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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Flypaper (2011)
6.4/10
Director: Rob Minkoff
Starring: Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Tambor, Mekhi Phifer, Patrick Dempsey, Pruitt Taylor Vince,...
Tripp Kennedy (Patrick Dempsey) ambles into a bank near closing time, just as two different gangs unwittingly converge to rob it. A shoot-out erupts,... Read more
Focus (2015)
6.6/10
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Starring: Gerald McRaney, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Will Smith
Nicky (Will Smith) is a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he's teaching her the tri... Read more
Footy Legends (2006)
5.9/10
Director: Khoa Do
Starring: Anh Do, Emma Lung, Peter Phelps, Claudia Karvan, Jason McGoldrick, Angus Sampson
Luc is a down-on-his-luck twenty-something who arrived in Australia as a refugee back in the 1980s. He lives in Sydney's outer suburbs, looking after... Read more
For Pete's Sake (1974)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons, Molly Picon
Devoted wife Barbra Streisand winds up involved with loan sharks, madames and mobsters as she tries to pay off cab-driver husband Michael Sarrazin's d... Read more
For Roseanna ( Roseanna's Grave ) (1997)
7.2/10
Director: Paul Weiland
Starring: Polly Walker, Mercedes Ruehl, Jean Reno
A.k.a. "Roseanna's Grave". A warm, infectious film centering on Roseanna (Mercedes Ruehl) who expresses the desire to be buried next to her prematurel... Read more
For The Love Of Ada (1970)
7.5/10
Starring: Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles, Mollie Sugden
Irene Handl and Wilfred Pickles are two senior citizens who find that as romance blossoms, so too does emotional turmoil. The series gently charts the... Read more
For Your Consideration (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Christopher Guest
Starring: Christopher Guest, Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Fred Willard,...
Christopher Guest turns his satirical mockumentary eye on the film industry, following the fortunes of a small independent drama that has attracted 'O... Read more
Forever Darling / The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Director: Alexander Hall, Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason, Marjorie Main
Double Feature: "The Long, Long Trailer" is a riotous comedy in which a cumbersome travel trailer creates havoc for a newlywed couple (Lucille Ball an... Read more
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Starring: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Bill Hader, Russell Brand, Liz Cackowski
From the team who brought us 'Knocked Up' and 'The 40 Year Old Virgin', this is another blend of boys' night hijinks and chick-flick sentimentality.... Read more
Forrest Gump (1994)
8.8/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Mykelti Williamson, Tom Hanks, Sally Field, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise
Winner of six Oscars, including Best Picture, Director and Actor, Robert Zemeckis' modern-day fable stars Tom Hanks as the simple-minded but good-hear... Read more