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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Reign Over Me (Blu-ray) (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Mike Binder
Starring: Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Donald Sutherland, Liv Tyler, Melinda Dillon, Robert...
Adam Sandler takes a largely dramatic role as a man still grieving after the loss of his family in the 911 attacks five years earlier. A chance encou... Read more
Life After Beth (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.6/10
Director: Jeff Baena
Starring: John C Reilly, Paul Reiser, Molly Shannon, Cheryl Hines, Matthew Gray Gubler, Da...
Zach is devastated by the unexpected death of his girlfriend, Beth. But when she miraculously comes back to life, Zach takes full advantage of the opp... Read more
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (Blu-ray) (1984)
7.6/10
Director: W D Richter
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Ellen Barkin, Jeff Goldblum, John Lithgow, Peter Weller
Buckaroo Banzai is a skilled neurosurgeon and physicist who becomes bored with his scientific and medical work and embarks on a career as a rock star... Read more
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Blu-ray) (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Jake Kasdan
Starring: John C Reilly, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer
John C. Reilly stars in this pitch-perfect spoof of the rock biopic genre, chronicling the life of country boy-turned-music superstar, Dewey Cox. Foll... Read more
The Second Time Around (1961)
6.5/10
Director: Vincent Sherman
Starring: Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith
In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gam... Read more
A Hero's Choice (A Farewell to Fools) (2013)
5.4/10
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Laura Morante
Once upon a time, during World War II, somewhere in Nazi occupied Romania, a night of comic misadventures ensues when a boy discovers a dead soldier. Read more
Batman Complete TV Series: Season 3 (Blu-ray) (2018)
Starring: Adam West, Julie Newmar, Cesar Romero
Batman Complete Series (Repackage/Blu-ray) 4 disc set TV's iconic Dynamic Duo has been captured, along with a legion of abominable archenemies in a... Read more
JCVD (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.1/10
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Zinedine Soualem
Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in this unique, existential heist thriller with a dark comic streak. Down and out, with only straight-to-DVD title... Read more
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (Blu-ray) (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Adam McKay
Starring: Will Ferrell, John C Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, Michael Clarke Duncan...
Will Ferrell brings his particular brand of nutty humour to this mock biopic of imaginary NASCAR legend, Ricky Bobby. John C Reilly is his capable Ma... Read more
Guns, Girls and Gambling (2012)
5.5/10
Starring: Christian Slater, Powers Boothe, Dane Cook
5 Elvis impersonators stay long after the contest playing poker, when a valuable mask is stolen from the Indian casino. Killers, incl. a sexy, blonde... Read more