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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Venus (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Roger Michell
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redg...
The grand Peter O'Toole plays a weathered old curmudgeon in this hilarious and touching story of an aging actor taking a young woman under his wing. M... Read more
Very Annie-Mary (2001)
6.8/10
Director: Sara Sugarman
Starring: Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce, Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Rhys, Kenneth Griffith,...
In the type of film that the British have made their own, "Very Annie Mary" brings shades of "Billy Elliot" and "Little Voice" to the uplifting and of... Read more
Very Bad Things (1998)
6.3/10
Director: Peter Berg
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christian Slater, Daniel Stern, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, Jeremy...
A very black comedy about a group of guys who head off to Las Vegas for a stag party. The situation gets out of hand very quickly and continues downhi... Read more
VHYES (2019)
5.7/10
Starring: Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon
This bizarre retro comedy, shot entirely on VHS and Beta, follows 12-year-old Ralph as he accidentally records home videos and his favorite late night... Read more
Vice (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill,...
Governor George W Bush of Texas picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No... Read more
Vice (Blu-Ray) (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill,...
Governor George W Bush of Texas picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No... Read more
Victor / Victoria (1982)
7.6/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston
A very funny sexual comedy of errors. Down-and-out singer Julie Andrews masquerades as a man and becomes the toast of Paris cabarets in the 1930's. Wi... Read more
Victor / Victoria (Broadway) (1995)
7.6/10
Director: Blake Edwards, Matthew Diamond, Goro Kobayashi
Starring: Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri, Tony Roberts, Gregory Jbara, Rachel York
Julie Andrews is a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman - again! An out-of-work British soprano in Paris, Victoria (Julie Andrews), f... Read more
Victoria Wood - Live (1997)
7.6/10
Director: Geoff Posner
Starring: Victoria Wood
Over half a million people packed into over 200 venues throughout the U.K. during 1997 to see her best ever show. This tour included an unprecedented... Read more
View From the Top (2002)
5.2/10
Director: Bruno Barreto
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Candice Bergen, Kelly Presto...
Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this charming comedy treat about a small-town girl who's about to get a taste of the big-time world! No one thought Donna (Pa... Read more