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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Tin Men (1987)
6.5/10
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito, Barbara Hershey
Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito star as aluminium siding salesmen involved in an escalating feud. Director Barry Levinson cagily captures what life... Read more
Tiny Furniture (2010)
6.2/10
Director: Lena Dunham
Starring: Merritt Wever, Alex Karpovsky, Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, Laurie Simmons, Grace...
Lena Dunham got her start making YouTube videos, but she emerged as a major talent thanks to the breakthrough success of this exceptionally sharp come... Read more
TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2007)
6.3/10
Director: Kevin Munroe
Starring: Voices Of, Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mako , Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewa...
The amphibious crime-fighters are back as computer animated 'heroes in a half shell', taking on a legion of malevolent monsters who gather just once e... Read more
To Be Or Not To Be (1983)
6.8/10
Director: Alan Johnson
Starring: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft are Polish actors who foil the Nazis at the outbreak of WW II. Charles Durning's Gestapo officer alone is worth the price... Read more
To Be Or Not To Be (1942)
8.2/10
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Jack Benny, Carole Lombard, Robert Stack
The original WWII satire and comedy classic. Jack Benny is a hammy Shakespearean actor who, along with members of his Polish acting troupe, becomes in... Read more
To Die For (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Matt Dillon, Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, Illeana Douglas
A biting look at pop celebrity and the drive for fame, this wickedly funny black comedy from scripter Buck Henry and director Gus Van Sant stars Nicol... Read more
To Die in San Hilario (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Laura Mana
Starring: Ana Fernandez, Lluis Homar
A fictional story with touches of magical realism a film which touches on life, death, love, truth, faith, doubt and hope. San Hilario is a village... Read more
To Rome with Love (2012)
6.3/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Judy Davis, Penelope Cruz, Roberto Benigni, Woody Allen, Jesse Eis...
Woody Allen continues his European tour (Barcelona, Paris, now Rome) with this comedy starring Alec Baldwin, Penelope Cruz, Jesse Eisenberg, Roberto B... Read more
To The Manor Born: 25th Wedding Anniversary Special (2007)
7.5/10
Starring: Angela Thorne, Peter Bowles, Daphne Heard, Penelope Keith
For many, "To The Manor Born" was 'the' 80s comedy series - pitting one of Britain's best-loved actresses, Penelope Keith as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton,... Read more
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
6.4/10
Director: Beeban Kidron
Starring: John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner,...
The tale of three drag queens headed for Hollywood whose car breaks down in a small rural town where they are befriended by the local female populatio... Read more