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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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
7.8/10
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck
A charming teen comedy about a high school student who's not going to let a little thing like classes get in the way of his enjoying one fine spring d... Read more
Fever Pitch (1996)
6.2/10
Director: David Evans
Starring: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Neil Pearson
Based on the cult novel by Nick Hornby and set against the backdrop of the 1988-89 English football season. This well-written, exuberant and witty num... Read more
Fido (2007)
6.7/10
Director: Andrew Currie
Starring: Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, Henry Czerny, Tim Blake Nelson, K...
Skillfully blending elements of comedy and horror, this quirky indie effort set in a retro-styled futuristic society chronicles the offbeat friendship... Read more
Fierce Creatures (1997)
6.4/10
Director: Fred Schepisi, Robert Young
Starring: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Ronnie Corbett, Carey...
The stars of "A Fish Called Wanda" return to deal with an international conglomerates directive for a zoo in the rural heart of England to turn a 20%... Read more
Fight or Flight (2025)
6.4/10
Director: James Madigan
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Charithra Chandran, Katee Sackhoff, Julian Kostov
A deadly mid-air crisis erupts when a routine flight becomes the centre of a global manhunt. Disgraced former agent Lucas Reyes (Josh Hartnett) is pul... Read more
Fighting with My Family (2019)
7.3/10
Director: Stephen Merchant
Starring: Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnso...
Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WW... Read more
Fighting with My Family (Blu-Ray) (2019)
7.3/10
Director: Stephen Merchant
Starring: Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnso...
Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WW... Read more
Filth (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Jon S Baird
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Jamie Bell, James McAvoy, Joanne Froggatt, Eddie Marsan, Imogen P...
Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy) wants a promotion. He is clearly the best man for the job - the rest of his colleagues are just idio... Read more
Final Portrait (2017)
6.3/10
Director: Stanley Tucci
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Tony Shalhoub, Clemence Poesy, James Faulkner, Armie Hammer
In 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, the American writer and art-lover James Lord (Armie Hammer) is asked by his friend, the world-renowned artist... Read more
Find Me Guilty (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Sidney Lumet
Starring: Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Richard Portnow, Linus Roache, Alex Rocco, Annabella...
Sidney Lumet co-wrote and directs this bizarrely comic true story of mobster 'Fat Jack' DiNorscio who declined a deal for a shortened prison sentence,... Read more