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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Unstrung Heroes (1995)
6.7/10
Director: Diane Keaton
Starring: Andie MacDowell, John Turturro, Michael Richards
Inspired by writer Franz Lidz's autobiographical book, this poignant comedy-drama focuses on a 12-year-old son of a wacky inventor and sickly mother w... Read more
Untold Scandal (2003)
7.1/10
Director: Je-yong Lee
Starring: Mi-suk Lee, Do-yeon Jeon, Yong-jun Bae, Hyeon-jae Jo, So-yeon Lee
An excellent Korean adaptation of the French novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, set amidst the aristocracy of the 18th century Chosun Dynasty. Lady Cho... Read more
Up (2009)
8.3/10
Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo, John Ratzenberger, Edward Asner, Bob Peterson...
Another animated masterpiece from the whizzkids at Pixar, telling the story of 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his... Read more
Up ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
8.3/10
Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo, John Ratzenberger, Edward Asner, Bob Peterson...
Another animated masterpiece from the whizzkids at Pixar, telling the story of 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his... Read more
Up in the Air (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: George Clooney, Melanie Lynskey, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride, J K Simmons, Jason...
George Clooney is a downsizing consultant who has spent his entire life in airport hotels, collecting air miles and browsing the departure lounge reta... Read more
Up in the Air ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: George Clooney, Melanie Lynskey, Vera Farmiga, Danny McBride, J K Simmons, Jason...
George Clooney is a downsizing consultant who has spent his entire life in airport hotels, collecting air miles and browsing the departure lounge reta... Read more
Uptown Girls (2003)
6.1/10
Director: Boaz Yakin
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Marley Shelton, Donald Faison, Heather Locklear
As the daughter of a late rock legend, spoiled socialite Brittany Murphy has never had to work a day in her life. But when a shady business manager ma... Read more
Used Cars (1980)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham
Outrageous comedy about used car dealer rivalry. 'A classic screwball fantasy - a neglected modern comedy that's like a more restless and visually hig... Read more
Ushpizin (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Gidi Dar
Starring: Shuli Rand, Michal Bat Sheva Rand, Shaul Mizrahi, Ilan Ganani
Devout Orthodox Jews Moshe and Mali (played by scriptwriter and devout Orthodox Jew Shuli Rand and his real-life wife) are celebrating Sukkot, a time... Read more
Utopia (1950)
8.5/10
Director: Leo Joannon
Starring: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair, Max Elloy
Aka 'Atoll K'. Laurel and Hardy's last film has the boys inheriting a South Seas island, only to discover that their paradise is rich in uranium. Read more