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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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
7.3/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant
higher class of hero Henry Cavill stars as Napoleon Solo opposite Armie Hammer as Illya Kuryakin in director Guy Ritchie's action adventure The Man... Read more
The Beiderbecke Trilogy (1985)
Director: David Reynolds, Brian Parker
Starring: James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton, Terence Rigby, Danny Schiller, Keith...
The Beiderbecke Affair (1985), The Beiderbecke Tapes (1987), The Beiderbecke Connection (19880: Trevor Chaplin teaches woodwork and likes to listen to... Read more
Super Troopers 2 (2002)
7.1/10
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Starring: Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Br...
When a border dispute arises between the U.S. and Canada, the Super Troopers are tasked with establishing a Highway Patrol station in the disputed are... Read more
Paper Champions (2020)
7.3/10
Director: Jo-Anne Brechin
Starring: John Tui, Gary Sweet
Paper Champions is an uplifting comedy about Rey, a young man who wants to find love despite having lost his 'Mana'. Read more
Faith Based (2020)
6.1/10
Director: Vincent Masciale
Starring: Lance Reddick
When two friends realize all "faith based" films make buckets of cash, they set out on a mission to make one of their own. Read more
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
7.2/10
Director: Frank Tashlin, Sidney Lanfield
Starring: Bob Hope, Fred Clark, Jane Darwell, Lloyd Nolan, Andrea King, William Frawley
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally steers Moose Moran's girl away from a winning bet, he is forced to come up with $10,000 to repay the angry gangst... Read more
Big Night (Blu-ray) (1996)
7.3/10
Director: Campbell Scott, Stanley Tucci
Starring: Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini, Minnie Driver, Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub
An impeccably crafted, endearing story of Italian immigrant brothers trying to survive as restauranteurs in 1950's America. Isabella Rossellini, Ian H... Read more
Deep End (1970)
7.2/10
Director: Jerzy Skolimowski
Starring: Jane Asher, Karl Michael Vogler, Diana Dors
15-year-old dropout Mike takes a job at Newford Baths, where inappropriate sexual behaviour abounds, and becomes obsessed with his coworker Susan. Read more
The Aki Kaurismaki Collection: Part: 1 (1983)
Director: Aki Kaurismaki
Starring: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpaa
Aki Kaurismäki is known for his extremely minimalistic style. He has been called an auteur,[5][6] since he writes, directs, produces and usually edits... Read more
Cruella (4K) (2021)
7.4/10
Director: Craig Gillespie
Starring: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, Mark Strong, Kayvan Novak
Before she becomes Cruella de Vil, teenage Estella has a dream. She wishes to become a fashion designer, having been gifted with talent, innovation, a... Read more