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 Sting (1973)
8.3/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen B...
Two small-time Chicago con-men try to put 'the sting' on a high-roller from N.Y.C. after he has one of their pals killed. Classic entertainment featur... Read more
The Sting (Blu-ray) (1973)
8.3/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen B...
Two small-time Chicago con-men try to put 'the sting' on a high-roller from N.Y.C. after he has one of their pals killed. Classic entertainment featur... Read more
The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960)
8.8/10
Starring: Anthony Newley
Gurney Slade wanders from place to place after breaking the fourth wall to escape from the mundanities of making a family sitcom. Read more
The Sucker (1965)
7.5/10
Director: Gerard Oury
Starring: Andre Bourvil, Louis De Funes
A clever fellow proves himself smarter than the gangsters who would exploit him. The trouble begins in Paris when the vacationing hero accidentally ge... Read more
The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023)
7.1/10
Director: Aaron Horvath
Starring: Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Kevin Michael Richardson, Charlie Day
A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess. Read more
The Super Mario Bros Movie (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.1/10
Director: Aaron Horvath
Starring: Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Kevin Michael Richardson, Charlie Day
A plumber named Mario travels through an underground labyrinth with his brother, Luigi, trying to save a captured princess. Read more
The Survivors (1983)
5.8/10
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed
Donald Quinelle lost his job, his girlfriend and then he lost his mind. Sonny Paluso got held up, blown up and then he got a little fed up. When comed... Read more
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
5.1/10
Director: Roger Kumble
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Thomas Jane, Parker Posey
Cameron Diaz is a guy-happy, commitment-phobic beauty who decides to mend her ways after she meets Mr Right, in the form of Thomas Jane, at a club. Ja... Read more
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
Starring: Voices Of, Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman, Kevin...
Adapted from Kate DiCamillo's award-winning children's book, about a kingdom that lost all its magic and laughter, and the little mouse who made a big... Read more
The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe / The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1972)
Director: Yves Robert
Starring: Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort
The original French comedy and its successful sequel: 'The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe' - Bernard Milan covets Louis Toulouse's job in the secr... Read more