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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Dogma (1999)
7.3/10
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Bud Cort
Wayward angels Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, exiled in Wisconsin for millenia, discover that a New Jersey church holds the theological key to their gett... Read more
Funny Face (1956)
7.1/10
Director: Stanley Donen
Starring: Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn, Kay Thomas
Fred Astaire is a fashion photographer, Audrey Hepburn the shy young girl he makes over into a top model in this lavish musical with a winning Gershwi... Read more
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton
You want some fresh air? Here it is! Pee-wee Herman goes on an adventure to recover his most important possession - a bicycle stolen by some nasties.... Read more
The School of Rock (2003)
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman
Terrific comedy showcases a tailor-made part for Jack Black as an egomaniacal heavy metal guitarist who gets booted out of his band, then has to seek... Read more
The King of Comedy (1982)
7.8/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Tony Randall, Sandra Bernhard
Robert De Niro is an obsessive stand-up comic performing in front of cardboard cut-outs in is mum's basement. Jerry Lewis is the host of a talk show t... Read more
Still Crazy (1998)
7.1/10
Director: Brian Gibson
Starring: Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Bruce Robinson, Jimmy Nail, Timothy Spall, Bill Nig...
Twenty years ago, 70s rock phenomenon Strange Fruit turned out, turned off and dried up. Now after two decades, they're trying to get it together for... Read more
Dazed and Confused (1993)
7.7/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Shawn Andrews, Milla Jovovich, Matthew McConaughey, Jason London
America, 1976. The last day of school. Bongs blaze, bell-bottoms ring, and rock and roll rocks. Among the best teen films ever made, Richard Linklater... Read more
The Closet (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Francis Veber
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Michel Aumont, Thierry Lhermitte
Hilarious farce from Francis Veber ('The Dinner Game') in which Daniel Auteuil, a boring accountant, is told that he's been fired from his job. As he'... Read more
Youth (2015)
7.3/10
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Jane Fonda, Michael Caine, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano
YOUTH is about two longtime friends vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Oscar winning actor Michael Caine plays Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor,... Read more
The Birdcage (1996)
7/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Christine Baranski, Dianne Wiest, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Robin Williams, Cal...
This American version of 'La Cage Aux Folles' features the performances of Robin Williams, Nathan Lane and Gene Hackman. About a gay couple who must '... Read more