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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Hot To Trot (1988)
4.4/10
Director: Michael Dinner
Starring: Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the he... Read more
Hello Again (1987)
5.3/10
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne
A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister. Read more
Like Father Like Son (1987)
5.2/10
Director: Rod Daniel
Starring: Dudley Moore, Margaret Colin
A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned up doctor and his laid back son. Read more
Midnight Madness (2014)
6.4/10
Starring: David Naughton, Michael J Fox
Leon planned "the great all-nighter" by picking college students to participate in an all-night long scavenger hunt. The 5 teams are given clues to so... Read more
Soul Man (1986)
5.2/10
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: C Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross
To achieve his dream of attending Harvard, a pampered teen poses as a young black man to receive a full scholarship. Read more
No Small Affair (1984)
5.5/10
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Starring: Jon Cryer, Demi Moore, George Wendt
16 y.o. Charles loves to photograph. A cute girl's photo ends up in his camera. He later sees the older Laura singing in a bar. He takes a lot more ph... Read more
High School USA (1983)
5.7/10
Director: Rod Amateau
Starring: Michael J Fox, Todd Bridges
Set in a senior high school class, J.J. pursues the girlfriend of a rival from a higher clique. Read more
Johnny Be Good (1988)
4.6/10
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Uma Thurman, Anthony Michael Hall, Paul Gleason
Johnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themse... Read more
License To Drive (1988)
6.3/10
Director: Greg Beeman
Starring: Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane
A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test. Read more
The Night Before (1988)
6.4/10
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin
A geek takes Tara to the prom but ends up in the wrong side of LA. He wakes up in a dark alley and slowly remembers what happened to them. He "sold" T... Read more