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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Polite Society (2023)
6.7/10
Starring: Jenny Funnell, Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya
Ria Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the mos... Read more
The Bad Guys (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.8/10
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina Nora Lum, Craig Robinson
Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way. Read more
Shazam!: Fury Of The Gods (2023)
7/10
Director: David F Sandberg
Starring: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou, Meagan...
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, S... Read more
Kuffs (1992)
5.9/10
Director: Bruce A Evans
Starring: Bruce Boxleitner, Christian Slater, Milla Jovovich, Tony Goldwyn
After his brother is killed by art thieves, an irresponsible Christian Slater inherits a private security business and teams up with a veteran officer... Read more
Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)
6.8/10
Director: Frank Tashlin
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens, Reginald Gardiner
Jerry Lewis becomes a full-time baby-sitter for movie sex-siren Marilyn Maxwell, who doesn't want her public to know she's had triplets. Connie Steven... Read more
To Be Or Not To Be (1983)
6.8/10
Director: Alan Johnson
Starring: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning
Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft are Polish actors who foil the Nazis at the outbreak of WW II. Charles Durning's Gestapo officer alone is worth the price... Read more
Mr Mom (1983)
6.5/10
Director: Stan Dragoti
Starring: Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, Christopher Lloyd
What happens when husband Michael Keaton loses his job and wife Teri Garr has to go to work, leaving him with the housework, the neighbours and the ki... Read more
Chicago Cab (1998)
6.6/10
Director: Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Starring: Gillian Anderson, John Cusack, Paul Dillon, Michael Ironside, Laurie Metcalf, Ju...
A.k.a. "Hellcab". In this off-the-wall comedy-drama, a Chicago cab driver's (Paul Dillon) daily routine on a freezing day is enlivened by a steady flo... Read more
Murphy Brown: Season 1, Discs 3 and 4 (1988)
7/10
Director: Barnet Kellman
Starring: Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough, Robert Pastorelli, Jo...
Although it will always be linked with Vice President Quayle and big hair, the groundbreaking series 'Murphy Brown' is also one of the most successful... Read more
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
7.3/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: Will Rogers, Ann Shirley, Irvin S. Cobb, Eugene Pallette
John Ford directs Will Rogers in his final film. A fast-paced comedy and slice of Americana, Rogers stars as Dr. John, the proprietor of a travelling... Read more