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 Extra Man (2010)
5.9/10
Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Starring: John C Reilly, Katie Holmes, Kevin Kline, Paul Dano
Louis Ives (Paul Dano) heads to New York City following an embarrassing incident that forces him to leave his job. He rents a room in the apartment of... Read more
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir (2018)
6.9/10
Director: Ken Scott
Starring: Berenice Bejo, Erin Moriarty, Barkhad Abdi, Gerard Jugnot, Ben Miller
In order to find his estranged father after his dedicated mother dies, an Indian street magician travels to France. Read more
The Fall Guy (2024)
7.3/10
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie Hsu, Ha...
A stuntman, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his... Read more
The Family (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo
Dark action comedy in which a Mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching... Read more
The Family (Blu-ray) (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Dianna Agron, John D'Leo
Dark action comedy in which a Mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching... Read more
The Family Fang (2015)
6.1/10
Director: Jason Bateman
Starring: Christopher Walken, Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn
Annie (Nicole Kidman) and Baxter Fang (Jason Bateman) are the children of acclaimed performance artists Caleb (Christopher Walken) and Camille (Maryan... Read more
The Family Jewels (1965)
6.2/10
Director: Jerry Lewis
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Donna Butterworth, Sebastian Cabot
Jerry Lewis plays seven different roles in this comedy about a little girl with a big inheritance. Donna Butter-worth is the little charmer who needs... Read more
The Family Stone (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Thomas Bezucha
Starring: Claire Danes, Craig T Nelson, Dermot Mulroney, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson, Sarah...
Diane Keaton is matriarch of the Stone Family, a bohemian melee about to be introduced to their newest member - uptight, controlling New Yorker, Mered... Read more
The Farewell (2019)
8/10
Director: Lulu Wang
Starring: Awkwafina Nora Lum, Tzi Ma
Billi's family returns to China under the guise of a fake wedding to stealthily say goodbye to their beloved matriarch -- the only person that doesn't... Read more
The Fast Lady (1962)
6.2/10
Director: Ken Annakin
Starring: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Julie Christie
A charming farce from Stanley Baxter who plays a naive Scotsman living in England, learning to drive an antique car - and to woo Julie Christie in the... Read more