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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Wish You Were Here (1987)
6.8/10
Director: David Leland
Starring: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Clare Clifford
Emily Lloyd gives a spirited and remarkable performance as a young girl growing up in a hurry in post-war England. Her salty language and her sassy be... Read more
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
6.4/10
Director: Howard Morris
Starring: Doris Day, Brian Keith, Pat Carroll, Barbara Hershey, George Carlin
A Doris Day favourite in which she plays a widow with three sons. She starts dating a man with a teenage daughter but when they announce their marriag... Read more
Withnail and I (1986)
Director: Bruce Robinson
Starring: Richard E Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
London. The 1960s. Two unemployed actors - acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden "I" (Paul McGann) - drown thei... Read more
Withnail and I ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
Director: Bruce Robinson
Starring: Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths
London. The 1960s. Two unemployed actors - acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden "I" (Paul McGann) - drown thei... Read more
Without A Clue (1988)
7/10
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Starring: Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones
Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley star in this revisionist comedy about what they claim is the true story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. According to... Read more
Without a Paddle (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Steven Brill
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard
Following the death of their friend, pals Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard reunite to continue their buddy's search for the $194,000 in ran... Read more
Without a Paddle (Nature's Calling) (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Ellory Elkayem
Starring: Oliver James, Rik Young
Zach and Ben have been best buddies since they were in grade school. They were those "two guys" that we all know, opposites, but still the same kid. T... Read more
Without a Paddle/Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Steven Brill, Ellory Elkayem
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard, Oliver James, Rik Young
Following the death of their friend, pals Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard reunite to continue their buddy's search for the $194,000 in ran... Read more
Woman at War (2018)
7.5/10
Director: Benedikt Erlingsson
Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminium industry in Iceland. As her actions grow bolder, her life chang... Read more
Woman Times Seven (1967)
6.2/10
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Alan Arkin, Rossano Brazzi, Michael Caine, Vittorio Gassman, P...
Vittorio De Sica directs this episodic sex comedy consisting of seven short stories each starring Shirley MacLaine. In "Funeral Possession," she plays... Read more