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
6.9/10
Director: Boots Riley
Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie...
In an alternate reality of present-day Oakland, California, telemarketer Cassius Green finds himself in a macabre universe after he discovers a magica... Read more
Soul Kitchen (2009)
7.3/10
Director: Fatih Akin
Starring: Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Unel
Hoping to revamp his shabby Hamburg diner, owner Zinos Kazantsakis (Adam Bousdoukos) hires a gourmet chef, only to drive away his regular patrons. To... Read more
Soul Man (1986)
5.2/10
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: C Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross
To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship. Read more
Sour Grapes (1998)
5.7/10
Director: Larry David
Starring: Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar
While on a trip to Atlantic City with their girlfriends, Richie (Craig Bierko) wins a $436,000 jackpot on a poker machine. Now his cousin (Steven Webe... Read more