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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Sodbusters (1994)
7/10
Director: Eugene Levy
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, John Vernon, Fred Willard, Wendel Meldrum, Max Gail
Comedy actor Eugene Levy directs this spoof Western with Kris Kristofferson as the mysterious stranger who rides into town to save the day. As evil l... Read more
(Under Quicksand) Mickey Rooney Triple: Quicksand (1950) / My Outlaw Brother (1951) / Mickey The Great (1939)
Director: Irving Pichel
Starring: Robert Preston, Mickey Rooney, Robert Stack, Jeanne Cagney, Peter Lorre, Barbara...
'Quicksand' - Mickey Rooney is cast once again as the everyman, only this noir crime drama sees him in real jeopardy as Dan, a young man who can't aff... Read more
American Dreamer (1984)
6.7/10
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini
A stifled housewife (JoBeth Williams) who loses herself in trashy romance novels wins a trip to Paris and, after a bump on the head, comes to believe... Read more
The Abbott and Costello Show: Season 1 (1952)
8.5/10
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Hillary Brooke
The landmark comedy show that showcased the talents of the kings of slapstick. Contains all 26 episodes of the first season (1952-1953), complete and... Read more
Hall Pass (2011)
5.9/10
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Starring: Christina Applegate, Richard Jenkins, Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer
From the Farrelly Brothers ("There's Something About Mary") comes your ticket to fool around! Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best fr... Read more
Kung Fu Dunk (2008)
4.8/10
Director: Chu Yen-ping
Starring: Jay Chou, Charlene Choi, Eric Tsang, Bo-lin Chen
A kung fu sports comedy with Jay Chou as an orphan who was raised in a martial arts school and whose ability to predict his opponent's moves makes him... Read more
Rooster Teeth: Shorts - Volume 1 (2009)
9.1/10
The first volume of "Rooster Teeth: Shorts" is out, and chock full of time travel, rat poison, devil cockblocking, and a variety of other good natured... Read more
Visioneers (2008)
6.1/10
Director: Jared Drake
Starring: James LeGros, Mia Maestro, Missi Pyle, Judy Greer, Zach Galifianakis
In this satirical comedy, our hero George Washington Winsterhammerman (Zach Galifianakis) works as a level-three 'tunt' at the Jeffers Corporation, th... Read more
Jour De Fete ( Blu-ray ) (1949)
7.4/10
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur
In his enchanting debut feature, Jacques Tati stars as a fussbudget of a postman who is thrown for a loop when a traveling fair comes to his village.... Read more
Send A Gorilla (1989)
4.7/10
Director: Melanie Read
Starring: Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae, Perry Piercy
A grand romp about the strain of Valentines Day on a Gorilla Singing Telegram Company. Stars Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae. Read more