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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There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
5.7/10
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Starring: Diana Dors, Goldie Hawn, Peter Sellers
Self-absorbed British cooking show host Robert Danvers (Peter Sellers) went through women as often as he went through serviettes. He thought he'd foun... Read more
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
6.5/10
Director: Walter Lang
Starring: Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Johnnie Ray, Mitzi Ga...
Dan Dailey and Ethel Merman head a performing family that includes Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Johnny Ray. They all like to sin... Read more
There's Still Tomorrrow (2023)
Director: Paola Cortellesi
Starring: Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli,...
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while enduring abuse at the hands of her husband. When a... Read more
These Foolish Things (2006)
5.9/10
Director: Julia Taylor-Stanley
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Zoe Tapper, Andrew Lincoln, Terence Stamp, David Leon, Lauren B...
A gentle romantic comedy, set in London during the approach of World War II, with a young actress, a playwright and a director all struggling to advan... Read more
They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
5.6/10
Director: Elliot Hong
Starring: Margaux Hemingway, Pam Huntington, Ralph Mauro, Johnny Yune
This crazy kung-fu parody stars Johnny Yune as a cook with an uncanny resemblance to a certain martial arts legend. When Yune unwittingly becomes a co... Read more
They're a Weird Mob (1966)
6.7/10
Director: Michael Powell
Starring: Chips Rafferty, Walter Chiari
1960s Sydney - a sprawling city of three million easy going, down to earth and hilariously funny people. Fresh off the boat is innocent Italian immigr... Read more
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
6.6/10
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Starring: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Valeria...
An all-star cast shines in this comedy-drama of five vignettes, as modern women deal with a myriad of problems. Glenn Close struggles with loneliness;... Read more
This Beautiful Fantastic (2016)
6.9/10
Director: Simon Aboud
Starring: Tom Wilkinson, Anna Chancellor, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine, Jessica Brown Findl...
A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door. Read more
This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy (2016)
7.6/10
Director: Christian Nicolson
Starring: Christian Nicolson, Sez Niederer, Lewis Roscoe, Daniel Pujol, Joseph Wycoff
Three ordinary guys are thrust into a parallel world of an old Sci-Fi movie. Trapped in a low budget universe they must somehow fight their way home b... Read more
This Is 40 (2012)
6.2/10
Director: Judd Apatow
Starring: Albert Brooks, John Lithgow, Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, Megan Fox
Writer/director Judd Apatow's funny and insightful comedy updates the lives of Pete and Debbie from his earlier film "Knocked Up". Faced with turning... Read more