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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Make Mine Mink (1960)
7.1/10
Director: Robert Asher
Starring: Hattie Jacques, Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler, Billie Whitelaw
Retired major Terry-Thomas, ex-con, Billie Whitelaw, eccentric dowager Athene Seyler and disgruntled teacher of etiquette Hattie Jacques are among the... Read more
Buster Keaton: Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
8.9/10
Director: Edward Sedgwick
Starring: Buster Keaton, Charlotte Greenwood
A rare Buster Keaton film of the sound era in which he proves he was as brilliant as ever; Keaton is a sign-tacker hit by a car outside a mansion, bro... Read more
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
4.5/10
Director: Tom Green
Starring: Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlan, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Julie Hagerty
Tom Green picks up where his irreverent MTV show leaves off, directing, co-scripting and starring in this outrageous comedy as a mentally unbalanced a... Read more
J-Men Forever (1979)
7.2/10
Director: Richard Patterson
Starring: Philip Proctor, Peter Bergman
This cult classic is the story of two high-flying detectives and their encounters with superheroes and villains who are taking over the world via the... Read more
O.C. and Stiggs (1987)
5.3/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Paul Dooley, Jane Curtin, Neill Barry, Daniel Jenkins, Martin Mull, Dennis Hoppe...
Based on characters from a 'National Lampoon' magazine, O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban su... Read more
Protocol (1984)
5.4/10
Director: Herbert Ross
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus, Andre Gregory, Gail Strickland, Cl...
After saving an Arabian dignitary from an assassination attempt, Sunny Davis (Goldie Hawn), cocktail waitress, suddenly becomes Sunny Davis, Washingto... Read more
An Affectionate Look At W.C. Fields (1932)
Starring: W C Fields
The monumental talent of film comedian W.C. Fields has entertained people for generations. This compilation includes a look at his laughter-filled car... Read more
Men at Work (1990)
5.9/10
Director: Emilio Estevez
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Hope, Keith David, John Getz
Brothers Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen star as a pair of trash-hauling heroes who dream of cleaning up the city and opening their own surf shop in... Read more
Jeff Green: Back From the Bewilderness (2003)
Director: Mick Thomas
Starring: Jeff Green
Stand-up legend Jeff Green brings his show to London's West End for a sell-out night at the Gielgud Theatre. A routine that has wowed crowds at the Ed... 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