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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Valentine's Day (2010)
5.7/10
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Hector Elizondo, Jessica Biel, Julia Roberts, Kathy Bates, Patrick Dempsey, Quee...
An all-star ensemble cast highlights this romantic comedy about a group of people who all struggle with the complexities of love. As Valentine's Day l... Read more
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Starring: Yukie Kawakura, Eihi Shiina, Takumi Saito, Eri Otoguro
The plot is goofy, yet endearing, as sweet young vampire Monami falls for Mizushima, "the only acceptable boy in school." Unfortunately, Mizushima is... Read more
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
5.9/10
Director: Robert Bierman
Starring: Maria Conchita Alonso, Nicolas Cage, Kasi Lemmons, Jennifer Beals
A bizarre black comedy (from the writer of 'After Hours'), with a suitably demented Nicolas Cage ('Raising Arizona') playing an arrogant, pretentious... Read more
Van Wilder: Party Liaison (2002)
6.4/10
Director: Walt Becker
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Tara Reid, Tim Matheson, Tom Everett Scott, Kal Penn, Curtis Arms...
Kooky campus comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as the title character, the popular "Big Man on Campus" for seven years running, who has no aspirations of... Read more
Vanguard (2020)
4.7/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization. Read more
Vegas Vacation (1997)
5.9/10
Director: Stephen Kessler
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid
The Griswolds arrive in Las Vegas ostensibly to renew Mum and Dad's wedding vows. Once there, Dad becomes a gambling addict, Mum is courted by Wayne N... Read more
Venom (2018)
7/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Michelle Williams, Stan Lee, Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed, Reid Scott,...
Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Dr... Read more
Venom (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7/10
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Starring: Michelle Williams, Stan Lee, Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed, Reid Scott,...
Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Dr... Read more
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
6.7/10
Director: Andy Serkis
Starring: Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Reid Scott, Naomie Harris, Stephe...
Eddie Brock struggles to adjust to his new life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom, which grants him super-human abilities in order to be a letha... Read more
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (Blu-ray) (2021)
6/10
Director: Andy Serkis
Starring: Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Tom Hardy, Reid Scott, Naomie Harris, Stephe...
Eddie Brock struggles to adjust to his new life as the host of the alien symbiote Venom, which grants him super-human abilities in order to be a letha... Read more