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 Sapphires ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Wayne Blair
Starring: Deborah Mailman, Chris O'Dowd, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell
1968. Four young women from a remote Aboriginal mission, sisters Gail, Julie and Cynthia, together with their cousin Kay, are discovered by Dave, a do... Read more
The Saragossa Manuscript (Blu-ray) (1965)
7.8/10
Director: Wojciech Has
Starring: Zbigniew Cybulski
Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a st... Read more
The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang (2006)
Director: Tim Skousen
Starring: Justin Long, Joey Kern, Carl Weathers, Jeremy Sumpter
Hollywood's favourite geek Justin Long ('Galaxy Quest', 'Die Hard 4', the Apple Mac vs PC ads) branches out as the scene-stealing, mulleted bully in t... Read more
The Savages (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Tamara Jenkins
Starring: Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, Peter Friedman, David Zayas
Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman play estranged siblings who are forced to deal with each other when their elderly father's dementia proves too... Read more
The School of Rock (2003)
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman
Terrific comedy showcases a tailor-made part for Jack Black as an egomaniacal heavy metal guitarist who gets booted out of his band, then has to seek... Read more
The Seagull (2018)
5.9/10
Director: Michael Mayer
Starring: Annette Bening, Saoirse Ronan, Corey Stoll, Elisabeth Moss, Mare Winningham, Jon...
An ageing actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one o... Read more
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
6.6/10
Director: John Madden
Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, R...
Now that his first venture has been proven successful, ever-confident Sonny (Dev Patel) is busy juggling plans for a second resort... as well as his o... Read more
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
6.6/10
Director: John Madden
Starring: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, R...
Now that his first venture has been proven successful, ever-confident Sonny (Dev Patel) is busy juggling plans for a second resort... as well as his o... Read more
The Second Time Around (1961)
6.5/10
Director: Vincent Sherman
Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith
In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gam... Read more
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
6.5/10
Director: Chris Renaud
Starring: Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Lake Bell, (Voices of) , Jenny Slate, Louis CK, El...
The pets of New York City have a special existence when their owners leave for the day, enjoying hobbies, food, and one anothers company, building fr... Read more