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 Concert (2009)
7.6/10
Director: Radu Mihaileanu
Starring: Miou-Miou, Melanie Laurent, Alexsey Guskov, Lionel Abelanski, Laurent Bateau, D...
25 years ago, Andrei Filipov was a prodigy - once the celebrated conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra, the greatest orchestra in Russia. Today he works... Read more
The Confirmation (2016)
6.4/10
Director: Bob Nelson
Starring: Clive Owen, Maria Bello, Matthew Modine, Robert Forster, Tim Blake Nelson, Patto...
Clive Owen shines in this irresistible comedy as Walt, a down-on-his luck carpenter tasked with entertaining his eight-year-old son Anthony while Anth... Read more
The Couch Trip (1987)
5.7/10
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon, Charles Grodin, Walter Matthau
Dan Aykroyd and Walter Matthau team up for this comedy about a computer hacker who escapes from a mental institution, impersonates the head of the fac... Read more
The Country Doctor (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Thomas Lilti
Starring: Christophe Odent, Francois Cluzet, Marianne Denicourt
François Cluzet (The Intouchables) is Jean-Pierre, a much-loved doctor in a rural French town. He reassures and cares for his patients day and night,... Read more
The County (2019)
7.6/10
Director: Grimur Hakonarson
A widowed farmer begins a new life on her own terms by fighting against corruption and injustice in her community. Read more
The Court Jester (1956)
7.9/10
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Starring: Glynis Johns, Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury
Danny Kaye has one of his best roles in this beloved comedy classic which rates as one of the funniest comedies of all time. To help restore the thron... Read more
The Crew (2000)
5.6/10
Director: Michael Dinner
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Dan Hedaya, Seymour Cassel, Carrie-Anne Moss, J...
Richard Dreyfuss, Burt Reynolds, Seymour Cassel and Dan Hedaya are "The Crew", four retired 'goodfellas' who decide to get back into the game to prote... Read more
The Croods (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Chris Sanders, Kirk De Micco
Starring: Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Clar...
Animated comedy-adventure follows the world's first modern family, Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage), his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener), daughter Eep (Emma... Read more
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
7.2/10
Starring: Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Clar...
Animated comedy-adventure follows the world's first modern family, Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage), his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener), daughter Eep (Emma... Read more
The Croods: A New Age (Blu-ray) (2020)
7/10
Starring: Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Clar...
Animated comedy-adventure follows the world's first modern family, Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage), his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener), daughter Eep (Emma... Read more