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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Charlie Chaplin the Immigrant (1917)
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin
The Immigrant - 1917 – Black & White. Charlie finds himself aboard a ship heading for a new life in the USA. Onboard, be befriends a girl and her moth... Read more
8-Bit Christmas (2021)
6.7/10
Director: Michael Dowse
Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, June Diane Raphael
In 1980s Chicago, a 10-year-old sets out on a quest to get the Christmas gift of his generation: the latest and greatest video-game system. Read more
Joy Ride (2023)
6.4/10
Starring: Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, Sabrina Wu
When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the help of Lolo, her childhood best friend, Kat, a college friend, and Deadeye, Lolo's... Read more
Wonka (2023)
7.1/10
Director: Paul King
Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Ro...
Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time. Read more
Cadillac Man (1989)
5.6/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed
Slick-talking, womanising car salesman Robin Williams needs all of his oratorial skills when a confused young man (Tim Robbins) crashes into the showr... Read more
No Limit (1936)
7.1/10
Director: Monty Banks
Starring: George Formby, Florence Desmond
'No Limit' is irrefutably a vehicle for chipmunk-cheeked British comic George Formby. He plays a provincial auto mechanic who dreams of the 'Main Chan... Read more
The Mystic Masseur (2001)
5.9/10
Director: Ismail Merchant
Starring: Om Puri, James Fox, Ayesha Dharker, Jimi Mistry
"The Mystic Masseur" is a wry, affectionate delight, a human comedy about a man who thinks he has had greatness thrust upon him when in fact he has me... Read more
Bad News Bears (2005)
5.8/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden
From Richard Linklater and the writers of 'Bad Santa' comes a reverent remake of the 1976 Walter Matthau classic. This time round it's Billy Bob Thorn... Read more
Red Skelton (1954)
8.1/10
Starring: Red Skelton
Paint the town red with this collection of TV show skits. Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years after being active in show business from... Read more
Mud And Sand (1922)
5.8/10
Director: Gilbert Pratt
Starring: Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel brilliantly lampoons Rudolf Valentino as Rhubarb Vaselino who lives in a small village, where he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfightin... Read more