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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UFO - The Movie (1993)
Director: Tony Dow
Starring: Roy 'Chubby' Brown, Sara Stockbridge, Amanda Symonds, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Sue Lloy...
English stand-up comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown (best known for his misogynistic routines) stars in his only feature-length movie. Chubby is captured by... Read more
The Last Shot (2004)
5.7/10
Director: Jeff Nathanson
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Calista Flockhart, Ray Liotta, T...
After years of being on the A-List of complete failures, Hollywood screenwriter Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick) meets Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin), a p... Read more
West of Hot Dog / The Sleuth (1925)
Director: Harry Sweet
Starring: Stan Laurel
In 'The Sleuth' Stan Laurel gets his man after adopting a series of comic disguises. In 'West Of Hot Dog' Stan Laurel also stars as the heir to a fort... Read more
Funny About Love (1990)
4.9/10
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: Anne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Gene Wilder, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Prosky...
From director Leonard Nimoy ("Three Men and a Baby") comes a romantic comedy detailing what happens when the biological clock of famed cartoonist Gene... Read more
Chalk (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Mike Akel
Starring: Troy Schremmer, Chris Mass, Janelle Schremmer, Shannon Haragan
Life in the trenches at a typical American High School is hilariously satirised in this spot-on mockumentary that follows four beleaguered teachers th... Read more
Run Tiger Run ( Liang zhi lao hu ) (1985)
5.1/10
Director: John Woo
Starring: Hark Tsui
A comedy from John Woo's early career, Run tiger Run is a madhouse style, slapstick tale of mistaken identity. When his estranged son of a billionaire... Read more
Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)
4.6/10
Director: Anita Rosenberg
Starring: Nick Cassavetes, Elizabeth Kaitan, Christina Whitaker, Griffin O'Neal, Tammara S...
Sometimes great bodies disguise great brains. Not in "Assault of the Killer Bimbos". Go-go dancers Peaches (Christina Whitaker) and Lulu (Elizabeth Ka... Read more
Paradise Kiss: Vol 1 (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Osamu Kobayashi
Starring: Johnny Yong Bosch, Sam Carr, Mari Devon
Top high-school student seeks some purpose in life. A group of fashion design students ask her to be the front model for their clothing label "Paradis... Read more
Bad Moms (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Starring: Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell,...
Amy (Mila Kunis) has a great husband, overachieving children, beautiful home and successful career. Unfortunately, she's also overworked, exhausted an... Read more
The Hangover Part II (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.4/10
Director: Todd Phillips
Starring: Mike Tyson, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis
The Wolfpack returns in this sequel that finds Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) in Thailand for Stu's wedding. But... Read more