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 Lucky Ones (2008)
7/10
Director: Neil Burger
Starring: Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, Michael Pena, Molly Hagan
Three soldiers meet up en route back to the States from the Iraq War; Fred Cheaver (Tim Robbins), out for good, and keen to reunite with his wife and... Read more
The Machine Girl (2008)
5.9/10
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Starring: Minase Yashiro, Asami , Kentaro Shimazu, Honoka , Nobuhiro Nishihara
When gangsters murder her brother, and hack off her left arm, sweet Japanese schoolgirl Ami takes matters into her own...er, hand, and gets her stump... Read more
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (2013)
7.1/10
Inspired by real events, this is a black comedy about 20 years of history of Sicily from 1970s to 1990s, mocking Mafia Bosses and restoring the genero... Read more
The Mafia Only Kills in Summer (2013)
Director: Pierfrancesco Diliberto
Starring: Mario Gianani, Lorenzo Mieli
The winner of the 2014 European Film Award for Best European Comedy, this Italian box office hit follows the growing pains of Arturo, a Palermo boy wh... Read more
The Magician (2005)
6.6/10
Director: Scott Ryan
Starring: Scott Ryan, Ben Walker, Massimiliano Andrighetto, Kane Mason
From the producers of 'Chopper' comes this blackly comic mockumentary about a hitman, Ray (Scott Ryan who also wrote and directed) who hires a film cr... Read more
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
5.4/10
Director: Graham Stark
Starring: Spike Milligan, Ronnie Barker, Harry Secombe
A true British comedy classic bringing to life the seven deadly sins in seven hilarious segments. Stars include Ronnie Barker, Spike Milligan, Leslie... Read more
The Magnificent Tati (2009)
6.9/10
Director: Michael House
Starring: Jacques Tati
Director Michael House explores the life and work of the magnificent Tati through clips and interviews with those who know his work best. Tati is foll... Read more
The Magnificent Two (1967)
5.2/10
Director: Cliff Owen
Starring: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise, Margit Saad
Comedians Morecambe and Wise here star as a pair of salesmen travelling to South America to peddle their wares. Unbeknownst to them, a revolution is i... Read more
The Maiden Heist (2009)
6.1/10
Director: Peter Hewitt
Starring: Christopher Walken, Marcia Gay Harden, Morgan Freeman, William H Macy, Breckin M...
It was a stroke of genius. But now the perfect crime is turning into a perfect disaster in this madcap comedy featuring Morgan Freeman, Christopher Wa... Read more
The Major and the Minor (1942)
7.5/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson, Robert Benchley, Diana Lynn
Goofball comedy with Ginger Rogers pretending to be a twelve-year-old so she can afford the train fare back to Iowa, having fallen foul of one-too-man... Read more