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 Merger (2018)
6.5/10
Director: Mark Grentell
Starring: John Howard, Penny Cook, Damian Callinan, Kate Mulvany
A former professional football player returns to his country town after his sporting career comes to an abrupt end, and takes on the position of coach... Read more
The Merger (Blu-Ray) (2018)
6.5/10
Director: Mark Grentell
Starring: John Howard, Penny Cook, Damian Callinan, Kate Mulvany
A former professional football player returns to his country town after his sporting career comes to an abrupt end, and takes on the position of coach... Read more
The Mighty Boosh on Tour: Journey of the Childmen (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Oliver Ralfe
Starring: Rich Fulcher, Julian Barratt, Dave Brown, Mike Fielding, Noel Fielding
'The Mighty Boosh' is a unique comedy that has transferred from radio and television success to a national phenomenon, catapulting its creators Julian... Read more
The Milky Way (1936)
6.7/10
Director: Leo McCarey
Starring: Harold Lloyd
Mild-mannered milkman Burleigh Sullivan (Harold Lloyd) becomes the toast of the boxing world when he's accidentally credited with knocking out the cha... Read more
The Million Pound Note (1953)
Director: Ronald Neame
Starring: Gregory Peck, Jane Griffiths, Ronald Squire
From the Mark Twain fable about an American receiving a one million pound note and the ensuing turmoil. This well-acted tale stars Gregory Peck, Jane... Read more
The Millionairess (1960)
5.5/10
Director: Anthony Asquith
Starring: Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Alastair Sim, Dennis Price, Vittorio De Sica
George Bernard Shaw's aceribic play served as the basis for this romantic satire starring Sophia Loren as a fabulously wealthy beauty who tires of men... Read more
The Missionary (1982)
6.2/10
Director: Richard Loncraine
Starring: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Trevor Howard
Returning from Africa, a young man of the cloth is recruited to run a home for fallen women ('Women who've tripped?') and quickly finds himself the re... Read more
The Mitchell and Webb Situation (2001)
7.7/10
Starring: David Mitchell, Robert Webb
Join David Mitchell and Robert Webb, the stars and creators of the UK hit 'Peep Show' as they present inventive and (most importantly) hilarious sketc... Read more
The Moderns (1988)
6.7/10
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Genevieve Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Kevin J...
An exquisite-looking period drama set against the backdrop of the Paris art scene of the 1920s. Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino and John Lone are Am... Read more
The Moguls (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Michael Traeger
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ted Danson, William Fichtner, Patrick Fugit, Tim Blake Nelson, Joe...
Jeff Bridges is Andy, a divorced down-on-his-luck loser who decides the way out of the doldrums is to make a porn movie! He convinces some of his sma... Read more