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 Most Fertile Man in Ireland (2000)
5.3/10
Director: Dudi Appleton
Starring: Bronagh Gallagher, Kris Marshall, James Nesbitt
This irreverent, politically incorrect, winning comedy set in Northern Ireland features Kris Marshall as the titular character, the most fertile man i... Read more
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
7/10
Director: Jack Arnold
Starring: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, David Kossoff
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick declares war on the United States in order to improve the welfare of the tiny nation. Unfortunately no one told Peter Selle... Read more
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
5.2/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, R...
Another entertaining entry in the FX-laden 'Mummy' franchise, with Brendan Fraser and co back to kick more crusty old butt. Jet Li is the 2000-year-ol... Read more
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
5.2/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, R...
Another entertaining entry in the FX-laden 'Mummy' franchise, with Brendan Fraser and co back to kick more crusty old butt. Jet Li is the 2000-year-ol... Read more
The Muppets (2011)
7.1/10
Director: James Bobin
Starring: Chris Cooper, Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones
With the famed puppet troupe's heyday behind them, it's up to young Muppet Walter, his human brother Gary (Jason Segel, who also co-wrote), and Gary's... Read more
The Muse (1999)
5.6/10
Director: Albert Brooks
Starring: Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell, Jeff Bridges
Fearful that he is losing his creativity, screenwriter Albert Brooks seeks help from successful fellow scribe Jeff Bridges. His secret turns out to be... Read more
The Mystery Of Henri Pick (2019)
6.7/10
Director: Remi Bezancon
Starring: Fabrice Luchini, Alice Isaaz
An editor discovers a novel that she considers to be a masterpiece, in a library whose particularity is to collect the manuscripts refused by the publ... Read more
The Mystic Masseur (2001)
5.9/10
Director: Ismail Merchant
Starring: Om Puri, James Fox, Ayesha Dharker, Jimi Mistry
"The Mystic Masseur" is a wry, affectionate delight, a human comedy about a man who thinks he has had greatness thrust upon him when in fact he has me... Read more
The Myth (2005)
6.2/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Ken Lo, Mallika Sherawat
Jackie Chan plays two roles in this time-bending comic fantasy. He is both Qin Dynasty General Meng Yi, and his contemporary reincarnation, archaeolo... Read more
The Naked Gun (1988)
7.6/10
Director: David Zucker
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy
A short-lived tv series ('Police Squad') was the inspiration for this box-office bonanza from the same guys who gave the world 'Flying High'. Leslie N... Read more