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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The Baker (2007)
6.3/10
Starring: Damian Lewis, Kate Ashfield, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Nicholas Rowe, Michael Gambo...
A hitman has second thoughts about his career and seeks refuge from his boss by finding work as a baker in a rural Welsh village. Read more
The Ballad of Wallis Island (Blu-ray) (2025)
7.4/10
Director: James Griffiths
Starring: Tim Key, Tom Basden, Carey Mulligan
The Ballad of Wallis Island follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favour... Read more
The Band's Visit (2007)
7.6/10
Director: Eran Kolirin
Starring: Sasson Gabai, Ronit Elkabetz, Saleh Bakri, Khalifa Natour, Shlomi Avraham, Rubi...
A wryly elegant, slice-of-life comedy in which an Egyptian Ceremonial Police Band, due to play at the opening of an Arab Cultural Centre in Israel, fi... Read more
The Banger Sisters (2002)
5.6/10
Director: Bob Dolman
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Eva Amurri
The last thing Phoenix wife and mother Susan Sarandon expected was for former best friend Goldie Hawn to show up at her door. And for Hawn, still embr... Read more
The Bank Dick (1940)
7.3/10
Director: Edward Cline
Starring: W C Fields, Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon
W.C. Fields stars as Egbert Souse, an unemployed, henpecked drunk who spends most of his time at the Black Pussy Cat cafe. Things take a turn for the... Read more
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
7.7/10
Director: Martin McDonagh
Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Pat Shortt, Barry Keoghan
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Read more
The Battle Of Shaker Heights (2003)
6/10
Director: Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin
Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Amy Smart
A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler (Shia La Beouf) obsesses over military tactics with his buddy Bart (Elden Henson).... Read more
The Beaver (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Jodie Foster
Starring: Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, Anton Yelchin, Cherry Jones, Jennifer Lawrence
Walter, once a successful and happy family man, has hit rock bottom. But, in his darkest hour, he finds a rather unusual savior: a beaver hand-puppet... Read more
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
6.4/10
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Arthur Lowe, Dudley Moore, Harry Secombe, Marty Feldman, Michael Hordern, Peter...
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' (which lasted two minutes and twenty eight seconds, including th... Read more
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
6.2/10
Director: Peter Brook
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Hugh Griffith, Athene Seyler, Dorothy Tutin
Based on the first-ever English musical, written by John Gay, this authentic, cynical satire on 18th century London life boasts glorious sets and outr... Read more